Gifford Fire in California's Central Coast

[slo town]

A picture of the Gifford Fire from August 13th. It’s the biggest fire in California this year and has burned 135K acres so far. The Garcia Wilderness area was completely consumed. Fire started August 1st at a trailhead off Hwy 166 and is considered "suspicious".

The northwest corner is proving difficult to contain. Pozo is just 2 miles away from the advancing NW front. Santa Margarita is just 6 or 7 miles away. No way will Margarita burn, and I think Pozo will be saved as well. Let's hope!

I took the two fire pictures. The first picture is heading southbound on Hwy 101 through Atascadero. The second is at the Hwy 58/Pozo Road intersection, which is about 15 miles from our house. I drive my cars and ride my bikes out in the Pozo area. Classic California countryside. Beautiful.

Scott

 

[Danno]

Beautiful area.

Up here, there are bans on people going into the forest.

Nova Scotia was first with the ban, Newfoundland put in place similar ban, with fines up to $150,000.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8533np061o

 

[skyactiv]

My wife almost took a job with the Rand Corporation and we nearly bought a home in the Mission Hills neighborhood of LA. California fires was/is a scare point to me.

 

[Variant_S]

A picture of the Gifford Fire from August 13th. It’s the biggest fire in California this year and has burned 135K acres so far. The Garcia Wilderness area was completely consumed. Fire started August 1st at a trailhead off Hwy 166 and is considered "suspicious".

There was a report in Noozhawk that a motorist was seen driving on a rim after getting a flat tire.

 

[bdcardinal]

We are getting ash from the fire down here in Santa Barbara and Goleta. The sunsets with the smoke filter have been spectacular the past couple weeks.

 

[slo town]

There was a report in Noozhawk that a motorist was seen driving on a rim after getting a flat tire.

It's possible, but I have my doubts. It is my belief these claims are made to discourage copy cat fires. In other words, if some whacked out arsonist is setting fires, acknowledging that fact is the worst thing to do because it brings out all the copy cats.

At any rate, I *hope* it was a flat tire that caused it, rather than it being set on purpose.

Scott

 

[slo town]

Barring some freakish wind storm or something, the Gifford Fire seems to be under control. Pozo and the Hi Mountain Road areas have been saved. Yay!

Scott