Life in Lynch Lair at Wildcat Station

[Drunk Monk]

We can now see flames as we look from the back porch. There is a line of smoke that wasn't there last night. I saw several giant plumes of black smoke that usually indicates structures burning.

1:20pm Monday.

fuck

[Greg]

It continues to creep closer. We are judging the distance by the white house to the North. It seems like the fire is in the backyard of the white house at this point. Current temperature here is 104º

4:10pm

[Greg]

Part of the problem is that no one told the River Fire it is supposed to move east with the wind. I keep seeing more fire to the west end of the blaze. I fear the white house to the north of us is about to burn.

[Drunk Monk]

Yikes.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

!!!!!!!!!!

[Drunk Monk]

I am glued to your facebook feed Greg. Not just for this but for the wonderful photo albums. 

Hope you can get some sleep tonight and that the fire is under control when you wake.

[Drunk Monk]

River Fire: 9,000 acres, 10% contained, evacuation orders in Mariposa Co. reduced to fire advisory

Monday, July 12, 2021 11:35PM

Monday evening, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office said that all evacuation orders in Mariposa County have been reduced to a fire advisory.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- CAL FIRE crews are battling a wildfire in Madera and Mariposa counties that is spreading quickly.

Monday evening, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office said that all evacuation orders in Mariposa County have been reduced to a fire advisory.

Monday evening, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office said that all evacuation orders in Mariposa County have been reduced to a fire advisory.

You are still asked to avoid the area.

The River Fire was sparked off Oak Grove Road and Oak Grove School Road in Mariposa County.

Driven by wind, the fast-moving blaze jumped from 50 to 800 to 4,000 acres in a matter of hours on Sunday.

CAL FIRE announced that the flames grew to 9,000 acres on Monday evening. Containment also grew from 5% to 10%.

More than 1,300 fire personnel are battling the fast-moving flames.

Officials say 600 structures are threatened and four have been destroyed.

Crews are facing challenges in the firefight due to hot and dry weather conditions and winds.

Click here for a map of the evacuated areas.

Evacuation Orders

[*]Road 800
[*]Road 810
[*]Road 812
[*]Road 600
[*]Apache Road to 612 both sides
[*]Road 600 between Apache Ranch and Blazing Saddle Trail and JWP Ranch Road

Evacuation Warnings

An evacuation warning has been issued for the following area:
[*]1 mile east of Rd 600, 1 mile north of Rd 600

A temporary evacuation point has been established at New Life Christian Fellowship at 5089 Cole Road, Mariposa, CA 95338. If residents in the area have questions, they can call CAL FIRE at 844-668-3473.

Madera County residents are urged to sign up for alerts on evacuation orders and warnings here.

Mariposa County residents are urged to sign up for alerts here.
The American Red Cross has prepared for several dozen people who have been impacted. They've set up cots and will be passing out water bottles and food.

A neighbor alerted John Hanson Sunday afternoon that he was in a life-threatening area and needed to leave.

"Put some clothes in a bag...and... got my shoes.. found (my dog's) bed... and took off, and I hope everything is still there when I get back," said John Hanson.

This story is developing and will be updated.

[Greg]

Still here.

[Greg]

Things are going great!

Actually, they are. This was a photo I took last night before going to bed. I zoomed in a lot. This morning, none of those flames were visible. Just a lot of smoke. I feel a lot better.

[Drunk Monk]

Scary to see but good to hear. 

Bless our firefighters.

[Greg]

Fun Fact: The current River Fire is burning in the same footprint as the 1961 Harlon Fire. People around these parts still talk about the Harlon Fire. It was probably one of the first stories I heard from the locals.

Why do they still talk about the Harlon Fire, I hear you ask?

20,000 acres burned in just 2 hours.

[Drunk Monk]

When was the Harlon fire?

[Greg]

Fun Fact: The current River Fire is burning in the same footprint as the 1961 Harlon Fire. People around these parts still talk about the Harlon Fire.

Still fuzzy today?

[Drunk Monk]

Fun Fact: The current River Fire is burning in the same footprint as the 1961 Harlon Fire. People around these parts still talk about the Harlon Fire.

Still fuzzy today?

Doh!

Just logging on... caffeine infusion just starting...

60 years ago. Hopefully you'll move before the next one...?

[Greg]

I should live so long.

But yes, 1961. The wind must have been whipping.

That's two fires within a couple of miles of the house this year and we still aren't into prime fire season. I no longer wonder why people can't get Fire Insurance up here in the hills.