The fire season kicks off.

[WoodsChick]

I also like the official Calfire website too which has nifty planes visible in what feels like real time. Excellent evac info and maps as well.

Yes. We lived through the Creek and KNP fires and were never left wanting for more information. The InciWeb page was very helpful.

 

[littlebeast]

huge shout out to cal fire. was at a meeting tonight, five of them attending. all was well until their radios went off. they all jumped up - game faces on. their commander paused, looked at us and said ‘sorry folks, we gotta book’. yeah, you do that.

 

[greenmonster]

I’m near the Little Fire in Sunol which is mostly out now but was scary for a couple of hours yesterday.

Ruby Hill was evacuated right away as a precaution and aerial drops commenced right away.
A Ruby Hill HOA board member was interviewed on KTVU saying the mayor of Pleasanton had called her to coordinate plans and give

We could see the smoke from our house.

 

[Abacinator]

I’m near the Little Fire in Sunol which is mostly out now but was scary for a couple of hours yesterday.

Ruby Hill was evacuated right away as a precaution and aerial drops commenced right away.
A Ruby Hill HOA board member was interviewed on KTVU saying the mayor of Pleasanton had called her to coordinate plans and give information.

The extra attention wasn’t because of the multi million dollar homes in Ruby Hill?
Naw.

We could see the smoke from our house.

The smoke plume from that fire was pretty significant up in the Diablo Valley. Looks like they've slowed it down but evac orders are still in place.

Then there's this absolutely reprehensible bullshit:

Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town

Wildfire survivors call fire-prediction markets “morally reprehensible” and worry they could increase the risk of arson.

www.wired.com

 

[Provincial_sweater09]

stay safe all in livermore/pleasanton area