Elderly Man Shoots Man on Metro Transit Bus

January 26, 2019January 26, 2019 / NW Fire Blog (TM) / Leave a comment

Seattle, WA. | An 88-year old male shot a 51-year old man on a King County Metro transit bus on Saturday, January 26, 2019, around 1115 hours PST this morning, Seattle Police say. It appears there was some kind of disturbance between the two individuals on a bus located on 4th Avenue South and South Walker in Seattle.

Eyewitness Accounts

Eyewitnesses reported seeing the younger man push the older gentleman as he attempted to board the bus, prompting the elderly man to present a gun and shoot the other man. The older man did fall striking his head on the stairwell as he attempted to exit the bus.

Suspects Detained

Both were held by Seattle Police until Seattle Fire arrived to take both persons to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center.

Police Looking for Tips

Detectives were dispatched to the crime scene and are currently investigating. The Seattle Police Violent Crimes unit is looking for anyone who has information to aid them with their ongoing case to contact them at 206-233-5000.

Suspects Conditions

Both injuries are considered to be of serious in nature.

Injuries

No other passengers on the bus were injured.

Social Media

We are using the following hashtags for this post: #SeattleShooting #MetroBusShooting #Seattle #Washington #CrimeNews2019

We can also be found on Twitter & Facebook at @nwfireblog.

Two Brush Fires | Clay Fire | California

January 26, 2019January 26, 2019 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

Jurupa Valley, CA. | CAL FIRE/Riverside, Riverside County Fire and Riverside City Fire firefighters were dispatched to an area near Van Buren Boulevard and Clay Street in the Santa Ana Riverbottom of the Jurupa Valley community. The call was for two brush fires burning in a single area.

The fire was reported on the afternoon of Saturday, January 26, 2019, around 1423 PST.

FIRE STATUS

The two fires, one acre in size each were said to be holding in a three-acre area in heavy fire fuels. Crews were in extensive mop-up operations and due to remain on the fire ground an additional four hours (around 1915 hours PST).

RESOURCES

There was about 85 firefighters from CAL FIRE’s Riverside division, along with Riverside County FD and Riverside City FD that joined into the battle of the two fires.

Additionally, there were 13 fire engine companies (Type 3 engines) , two hand crews, two dozers and three overhead personnel assigned to this incident. An air attack was also deployed.

Updated Resources | 2 hand crews, 2 dozers and Type 3 engines. 1/26/2019 @ 2232 PST

CAUSE

There is currently no known cause released.

INJURIES

There were none reported.

SOCIAL MEDIA

We are using the following hashtags for this incident: #ClayFire #California #BrushFire #CAFires_2019

Firefighters Respond to 2-Alarm Fire in Seattle

January 19, 2019 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

Seattle, WA | Firefighters were dispatched at 1048 hours PST this morning to the 4500 block of University Way NE for a fire in a building. The building is the venue to the Hunan Chinese Kitchen Delivery formerly the Silk Road Noodle Bar restaurant, according to Yelp.

Units Dispatched

Battalions: 2, 4, 6.

Engines: 2, 9, 16, 17, 18, 22, 25, 38, 40.

Ladders: 1, 4, 5, 8, 10.

Medic/Aid Units: M18, A25, M31, M44. REHAB1.

Staff: Safety2, Staff10, PIO, MAR5. Deputy1.

Air Units: 10, 240, 260.

Cause

Marshal 5, Seattle’s FIU investigative unit is currently working through the fire scene with the help of Firefighters, as they help him move things around. At this time, there is no preliminary cause of this fire.

Fire Activities

Seattle Fire’s Ladder 1. (c) NW Fire Blog (stock photo)

We picked up active scanner feed via the Seattle Fire radio transmissions about twenty minutes into the incident. The command name is “University Command”.

At 1117 hours PST, Engine 25’s crew was tasked with a primary search on floor 2. They reported their progress was about 3/4 way through and had zero visibility. Hydraulic ventilation was also reported by another crew.

