South Shore Tahoe is on Fire

[tirolski]

Caldor Fire: Snow-making machines running full tilt in desperate effort to save Tahoe ski resorts

Workers are running dozens of machines around the clock, pumping out millions of gallons of water to soak buildings, ski lifts and forests.

www.mercurynews.com

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Snowguns are on at Heavenly: as one of the comments mentions, it looks like they're watering the lawn.

 

[tirolski]

Snowguns are on at Heavenly: as one of the comments mentions, it looks like they're watering the lawn.

Dry grass burns, moist grass doesn’t.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Dry grass burns, moist grass doesn’t.

Yeah, I know, but to an untrained eye it seems like the fire version of spitting in the ocean.

 

[Benny Profane]

Or pissing in the wind.

 

[MarzNC]

Yeah, I know, but to an untrained eye it seems like the fire version of spitting in the ocean.

All they can do is try to save buildings if the fire comes over the ridge. The way the wind is blowing . . . scary!

 

[MarzNC]

September 2, 2021

Battle against Caldor fire takes a hopeful turn as winds abate

The Caldor fire has destroyed more than 600 homes and threatens more than 32,000 structures as it moves toward the Nevada state line.

www.latimes.com

Updated September 1, first posted August 31, 2021

Caldor Fire prompts states of emergency in Nevada and California, with more than 50,000 told to evacuate the Lake Tahoe region

The governors of California and Nevada declared states of emergency Monday as the fast-moving Caldor Fire, now the 17th largest wildfire on record in California, prompted officials to tell everyone in the city of South Lake Tahoe to get out.

www.cnn.com

 

[ScottySkis]

Fire out west was set by person sad

Woman Charged With Arson Related To NorCal's Fawn Fire

A 30-year-old woman from Palo Alto, CA has been charged with arson relating to the ignition of the Fawn Fire in Northern California near the town of

unofficialnetworks.com

 

[Benny Profane]

Looks like a Manson girl.

 

[raisingarizona]

Looks like a Manson girl.

California is so F-d. Everything is ready to burn and there’s WAY too many kooks everywhere.