Homes destroyed in California blazes

“But our goal is to continue to keep an eye on our firefighters… and then ultimately, get them back to their home locations, wherever that may be in the state, and actually get them some time off duty with their families”, Teter says.

A northern California man going by the YouTube handle MulletFive, documented his escape from a forest fire, which he said reached his rural home quickly, and without warning.

The blaze, which started Saturday, has charred 105 square miles and destroyed at least 585 homes.

One person has been confirmed dead, and others were unaccounted for, but authorities said they could be staying with relatives, on vacation or elsewhere and not impacted by the fire.

So like this past month, with all the lightning caused fires that ran across Northern California, we’ve relied on the assistance of our neighbors.

During a briefing for fire managers at a command post in Lakeport, about 160km northwest of Sacramento, the state capital, officials said they expected the fire’s intensity to be suppressed somewhat by an inversion layer that settled over the region on Monday.

Tuesday’s firefighting force totaled 2,362. Mandatory evacuations in the area have been lifted, but fires can return at any time, officials warned. Crews increased containment on that blaze to 25 percent.

Cal Fire Battalion Chief Laura Coleman said that along with the task force are strike teams from the Cal Fire Humboldt-Del Norte Unit, totaling 63 people and around 30 to 40 inmate crew strike teams. No one here in Lake County can remember anything like the Valley Fire.

The so-called Valley fire is thought to be one of the worst in the state’s history, and is still only 15% contained, spanning three counties. He was anxious to see if his two cats, chickens and hamster were still alive. He is hopeful they are still alive. Another fire erupted August. 9 several miles from the community of Lower Lake.

Still, 6,400 structures remained threatened with evacuations in Amador and Calaveras counties.

A separate destructive wildfire burning less than 200 miles away in the Sierra Nevada had destroyed at least 233 homes.

East of Fresno, California’s largest wildfire has moved away from the Sierra Nevada’s Giant Sequoia trees, some of which are 3,000 years old.

Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant says investigators on Tuesday were in an area near High Valley Road and Bottle Rock Road, where the blaze was first spotted. In late July, a wildfire east of Clear Lake destroyed 43 homes as it spread across 109 square miles (280 sq. kilometers). It is now 15 percent contained.

Bob Cummensky peered over a devastated section of Middletown, California, where home after home was gobbled up by the Valley Fire.

Four firefighters have been injured fighting the blaze. More homes and structures are also known to be razed, but the exact number remained unclear Tuesday. She says she realized how serious the fire had become after getting home and called authorities to go help the woman.