A large skylight that ran down the whole length of the fire building on the Alpha side seemed to play a key role in some of the obstacles firefighters faced. At 1124 hours, it was determined there was no fire in the attic.

After careful inspection and 4×4 cuts on the Charlie/Delta corner, there was no extension into the Delta exposure building.

A primary search of floor was conducted at 1127 hours and an all clear was called. Ladder 1 pulled ceilings in the Charlie / Delta corner and reported an all clear. E25 reported a little fire in the cockloft. They were working on getting water on the fire.

Command to Dispatch reported that the fire was under control at 1130 hours with a completed primary search with an all clear and vertical ventilation had been started.

No heat was found in the ceilings but a heat signature was found due to hot spots in the interior walls at 1136 hours PST.

Division 2 reported no fire in the northern rooms, overhaul had been completed and E2 crew was exiting due to low air. New replacements would be deployed by Command. A tap fire was reported to Command.

Smoke began to clear on the Bravo / Delta side at 1148 hours.

A secondary search on the Floor 2 was conducted by E18 at 1152 hours.

Units began returning back into service at 1153 were Air260, Engines 2, 18, 25, Ladders 4, 5, 1 and the PIO.

At 1233 hours, power had not been secured yet and therefore fire crews were notified that the building was still energized.

Some remaining fire crews are still on-scene and remain until Command is terminated. More information will be updated as it is received.

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CenturyLink Outage | 9-1-1 Centers Back Up, Continues For Others

December 31, 2018 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

UPDATED – 12/31/2018 – 2350 PST

Nationwide | A nationwide phone and internet outage interrupted mostly 911 call centers, several medical facilities, a Department of Corrections jail, ATM machines and the list goes on occurred on Thursday, December 27th and well into a few days thereafter.

911 Centers Up, Outages Continue for Others

It is said that most or all of the 911 call centers are fully operational again but some residential customers are reporting outages on New Year’s Eve as of 2206 PST. Some of these customers are said to be in New Mexico, Ohio, Boise (ID), Peoria & Scottsdale (AZ).

Some customers are venting their frustrations on Social Media with the internet/phone/security giant telling them that there are no outages and there must be a phone with their home.

States That Were Impacted

The following as of this morning’s post is impacting 911 centers, commercial and residential customers in WA, OR, UT, CO, CA, TX, AZ, NV, IL, NM, MN, MI, NE, ID, OH, NC, IA, GA and IN.

Preliminary reports state that there was a problem with their Colorado site sending out bad packet information that caused the internet and phone lines to go down.

The FCC is currently investigating.

Washington State Emergency Phone Numbers

Some of you may run into a busy signal or find that it is difficult to get through 911. If this is the case, here are some local phone numbers to call. As far as we have been told, there are no current outages impacting any 9-1-1 centers.

Chelan – Douglas Counties (Dispatch). 509-663-9911

Clallam County (Dispatch). 360-417-2259

Clark County 911. This is for those in Clark County, Vancouver. 360-693-3111 or can text 911 or 311.

Coast Guard Sector – Puget Sound. 206-217-6001.

Enumclaw PD Dispatch. 360-825-3505.

Sammamish / Issaquah PD Dispatch. 425-888-3333.

Jefferson County Dispatch. 360-385-3831

King County Sheriff’s Office. 206-296-3311. This is for those who are in the areas of the King County International Airport, KC Transit, Sound Transit, Beaux Arts Village, Burien, Carnation, Kenmore, Maple Valley, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Seatac, Newcastle, Sammamish, Shoreline, Skykomish and Woodinville.

Kitsap County Sheriff Dispatch. 360-308-5400.

Kittitas County Dispatch. 509-925-8534.

Mason County Dispatch. 360-426-4441.

Pierce Co 911. 253-798-4721.

