{"id":1098057,"date":"2021-08-30T19:27:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eldigitaldeasturias.com\/noticias\/?p=1098057"},"modified":"2021-08-30T19:27:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:27:07","slug":"california-crews-engaged-in-pretty-good-firefight-against-caldor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eldigitaldeasturias.com\/noticias\/california-crews-engaged-in-pretty-good-firefight-against-caldor\/","title":{"rendered":"California crews engaged in ‘pretty good firefight’ against Caldor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fire\"South Lake Tahoe, California\u00a0(tca\/dpa)<\/span>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/span>The Caldor fire burning near California’s South Lake Tahoe continued its slow creep east on Sunday, with crews engaged in a \u00abpretty good firefight\u00bb as they braced for the arrival of strong winds, according to state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection operations chief Cody Bogan.<\/p>\n

Crews were primarily focused on two areas, including the Delta division on the fire’s north-west perimeter, which spurred new evacuation orders around Pleasant Valley Road over the weekend.<\/p>\n

But the majority of growth and activity was on the fire’s north-eastern edge, near the town of Strawberry and in the direction of the South Lake Tahoe basin, officials said. By Sunday morning, the fire had seared through 156,515 acres and was 19 per cent contained.<\/p>\n

Firefighters on Saturday made a substantial stand to protect Strawberry, including the historic Strawberry Lodge. Flames at one point were within feet of the town’s general store, but crews were able to keep them at bay through strategic backfiring and hose line operations.<\/p>\n

But the biggest threat to the Tahoe Basin could be yet to come, as the National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings indicating gusty wind conditions in the fire area from 11 am Monday to 11 pm Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u00abWe are expecting a big change in the weather pattern,\u00bb incident meteorologist Jim Dudley said during a briefing Saturday evening. \u00abWhat will happen is that the winds that have been affecting the fire on the ground level … are going to be aided by south-westerly winds aloft. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Officials said the winds will meet with hot, dry conditions to create elevated fire weather concerns. Gusts on Monday could be as strong as 56 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n

Crews on Sunday will be working hard and fast to get ahead of the shift.<\/p>\n

\u00abWe have one more day of fairly light winds across the fire, and then things change later Sunday night, Monday, and they will continue into Tuesday,\u00bb Dudley said.<\/p>\n

Adding to the challenges is the area’s topography, which includes deep drainages and canyons that can act as funnels for the wind and flames, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u00abWe have a saying: Where water flows, fire goes,\u00bb said fire behaviour analyst Steven Volmer.<\/p>\n

Volmer said the fire is currently spotting at distances as far as three-fourths of a mile, and the probability of those spots creating new fires is 90 per cent. In the days to come, that probability will increase to 95 per cent.<\/p>\n

Winds have long been the \u00abX\u00bb factor in the state’s extreme fire behaviour, officials said, so the forecast for the week could spell trouble for crews and for residents waiting for answers.<\/p>\n

\u00abWe’ve had spotting occurring with these weaker winds,\u00bb said Cal Fire public information officer Henry Herrera. \u00abSo once they reach those [higher] speeds, there is potential for increased spotting, and for the spotting distance to increase as well.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Residents in many areas near the fire are watching with concern and wondering whether and when it is time to take action.<\/p>\n

In the Christmas Valley \u2014 the first part of the Tahoe basin to be placed under a voluntary evacuation notice \u2014 resident Carol Bin, 61, moved her horses to nearby Gardnerville, Nevada, last week. She said she was hunkering down with air purifiers to protect against the fire’s thick yellow-grey smoke while she waited to see what the blaze would do next.<\/p>\n

A former Big Bear resident, Bin said she has faced evacuations before. She wasn’t eager to do it again.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe hardest part is to pack,\u00bb she said. \u00abDo I pack for a week? Or do I pack like I’m never coming back?\u00bb<\/p>\n

By Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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