The scale of this is unprecedented. Folks need to also keep in mind the scale of the primary Creek Fire evacuation itself. It's moving through a canyon twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, and involves hundreds of square miles considered high risk, considerably more area than even the previous monster CA fires this year. The FS is rightfully paranoid about the predicted westward wind shift over the next two days, which could lead the currently active fire right into enormous tracts of dead pine, with hot ash potentially falling 15 or 20 miles further. I've lived through that kind of scenario, so realize the gravity of the situation. Fires ripping through those deep remote canyons are extremely difficult to fight.
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