Pierce Co Fire & EMS. 253-588-5217.

Puyallup Police. 253-798-4722.

Redmond Police Dispatch. 253-798-4722.

Renton Fire. 425-430-7000 staffing line. ** Currently, reporting as not impacted by outage. **

Seattle 911 Center (Police). 206-583-2111 or 206-625-5011. Text 911.

Seattle Fire. 206-583-2111.

SNOCOM. 425-407-3911. Snohomish County.

WSP. Snohomish, Skagit, Island Counties. 360-654-1204. Whatcom County. 360-676-6911. Yakima County. 509-457-0207. Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla. 509-628-0333.

Social Media

We will continue to follow this developing story as more information is received.

Thank you for reading our post.

Century Link’s Outage | Update 3

December 28, 2018December 31, 2018 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

UPDATED – 12/28/2018 @ 1155 Hours PST

Nationwide | A nationwide phone and internet outage interrupted mostly 911 call centers, several medical facilities, a Department of Corrections jail, ATM machines and the list goes on.

Here are CenturyLink’s updates via this timeline:

December 28, 2018 – Friday

1152 PST : While our network is experiencing service disruptions, where CenturyLink is the 911 service provider 911 calls are completing.

1014 PST: We are aware of some 911 service disruptions affecting various areas through the United States. In case of an emergency, customers should use their wireless phones to call 911 or drive to their nearest fire station or emergency facility. Technicians are working to restore services.

0901 PST: Restoring impacted services for our customers is very important to us. We are seeing good progress, but our service restoration work is not complete. Our teams are continuing their efforts to resolve these issues and we will continue to provide updates throughout the day.

0745 PST: We are seeing good progress, but our service restoration work is not complete. Our teams are continuing their efforts to resolve these issues and we will continue to provide updates throughout the day.

0338 PST: We discovered some additional technical problems as our service restoration efforts were underway. We continue to make good progress with our recovery efforts and we are working tirelessly until restoration is complete. We apologize for the disruption.

0123 PST: We’re seeing positive progress with our service restoration efforts and our recovery plan is being accelerated as much as possible. We are working tirelessly around the clock until restoration is complete. We apologize for any inconvenience this disruption is causing our customers.

December 27, 2018 – Thursday

2033 PST (8:33pm): CenturyLink engineers and technicians have identified a network element that was impacting customer services and are addressing the issue in order to fully restore services. We estimate that services will be fully restored within four hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused our customers.

1707 PST (5:07pm): The CenturyLink network is still experiencing a disruption of services across multiple locations. CenturyLink engineers and technicians are working to address the issue.

1432 PST (2:32pm): The CenturyLink network is still experiencing a disruption affecting customer services. The CenturyLink technical teams will continue to work around the clock until services are restored.

1006 PST (10:06am): Our network is experiencing a disruption affecting customer services. We understand some customers are currently unable to generate tickets through the CenturyLink help portal. We know how important these services are to our customers and we are working to restore services as quickly as possible.

December 24, 2018 – Merry Christmas from CenturyLink

Merry Christmas everyone: Our CenturyLink Help team would like to wish you a very #HappyHolidays! We will be closed today, Tuesday, December 25th, and will be back tomorrow at 7 AM CT. While we’re out, our tech support team is available 24/7 at 1-800-788-3600.

Current States Impacted

The following as of this morning’s post is impacting 911 centers, commercial and residential customers in WA, OR, UT, CO, CA, TX, AZ, NV, IL, NM, MN, MI, NE, ID, OH, NC, IA, GA and IN.

According to several websites reporting on outages, they are stating the following for CenturyLink as customers reporting Internet outage (64% of customers), phone (19%) and total blackout (15%). This was as of 1204 hours PST on Friday, December 28th.

About CenturyLink

CenturyLink is a service provider nationally that offers Internet (through PrismTV brand), TV (through DirectTV), phone and home security services to homes and business in 37 states.

