The Lake Tahoe Fire is about to get A LOT WORSE! - GoFuckYourself.com

DateDoc · 06-26-2007, 04:51 PM

They had less than a day to get it under control after it flared up Sunday. Winds were very calm yesterday but they are kicking up now. The smoke was south of Reno but now I can't even see the Sierra-Nevada mtns for the smoke.

The fire has jumped Hwy 89 (89 runs up the west side of the lake) and looks like nothing is going to stop it. Winds are forecast to get stronger over the next few days as a cold front approaches.

God bless the 2000 firefighters battling this fire but it is almost an unbeatable foe with the winds we are getting.

http://ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=6713959

250+ homes destroyed
2700 acres burned

CE_Chris · 06-26-2007, 04:52 PM

hang in there!!!!

DateDoc · 06-26-2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CE_Chris

hang in there!!!!

I am 45 mins from South Lake Tahoe so just smokey here but some of the footage on TV is insane. On sunday they had 300 foot flames shooting into the air. They showed a dudes car that was burnt and there was a pool of hardened metal where part of his car had melted.

Spunky · 06-26-2007, 04:56 PM

Hopefully it will get contained soon..we have the same situation every year here in B.C.

DTK · 06-26-2007, 05:04 PM

It's maybe 500-600 yards from my old neighborhood..which we were planning on moving back to next year

camo · 06-26-2007, 05:05 PM

I am in georgtown and it is plenty smokey here as well.

it flared up but so far they are not requesting more resources.
inciweb.org/

DateDoc · 06-26-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by camo

I am in georgtown and it is plenty smokey here as well.

it flared up but so far they are not requesting more resources.
inciweb.org/

they have instituted more mandatory evacuations of some neighborhoods all the way to the lake though.

pornguy · 06-26-2007, 05:08 PM

I hope none of the fire fighters get hurt.

DateDoc · 06-26-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by pornguy

I hope none of the fire fighters get hurt.

So far i do not believe any of them have been hurt. They have lost 2 fire trucks though.

camo · 06-26-2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BusterPorn

they have instituted more mandatory evacuations of some neighborhoods all the way to the lake though.

no doubt more structures will burn, which sucks but overall they seem to think they have the needed equipment to get it controled with the current wether forcast and that is a good thing.

5 years as a county fire fighter..

camo · 06-26-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DTK

It's maybe 500-600 yards from my old neighborhood..which we were planning on moving back to next year

don't take this wrong, but that could be a good thing. as you know home prices in the area are insane. the ugly burnt areas will have much lower prices because of the blight. buy NOW and in 2-5 years you will not even know there was a fire. from the footoge I have seen most of the residentual areas were not a crown fire, meaning that the big trees are still there. it burnt all the lower duff and mid level branches which will grow back more healthy then before.

DTK · 06-26-2007, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by camo

don't take this wrong, but that could be a good thing. as you know home prices in the area are insane. the ugly burnt areas will have much lower prices because of the blight. buy NOW and in 2-5 years you will not even know there was a fire. from the footoge I have seen most of the residentual areas were not a crown fire, meaning that the big trees are still there. it burnt all the lower duff and mid level branches which will grow back more healthy then before.

now that's what i call looking for the silver lining

Wolfy · 06-26-2007, 05:27 PM

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now that's what i call looking for the silver lining

it's insanely true, too. I've seen so many areas grow back more lush than ever after a fire.

V_RocKs · 06-26-2007, 05:28 PM

GF was supposed to visit a friend there.. guess she isn't going now...

baddog · 06-26-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfy

it's insanely true, too. I've seen so many areas grow back more lush than ever after a fire.

Well, that is a given . . . however, I have my doubts that property values are going to drop much as a result.

camo · 06-26-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DTK

now that's what i call looking for the silver lining

silver linning is always there... you just gotta look.

WhiplashDug · 06-26-2007, 05:33 PM

pray for rain.

camo · 06-26-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

Well, that is a given . . . however, I have my doubts that property values are going to drop much as a result.

friendly wager.

I say at least 15% if not 20% there were already some desperate deals on the market in the area.
having the hood look like a war zone is not going to help

DateDoc · 06-26-2007, 05:36 PM

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pray for rain.

One can only wish but snowfall was like 28% of average this year and I believe so far in Reno this year we have had 0.25 inches of rain.

camo · 06-26-2007, 05:39 PM

rain aint likely, but we will certainly settle for calm to no wind and they will get it handled.

DateDoc · 06-26-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by camo

rain aint likely, but we will certainly settle for calm to no wind and they will get it handled.

they are seeing crowning in some spots now - bad news!!

DTK · 06-26-2007, 05:41 PM

The real estate market has actually been in the crapper there for nearly a couple years now. The latest year-on-year median price data is down 19.7%.

Chio · 06-26-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BusterPorn

I am 45 mins from South Lake Tahoe so just smokey here but some of the footage on TV is insane. On sunday they had 300 foot flames shooting into the air. They showed a dudes car that was burnt and there was a pool of hardened metal where part of his car had melted.

Come stay with me. I'll stick you on the beach.

DTK · 06-26-2007, 05:42 PM

Just heard that all the spot fires north of 89 have been extinguished.

Elli · 06-26-2007, 06:44 PM

So will someone please institute a working forest management policy? No? Alright, we'll just wait for next year...

fuzzylogic · 06-26-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DTK

It's maybe 500-600 yards from my old neighborhood..which we were planning on moving back to next year

oh shit

sorry to hear that. well, u wont have to worry about clearing trees!

DTK · 06-26-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Elli

So will someone please institute a working forest management policy? No? Alright, we'll just wait for next year...

Very difficult in the Tahoe region. Numerous overlapping jurisdictions.

Elli · 06-26-2007, 11:38 PM

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Very difficult in the Tahoe region. Numerous overlapping jurisdictions.

Yeah, I thought that might be the case. Here in BC it's up to each town to make sure it's fire safe, pretty much. Apparently the province warned 3,000 towns that they were in fire risk zones. Only 18 or so of those towns acted on that and have since cleared fire breaks around the houses. What a failure of people to take matters into their own hands and get shit done.

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camo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Georgetown Posts: 25	rain aint likely, but we will certainly settle for calm to no wind and they will get it handled.

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DTK Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The 510 Posts: 4,545	The real estate market has actually been in the crapper there for nearly a couple years now. The latest year-on-year median price data is down 19.7%. __________________ Arguing whether the Democratic or Republican party is better is like debating which steaming pile of shit is slightly less stinky.

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