Author Topic: Rim Fire/ Fire Season updates (Read 22039 times)

Wainiha · « **Reply #90 on:** Sep 12, 2013, 12:08:37 AM »

Volunteer lost his house? Hmmm. I have minimal funds, but maybe we should help out? Where are the rich guys here?

Buying a new house might be a long shot, but we can do something. I am in Cali December and I can build. Can I help this guy?

Who knows how to set this up?

kneedownnate · « **Reply #91 on:** Sep 12, 2013, 10:10:58 AM »

There are some things in the works and I will post as soon as I know more. I know him well enough to know he has only one priority right now, to save as many other peoples houses as they can. His mom lived next door and I heard she lost her house, too.

It is completely secondary, but he had some really neat older cars and trucks that are surely lost, as well as a trailblazer I've been trying to talk him out of for 15 years.

Wainiha · « **Reply #92 on:** Sep 12, 2013, 11:19:03 AM »

His mother's house too, and he coninues to fight the fire for the sake of others........... This is a selfless man.

Nomination for TURTLE AWARD for this guy!

kneedownnate · « **Reply #93 on:** Sep 12, 2013, 01:51:24 PM »

Here's the footage from the news

http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/igo-fire-chief-loses-home/-/14322302/21900876/-/2ebohez/-/index.html

BadnewsBob · « **Reply #94 on:** Sep 12, 2013, 05:16:43 PM »

That is a real man right there! God Bless him.

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #95 on:** Sep 12, 2013, 10:54:54 PM »

Tuolumne County, CA - The Incident Command reports it is feeling confident. The fire has grown just slightly to 255,858 acres or 400 square miles and is still 80% contained. The number of firefighters is down to 2,572. The cost is now $107 million.

Incident Command Spokesperson Richard Hadley says, "I think you will see the containment go up in the next several days. We're getting closer to putting this one to bed. So we're feeling really confident. "

:whew:

Cheesemaker · « **Reply #96 on:** Sep 13, 2013, 10:46:29 PM »

I guarantee their insurance will help take care of their homes. It just won't help cover memories and personal items.

Yeah it sucks to loose your everything, except the clothes on your back. But people are alive, and that's the most important thing.

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #97 on:** Sep 19, 2013, 12:49:00 PM »

Total Personnel   1,371
Size   256,895 acres
Percent Contained   84%
Estimated Containment Date   Friday September 20th, 2013 approx. 12:00 AM

$Beer Chug\'n$

BigMike · « **Reply #98 on:** Sep 19, 2013, 01:31:50 PM »

Hey Yeller

I wanted to send ya a drink for your time in sharing this info but you have an invalid Paypal email address! Get it fixed!!

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #99 on:** Sep 19, 2013, 05:38:09 PM »

Quote from: BigMike on Sep 19, 2013, 01:31:50 PM

Hey Yeller

you have an invalid Paypal email address! Get it fixed!!

my ability to make such things work is not to your standards and I'm sorry for that

+ I have no idea of what that is or how to do it

, and you are welcome I just wanted to keep all informed to the best of my ability $Beer Chug\'n$

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #100 on:** Sep 19, 2013, 05:43:28 PM »

Quote from: BigMike on Sep 19, 2013, 01:31:50 PM

Hey Yeller

I wanted to send ya a drink for your time in sharing this info but you have an invalid Paypal email address! Get it fixed!!

after further review of my account

it has been fixed

BigMike · « **Reply #101 on:** Sep 20, 2013, 09:14:06 AM »

Nice, it worked so go buy yourself a soda on me

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #102 on:** Sep 20, 2013, 10:51:25 AM »

Quote from: BigMike on Sep 20, 2013, 09:14:06 AM

Nice, it worked so go buy yourself a soda on me

*FFC* · « **Reply #103 on:** Sep 27, 2013, 11:41:32 AM »

Speaking of fires.... We saw one that someone left burning at MCR

Whatever jackass that camped here left their fire burning and took off. The rig in front of us was kind enough to put the fire out.

This is the campsite, photo was taken after the fire was put out.

BigMike · « **Reply #104 on:** Sep 27, 2013, 12:57:01 PM »

That is no good!

fordh8r · « **Reply #105 on:** Sep 27, 2013, 10:30:15 PM »

I peed on it as much as I could. Good thing I had coffee that morning.

BigMike · « **Reply #106 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 08:15:25 AM »

Thank you Tommy, you should start a new marketing campaign with the Forest Service to encourage people to pee on campfires.

fordh8r · « **Reply #107 on:** Sep 30, 2013, 08:27:03 AM »

It was the least I could do and it was a relief...........to see the fire was out, of course.

Tallchevy · « **Reply #108 on:** Oct 26, 2013, 10:01:59 AM »

Here are some pictures and video I took when I was at the Rim fire.

Incident Command Post Cherry Lake Rd. The fire came towards camp at least 5 times. I was within 100 yard of the fire.

These where taken at the Pine Mountain Lake airport.

Click on the these to view the video
DC-10

Wainiha · « **Reply #109 on:** Oct 26, 2013, 10:54:59 AM »

That third pic at the camp is scary! I've been in a brush fire and it was scary. Nothing, nothing even close to that. Wow. Those firefighters have got real courage.

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #110 on:** Oct 26, 2013, 09:55:02 PM »

100% contained

81 toyota · « **Reply #111 on:** Nov 26, 2013, 05:43:58 PM »

That's funny I got almost all the same pics at the air port, it is right behind my house!

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #112 on:** Nov 27, 2013, 09:56:15 PM »

Quote from: 81 toyota on Nov 26, 2013, 05:43:58 PM

That's funny I got almost all the same pics at the air port, it is right behind my house!

we should get together some time and BS

81 toyota · « **Reply #113 on:** Nov 28, 2013, 06:24:16 AM »

Haha I'm always up for that!

mountainguyed67 · « **Reply #114 on:** Aug 08, 2014, 09:14:18 AM »

http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/218251/rim-fire-suspect-charged.html

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #115 on:** Aug 08, 2014, 11:18:28 AM »

at least they charged someone, but we all know he will never be able to repay the amount of loss that was endured by the families that lost homes or for the cost of fighting the 3rd largest forest fire in the state of Cali.

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #116 on:** Aug 08, 2014, 11:32:41 AM »

just a little update for ya all on this fire from a year ago, as you can see by previous post by mountainguyed67 that they have charged someone in the fire and here are some pictures to make you think

First picture you can see logs stacked on the left side of the picture next to the fire on the log deck of Sierra Pacific Industries, our local and only Sawmill in the area, the logs are stacked in rows awaiting production to the Sawmill, Sugar Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Doug Fir, White Fir and Cedar logs are cut here, everything but the Cedar is put under sprinklers to keep the wet and slow down the drying and rot process, the Cedar is set aside because if the bark gets wet it is to hard to remove with the Debarker, the loggers brought in Cedar logs from the Rim Fire and this happened . . . . on July 9th almost 1 year later . . . $Beer Chug\'n$

mountainguyed67 · « **Reply #117 on:** Aug 08, 2014, 05:07:31 PM »

That's something I haven't seen before, thanks for sharing.

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