The company purchased Embarq in 2009, Qwest in 2010 and Savvis in 2012.

Washington State Emergency Phone Numbers (when 911 is not working)

Chelan – Douglas Counties (Dispatch). 509-663-9911

Clallam County (Dispatch). 360-417-2259

Clark County 911. This is for those in Clark County, Vancouver. 360-693-3111 or can text 911 or 311.

Coast Guard Sector – Puget Sound. 206-217-6001.

Enumclaw PD Dispatch. 360-825-3505.

Sammamish / Issaquah PD Dispatch. 425-888-3333.

Jefferson County Dispatch. 360-385-3831

Kitsap County Sheriff Dispatch. 360-308-5400.

Kittitas County Dispatch. 509-925-8534.

Mason County Dispatch. 360-426-4441.

Pierce Co 911. 253-798-4721.

Pierce Co Fire & EMS. 253-588-5217.

Puyallup Police. 253-798-4722.

Redmond Police Dispatch. 253-798-4722.

Renton Fire. 425-430-7000 staffing line. ** Currently, reporting as not impacted by outage. **

Seattle 911 Center (Police). 206-583-2111 or 206-625-5011. Text 911.

Seattle Fire. 206-583-2111.

SNOCOM. 425-407-3911. Snohomish County.

WSP. Snohomish, Skagit, Island Counties. 360-654-1204. Whatcom County. 360-676-6911. Yakima County. 509-457-0207. Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla. 509-628-0333.

Social Media

We will be digging deeper into this story and update as more information is received. Please check our Twitter page @nwfireblog for phone numbers. You can also check on twitter’s incident hashtags #911Outage and #911Outage2018 for non-emergency phone numbers for emergencies.6-7500

Thank you for reading our post. We appreciate you being here with us and remember to check out the Dispatch and Communications Center phone numbers to call for emergencies.

Century Link’s Outage | Still Impacting Customers, 911 Centers

December 28, 2018 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

UPDATED – 12/28/2018 @ 0750 (7:50am) Hours PST

Nationwide | CenturyLink headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana is still trying to resolve a nationwide outage that started on Thursday, December 27th just after 0900 hours PST.

Current States Impacted

The following as of this morning’s post is impacting 911 centers, commercial and residential customers in WA, OR, UT, CO, CA, TX, AZ, NV, IL, NM, MN, MI, NE, ID, OH, NC, IA, GA and IN.

About CenturyLink

CenturyLink is a service provider nationally that offers Internet (through PrismTV brand), TV (through DirectTV), phone and home security services to homes and business in 37 states.

The company purchased Embarq in 2009, Qwest in 2010 and Savvis in 2012.

Washington State Emergency Phone Numbers (when 911 is not working)

Chelan – Douglas Counties (Dispatch). 509-663-9911

Clallam County (Dispatch). 360-417-2259

Clark County 911. This is for those in Clark County, Vancouver. 360-693-3111 or can text 911 or 311.

Coast Guard Sector – Puget Sound. 206-217-6001.

Enumclaw PD Dispatch. 360-825-3505.

Sammamish / Issaquah PD Dispatch. 425-888-3333.

Jefferson County Dispatch. 360-385-3831

Kitsap County Sheriff Dispatch. 360-308-5400.

Kittitas County Dispatch. 509-925-8534.

Mason County Dispatch. 360-426-4441.

Pierce Co 911. 253-798-4721.

Pierce Co Fire & EMS. 253-588-5217.

Puyallup Police. 253-798-4722.

Redmond Police Dispatch. 253-798-4722.

Renton Fire. 425-430-7000 staffing line. ** Currently, reporting as not impacted by outage. **

Seattle 911 Center (Police). 206-583-2111 or 206-625-5011. Text 911.

Seattle Fire. 206-583-2111.

SNOCOM. 425-407-3911. Snohomish County.

