Topic: Fire in BB

[FrankB]

Great photos Joe.  I really like the way you've silhouetted the copters against the sunset.  Those air cranes are pretty amazing too. 

I'm always amazed too by how those copters can stay airborne without the rotors spinning.   

[SoCalXTerry]

Great pictures Joe

[SteeevO]

Those are some nice shots!
I'm pretty bummed about this fire. I've always liked camping out on heart bar near coon creek cabin. I hope thats all ok but I won't be surprised if that all up in smoke right now.
We still have trails closed down from the Butler Peak fire and holcomb creek trail was closed for many years from it. This just blows..

[xxSVxx]

Ugh...via AAT email

Just got back from a class. 2N02, 3N03, 2N10 and all roads intersecting CA 38 are closed due to dangerous travel conditions. Talked to the ranger putting up the Road Closed sign. Lake Fire has flared up an apparently had jumped CA 38 near Onyx Summit. We we at Rose Mine and smoke was very heavy. Please pass this along.
Don

[richard310]

Awesome photos.

Bummer how the fire is still under 30% containment... any word on the cause?

[ultrapc40]

So they grounded the air drops because some digbat flee their drone in to take pictures causing hazard to the fire rescue aircrafts.

[GreenGoon]

wow

do we know how long they were disrupted?

[JFanaselle]

My understanding is that they completely shut down the aircraft operations around 6:00 pm, when the drone was spotted. They didn't fly for the rest of the day.

[GreenGoon]

The fire appears to have found heavier fuels in the Chapparal on the eastern slope. The header hasn't been this big since the second day and there is way more drift smoke this direction than this fire ever had.