New fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains

[MonkeyFunk]

near Bonny Doon. They expect it to get to 1000 acres soon. We've some got really low humidity and wind, and it's been HOT lately.

1400 people evacuated so far, some structures destroyed.

I see a huge amount of smoke from my house.

[villager]

1. oy! Be safe!

Check back in with us...!

[MonkeyFunk]

2. oh, I'm safe

but there's a whole lot of real beautiful stuff up there, and a lot of homes. It's worrisome.

[villager]

3. how are the winds?

n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

5. they don't seem too bad down here

just a little breezy in town. But that's more than we've had the last few days where it was just baking without the slightest breeze.

[Auggie]

9. Winds have been very strong in the North Bay. Quite eerie.

[MonkeyFunk]

13. Yeah?

It was dead flat here the last two days - THAT was eerie.

Today it's normal here in town. They said winds about 25mph up in the hills.

[John Q. Citizen]

4. I hope Last Chance Road area is safe. Maybe it's burning down Lockheed?

[MzNov]

6. oh be safe. I used to live in Santa Cruz. My heart is breaking for the people there.

lots of other fires in the Bay Area too. It's going to be a long horrible summer. :-(

Take care.

[MonkeyFunk]

7. I know

it's only June!

What's gonna happen come September?

[John Q. Citizen]

16. Tim May will demand high level government fire protection. Geoff Dunn will organize

citizen fire defense teams.

KPIG will organize outlaw country benefits to raise money for refugees.

Cabrillo will launch a fire science program.

Global warming sucks. That's for sure.

[uppityperson]

8. aw shit, Mr.up is from there, sending you a pm about it.

[MonkeyFunk]

11. got it

I'll let you know more when I learn it.

Up to 300 acres now, they're showing a house burning in a "neighborhood" of sorts. Houses not terribly close together (of course), but there are other houses around.

[uppityperson]

15. Thanks. sent back also. Friends in that neighborhood.

darn it all, I should've gone and read a book instead of looking here. dang dang dang dang.

[uppityperson]

10. Links to evac area. Just talked to a friend as they were evacuating. crap.

The said they are not ok and are driving out their driveway bye. shit.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9554349
A mandatory evacuation was ordered for Ice Cream Grade, Pine Flat and Bonny Doon roads at 3:48 p.m. and law enforcement started reverse 911 calls to homeowners in the area warning them of the evacuation. A large contingent of
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law enforcement were going door to door in the evacuation area warning residents to leave because not everyone in the area has a phone. After 4 p.m. crews closed Moon Rocks and Felton Empire. At least two residents on Martin Road reported not being able to leave their homes.

Stephanie Jessen, who has a house and a business on Ice Cream Grade and was preparing to evacuate, said her home was just one house upwind of the blaze. She said the fire was burning in the 500 wooded acres between Ice Cream Grade and the 800 block of Martin Road.


http://cbs5.com/local/fire.bonny.doon.2.746201.html
0 Acre Fire Rages In Santa Cruz Mountains
BONNY DOON (CBS 5 / BCN) ― A wildfire has broken out in the Bonny Doon area of Santa Cruz County with a number of residents being ordered to evacuate, according to a Cal Fire spokeswoman.

The blaze has burned approximately 50 acres along Martin Road in unincorporated Santa Cruz County. Residents on Ice Cream Grade, Pine Flat and Martin roads are being asked to evacuate via reverse 911 calls, the spokeswoman said. Fire officials expect the fire to grow to as many as 1,000 acres.

[MonkeyFunk]

12. Here's my "recreation"

of the map they just showed on TV:

[uppityperson]

14. MrUP's old place is right outside, friends are inside. Thanks.

Friends live 1/4 mi N of where fire started. Damn.

[cally]

17. Thanks for the map

I have family visiting Santa Cruz today but it looks like they will avoid this area. Hope all stay safe and they get the fire out soon. I live in the north bay and we haven't had too many fires this year, yet. It looks like this year maybe a terrible fire season. :hug:

[MonkeyFunk]

18. oh, anybody visiting SC is fine

and there's no problem with Highway 17, or even highway 9.

It's going to be a terrible year for fires. If it's this bad and it's only June... it's scary to think what'll happen come October. And we won't see a drop of rain between now and then.