WSP. Snohomish, Skagit, Island Counties. 360-654-1204. Whatcom County. 360-676-6911. Yakima County. 509-457-0207. Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla. 509-628-0333.

Social Media

Emergency is defined as a FIRE/EMS event which is LIFE-THREATENING/PROPERTY THREATENED (i.e. heart pain, gunshot, short of breath, allergic reactions, fire, etc.) or for POLICE event that is LIFE/PROPERTY SAFETY issue (i.e. crime in progress, shooting, stolen vehicle, personal safety, etc.).

Thank you for reading our post. We appreciate you being here with us and remember to check out the Dispatch and Communications Center phone numbers to call for emergencies.

Century Link’s Outage | Impacting 911 Centers Nationwide

December 28, 2018 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

UPDATED – 12/28/2018 @ 00:30 PST or 12:30 AM

Nationwide | This is not the first time a CenturyLink outage has disrupted 911 Centers across the United States and Thursday’s event appears to have been the worst one yet.

Major Outage Prompts Large Fines

In 2014, a third-party vendor Intrado now known as West Safety Services experienced a major outage affecting 911 centers in Washington State and Minnesota leading to a $17.4 Million fine to Century Link. This outage affected 6,600 911 calls in seven states – and those are the ones that were known.

Second Outage Bigger than First

On August 1, 2018, a second outage affected 911 centers starting in Minnesota and later impacting those in North Carolina and North Dakota. Others alerted that they too in Ohio and Louisiana could not take 911 calls in their states. Several media stories were published on August 2nd and later, wrote about this interruption. They stated that many Agencies were investigating along with Century Link whom a certain amount to provide a response to what occurred.

The outage lasted for about one hour.

The cause was said to be a human error at third-party provider, West Safety Services, a Nebraska company that is contractor to CenturyLink.

West Safety Services stated to halt all work in the month of August, as they looked into changing its procedures to make sure this type of error never happens again.

The FCC was in the process of investigating this latest incident, as well other agencies. No word as to what the outcome of that investigation was said to be. This would not be the last outage for CenturyLink.

And, then there is today December 27th with another outage…..

Third Outage Grows Bigger than Last

A little over four months later in the same year of 2018, on Thursday, December 27 to be exact has now been considered the biggest and more extensive outage than the previous ones put together. It is now said to be impacting Washington State, Texas, Montana, North Carolina, Idaho and others.

Not only are 911 centers impacted but some have reported issues with ATM machines in Idaho and Montana. A reported temporary phone shutdown at Idaho’s Department of Corrections and the State’s Department of Education occurred. One medical facility in Colorado reported unable to retrieve online medical records having to resort to old school methods of pencil and paper in documenting patient information.

Current Outage Status

According to CenturyLink’s website, the outage is due to service disruption to the external cloud network. The problem started on Thursday, December 27th around 0918 hours or just a little after 9 am this morning. We say this is the worst outage because we are talking that it will be almost twenty-four hours seriously impacting many agencies, businesses, organizations and most important, Public Safety.

Their last update states at 8:40 pm or 2040 PST, the following:

“CenturyLink engineers and technicians have identified a network element that was impacting customer services and are addressing the issue in order to fully restore services. We estimate that services will be fully restored within four hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused our customers.”

This would bring services back online around 12:40 PST am on Friday, December 28th or commonly known as 00:40 hours.

Washington State Emergency Phone Numbers (when 911 is not working)

Chelan – Douglas Counties (Dispatch). 509-663-9911

Clallam County (Dispatch). 360-417-2259

Clark County 911. This is for those in Clark County, Vancouver. 360-693-3111 or can text 911 or 311.

Coast Guard Sector – Puget Sound. 206-217-6001.

Enumclaw PD Dispatch. 360-825-3505.

Sammamish / Issaquah PD Dispatch. 425-888-3333.

Jefferson County Dispatch. 360-385-3831

Kitsap County Sheriff Dispatch. 360-308-5400.

