I went up to the hills in Oroville, Ca to help a coworker pack up his house for a move to Texas and to cut the last of the free wood from his 40 acre ranch. Ironically, the wood I get from him has been felled by his bulldozer after a wildfire. As I filled up with gas I noticed a wildfire in the distance. I called my work as was told it was not a significant fire. It was in an isolated area in what is known as the Feather River gorge. As I drove up the road I saw it growing. I helped my coworker pack his things up and cut two trees - an oak and a madrone. I left my co-worker's house at 13:00 for what would have been a 1 hour drive. I arrived home just before 16:00. Where I live, I am in no imminent danger. The fire went through Paradise, CA. I believe we have a member from Paradise. It is moving towards Chico, but the south part. Overnight temps should be low and the humidity levels are higher than they are in the summer. Winds are a factor. I received a lot of questions about my safety in various threads which I read while I was driving. I could not respond. I really appreciate the concern you all have had for me. The first photo is from this morning and the others are from this evening/afternoon. CalFire 
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Word disappeared in the post - CalFire folks are the hardest working people in California. While this fire is late in the year, I saw fully packed trucks of firefighters racing to the fire. I wish not only the residents in the affected areas the best, but the firefighters who put their lives on the line every day good luck. CaptainMike was a leader among those crews and everyone who lives in the areas where I have lived and worked thank CalFire (CDF) profusely even when they have lost personal belongings.Comment
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Freaky...Comment
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Excuse my French, but the effing Jarbo Gap is a fire trap.Comment
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We just talked with my sister-in-law outside Chico. All her spare bedrooms are filled with friends that had to evacuate. Wishing everyone will listen to Cal Fire and leave when told to do so.Comment
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Glad yer okay, an hopin/prayin everybody else comes out that way, too...
Even th dumbarses that don't/won't evacuate...
Some of yer pics reminded me of Golden Times in Iraq...
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Thanks a ton, Mr. Bones. I went out tonight to look at the horizon. Is is aglow. I live in a farming valley at the north part of California. The mountains go up from the valley floor pretty steeply. It is different than our Central Valley. We have deep canyons. Stunning views but a lot of vegetation and they make their own firestorms. When they jump canyons all heck breaks loose.
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Thanks for the update. Glad you're OK.Comment
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We have smoke in Roseville 80 miles away. Hope they get this thing out before it gets to close to Chico. I think Calif. is gathering emergency responders sooner than later as compared to previous fires in hopes of knocking it out quickly. Good luck up there.Comment
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Thank you. The response was interesting. Early in the morning I saw the usual responders. On my way back to my house I saw emergency vehicles driving faster than I ever have. I think the race to evacuate became really serious when the fire got to Paradise. I understand they really had almost no warning.
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Parts of Chico have been evacuated tonight.Comment
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Glad you’re OK. Stay safe. I hope you get some rain to help with the firefight.
Wow, not significant to a big problem in less than a day. That sucjks.
Our prayers are with you.
Best regards,
Jim
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