[californiadisasters] Re: Wildfire - Butte Co. - BTU - Lone Incident

This one may have a good ending after all... 80% contained and enough resources on scene... still continued problems with residents not evacuating or being in the way of firefighters... this is the most I have ever heard on the radio of such problems with any fire... does anyone here know if this is a white trash tweaker area?

On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com> wrote:

Update 2:20 p.m.: Multiple fires burning in area of Lone Tree Road in Palermo

Staff Reports

Posted:   06/03/2013 02:08:36 PM PDT

PALERMO — Several fires are burning in the vicinity of some residential structures in the vicinity of Lone Tree Road and Palermo Road.

At least 15 engines have been dispatched to the area, according to the Cal Fire-Butte County Fire Department radio traffic. Engines from as away as Chico have been sent to location.

There is also a report of power lines down.

Roads being closed include Lone Tree at Palermo, and Lone Tree at Ophir.

Law enforcement is being dispatched to the area of the fires to conduct evacuations.

People in the Jean Lane area have been calling 911 asking help with evacuation.

Four aerial tankers have been requested to help attack the blaze.

Source: http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_23379237/multiple-fires-burning-area-lone-tree-road-palermo

On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com> wrote:

A wildfire is raging out of control in the Palermo area of the Northern Sierra Foothills of Butte County with power lines down.
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The fire is in initial attack mode with a life hazard element as this is a nasty wildland interface zone.

Emergency evacuations are in progress but there are numerous reports over the radio of residents refusing to leave their homes.

Structure protection and evacs are the primary focus and it appears this will go into extended attack mode soon and given the weather and the area this stands a good chance of becoming a major fire incident.

Pamely Alley is doing a rocking good job on NorCalFire updating us with details:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/norcalfire/?yguid=222469629

Hotlist thread: http://wlfhotlist.com/threads/34432-CA-BTU-Lone

Live scanner feed: http://www.thenet411.net/index.php/listen-live

Satellite loop when fire gets big enough:

http://sat.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/loopsat.php?wfo=sto&area=west&type=vis&size=1

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