Kittitas County Dispatch. 509-925-8534.

Mason County Dispatch. 360-426-4441.

Pierce Co 911. 253-798-4721.

Pierce Co Fire & EMS. 253-588-5217.

Puyallup Police. 253-798-4722.

Redmond Police Dispatch. 253-798-4722.

Renton Fire. 425-430-7000 staffing line. ** Currently, reporting as not impacted by outage. **

Seattle 911 Center (Police). 206-583-2111 or 206-625-5011. Text 911.

Seattle Fire. 206-583-2111.

SNOCOM. 425-407-3911. Snohomish County.

WSP. Snohomish, Skagit, Island Counties. 360-654-1204. Whatcom County. 360-676-6911. Yakima County. 509-457-0207. Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla. 509-628-0333.

Social Media

Thank you for reading our post. We appreciate you being here with us and remember to check out the Dispatch and Communications Center phone numbers to call for emergencies.

CA WILDFIRE | WOOLSEY FIRE | 6

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

UPDATE 6 – FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 16, 2018

INCIDENT SUMMARY

Fire Stats

Started on November 8th at 1424 hours PST
Reported as a brush fire
Fire NOW located at Thousand Oaks, Oak Park, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, West Hills, Simi Valley, Chatsworth, Bell Canyon, Hidden Hills, Malibu and Calabasas in both Ventura and LA Counties
Fire fuels are brush, chaparral and tall grass
Cause is under investigation

Current Status

98,362 acres
78% containment reached
Residents being told to be aware of possible mudslides when the rains come.

Operations

#Animals are not only worthy of our respect. They deserve it. Here’s just a few of our 4-legged friends affected by #WoolseyFire that were running free & scared. #LASD deps @LACoAnimalCare @MalibuSAR corraled/captured, evaluated, treated & transported out of harms way! (Source/Photo Credit: LASDHQ)

Fire resources will continue to mop up and patrol
Fire suppression repair teams are actively engaging in working alongside the perimeter and affected areas.
Crews remain aware in providing continued safety to residents as they return home.
With favorable change in fire conditions, there’s a chance Command that Lacey FD’s strike team and LFD3’s and E32 may be released from the incident & heading back to Washington State. (Source/Photo Credit: LFD. 11/16 @ 7:23pm PST)

Fire Command: LA County FD is working with Law Enforcement, utilities and city representatives to coordinate safe repopulations of residents in impacted areas. (Source/Photo Credit: LA CO FD PIO)

Fire Weather

Tonight’s weather forecast: light and variable winds are expected
RH recovery levels to be favorable conditions at lower elevation levels
RH recovery across the ridges and upper slopes will be poor.

Damage Assessment

713 structures destroyed
201 damaged
Damage assessment now 65% completed
Historic Paramount Ranch – Film set for movies such as Westworld
Fire images – Photo Credit: LA Co Public Works. Source: LA County

These aerial photos show the widespread impact of the #WoolseyFire. With power and telephone poles burned, gas lines compromised and roadways destroyed, multiple agencies are working together to inspect burn areas before opening them to the public.

Life and Safety

3 deaths reported (civilians only).
3 Firefighter injuries.
1 (of possibly many more) Therapy Dogs at Base Camp helping 1st Responders – Firefighter resilience has become a very important part of our job. Gaby is a therapy dog that is used to break down the toughest of first responders.

