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This is pretty unprecedented. The US forest service has shut down essentially all forests in central and Southern California because of extreme fire danger after the California National Guard had to rescue more than 200 campers from an inferno near Mammoth Pool Reservoir https://twitter.com/r5_fire_news/status/1303084955166072833
We had to evacuate the eastern Sierra’s near Bishop, CA, due to multiple fires burning largely uncontained
Leaving Lone Pine
Meanwhile, a hiker died this weekend in the Santa Monica mountains due to extreme heat. Farther east near Azusa, the #bobcatfire is burning 0% contained and has consumed ~5,000 acres
Santa Ana winds, which drive these fires, are expected to hit tomorrow https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2020-09-07-california-wildfires-record-heat-wind-threat
Santa Ana winds, which drive these fires, are expected to hit tomorrow https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2020-09-07-california-wildfires-record-heat-wind-threat
More from our drive out of Lone Pine, which is in between two fires right now, this afternoon. The #SQFComplex is burning in Tulare County and the #CreekFire is a bit farther west in Fresno county
