Rugged Creek Fire Sale

Over the next 72 hours if the fire were to come out of the fire perimeter on the eastern flank it will want to burn into the rugged santa lucia creek drainage and move to the south with wind.

Rugged creek fire sale. The fast moving creek fire started at about 18 45 on friday 01 45 gmt on saturday in the forest an area of steep and rugged terrain. Two people refused to be rescued and stayed behind at the site. The fast growing zogg fire is now nine miles southwest of redding. The green wattle creek fire threatens to jump lake burragorang.

National forest spokesman dan tune said he did not know how close the fire was to the campsite a popular boating and fishing destination. However photos and video indicate the fire ignited along a remote ridge within rugged big creek canyon north of camp sierra a fair distance from any roads trails houses or power lines. As the creek fire bore down on hundreds of trapped campers near mammoth pool the flames were also being fanned by a firenado with winds topping 100 mph according to federal forecasters. More than a dozen california firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames tuesday and several were hurt.

The opal creek wilderness is a 20 000 acre refuge of steep and rugged forested hillsides boasting douglas fir trees creeks mountain peaks and lookouts according to the forest service. Nick moir a very serious cyanobacterial bloom could also slow down the ability to treat the water thus reduce the amount.