Fire Resources

2,842 total fire personnel
IMT Team 5 (CAL FIRE)
Unified Command: CAL FIRE, Ventura County Fire Dept., Ventura County Sheriff Dept., Los Angeles County Fire D
360 fire engines
54 fire crews
16 helicopters
4 bulldozers
22 water tenders

Incident Cooperators

Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
Southern California Edison
Southern California Gas Company
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
California Department of Fish & Game
California Highway Patrol (CHP)
Public Health Department
California State Parks
Caltrans
Ventura County Animal Control
LA County Animal Control
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
American Red Cross (ARC)
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD)
Red Cross (ARC)

Red Cross volunteers & staff loaded emergency response vehicles with 11 TONS of #wildfires kits containing cleanup supplies, in just 4 hours. Incredible work to get the people of LA brooms, respirator masks, sifters, water bottles, & more, to begin their recovery. (Photo Credit: ARC)

Humanity First USA
Salvation Army
Washington State Strike Teams (up to 8)
Texas Strike Team
Seattle Humane

Mandatory Evacuations – Ventura County

South Coast – E. Las Posas Rd. South of Potrero Rd. to Hwy 1 and County line to residents only.
Yerba Buena closed from PCH to Yellow Hill.
Yerba Buena between Mipolomol to Ventura/LA County line.

Mandatory Evacuations – Los Angeles County

Portions of Malibu have been repopulated
Malibou Lake – entire community (under evacuations)

Evacuation Map (Updated) –> http://calfire-forestry.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=94af3440d4504c5da3048f6124fc53d5

Evacuees Resources

Free Sandbags available: City of Thousand Oaks are offering free prefilled sandbags. City’s Municipal Service Center. 1993 Rancho Conejo Blvd. (Visitor’s Parking Lot)
Free Sandbag Filling Stations: Fill your own sandbags at any Ventura County Fire stations. Tips on how to fill them at toaks.org
FEMA Assistance: If you need a safe place to stay due to the CA wildfires, text SHELTER and your zip code (i.e. SHELTER 12345) to 43362 to locate an open emergency shelter near you.

Road Conditions: Follow https://twitter.com/CaltransDist7 on Twitter for Traffic Updates.

Shelters

CAL Luther University – 60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Pierce College – 7100 El Rancho Dr, Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Palisades Charter HS – 15777 Bowdoin St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Local Assistance Center (LAC) –> Thousand Oaks Public Library, 1401 E Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. Hours: 9 am – 7 pm.

Animal Evacuation Shelters

Ventura County Fairgrounds – 10 W Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001 (FULL)
Ventura County Animal Services- 805-388-4258 (Accepting small animals)
Ventura County Animal Shelter – 600 Aviation Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010
Simi Valley Animal Shelter – 670 W Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley · (805) 388-4341 (Accepting small animals)
Los Angeles County Animal Services
Earl Warren Show Grounds – 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(Accepting large animals)

If you need large animal assistance, please call (805) 388-4258

Road Closures

Hwy 1 southbound (P.C.H.) closed at LA County line to Puerco Canyon Rd.
Puerco Canyon Rd. at the Malibu City limit.
Las Posas Rd. to LA County line is residents only, no Northbound traffic from PCH.
Westlake Blvd. is closed Southbound from Potrero Rd.
On Mulholland at Country Ranch, blocking traffic South of Country Ranch.
S. Las Virgenes from Mulholland
Sherwood at the Westlake City limit. Blocking accessto Triunfo Canyon (residents only)
S. Kanan at Malibu View Dr.
Just North of Kanan at Triunfo Canyon, blocking access to Kanan Rd.
Just North of Kanan at Hidden Highland, blocking access to Kanan Rd.
W. Mulholland from Cornell Rd.
Everything is closed South of Mulholland Hwy & West of Cornell Rd.
S. Stunt Rd. from Mulholland
LA County public works has closed Chesebro Road at the bridge between Driver Ave and Balkins due to the bridge being damaged during the fire

School Closures

CSUCI has suspended all classes effective November 13th at 1900 hours PST until November 26th. (Posted at 1927 PST)

HOW TO HELP

Social Media – Eyewitness Accounts

Drones in Fire Zones: Drones and aircraft do not mix, yet those who are out there to seek images are putting the pilots, ground resources and any civilians whom be still in the area their lives in danger. Also, because it is illegal. The Ventura County Sheriff Department wants to make sure all are aware: “Captain Denise Sliva urges people to avoid operating drones in #WoolseyFire area, as they interfere with firefighting operations. “Now is not the time to get those pictures.”

Social Media – Assistance Requests

Seattle Humane: To take in 300 pets from shelters in California. They are looking for volunteers to support to transfer, care for, treat and place these pets with loving families. (Source/Photo Credit: Seattle Humane/Twitter @SeattleHumane)

CA Volunteers Needed: Firefighters are being cared/supported but they are asking for volunteers to help with displaced residents whom are in need. Details here –> californiavolunteers.ca.gov to volunteer. Disclaimer: CAL FIRE will never solicit donations from the public. (Source/Photo Credit: CAL FIRE)

OUR SOCIAL MEDIA

We will be updating on this site as information is received. We would love if you would follow us on our Twitter page @nwfireblog for additional updates.

We are thinking of those in California as they now face a different threat of wildfires after being impacted by the Thousand Oaks shooting. Please keep all in your thoughts and prayers. We thank you for reading and following our Blog. – Ed.

CA WILDFIRE | CAMP FIRE | 1

November 13, 2018 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

UPDATE 1 – TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 13TH

For Evacuations, Shelters for people and their pets, Road Closures and further updates/Alerts — > http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/admin8327985/cdf/images/incidentfile2277_4226.pdf

NOTE: Info in this single daily post are actual pressers, media releases, daily incident updates/SITREPS and gleaned from Social Media. We are posting accordingly and try 100% to honestly post true and most accurate information as possible.

DISCLAIMER: We do not represent any Fire or Police Agency and any and all information is from our personal viewpoint.

Incident Summary

Incident # – CA-BTU-016737
Wildfire Incident
Current size is 130,000 acres with 35% containment status.
Fire Managers are expecting this wildfire to grow to a final size of 150,000 acres.
Expected containment date is scheduled for November 30th.
Located – Concow, Town of Paradise, Magalia, Butte Creek Canyon, Butte Valley in Butte County.
Unified Command – CAL FIRE IMT 4 (Derum), USFS (Griffin), Butte County Sheriff’s Office (Bell) and Town of Paradise PD (Reinvold)
48 deaths.
52,000 residents have been evacuated.
1,385 in temporary shelters.
Total of 53,427 civilians affected.
Total 3 First responders impacted.
3 First Responders with either injuries or illnesses as reported.

Fire Status

Behavior is active fire with uphill runs, flanking and with single-tree torching.
Fire burned through communities of Concow, Town of Paradise and Magalia.
Fuels consist of: 6′ chaparral, timber and short grass.
Fire conditions are critically dry fuels and gusty winds.
Fire Managers foresee this fire will be a potential future threat, completed mass notifications, planning for future evacuations and are currently in evacuation mode.
During the day today, firefighters were able to hold the established containment lines.
Tonight, crews will take advantage of nighttime humidity recovery.
Throughout the night firefighters will provide structure protection and continue to strengthen and improve existing control lines.
They will patrol within the fire area while address hot spots and any and all hazards.

Resources – Fire

The following resources on this incident are:

630 Fire engines
74 Water tenders
23 Helicopters
99 Hand Crews
105 Dozers
5,615 personnel

Incident Cooperators

CAL Trans
CAL DOC and REHAB
CHP
CALOES
National Weather Service (NWS)
CA Conservation Corps
Butte County
City of Chico

Under Direct Threat for the Period of 12-72 hours

Infrastructure

Fire to continue to threaten buildings/infrastructure in the next 12-hour operational period of time:

Paradise
Magalia
Concow
Stirling City
Yankee Hill
Big Bend
Butte Creek Canyon
Butte Valley
Honey Run
Helltown
Centerville
Forest Ranch
Paradise Pines
Cherokee
Berry Creek

Private Lands/Areas

The following are currently being threatened:

Private timber lands
Watersheds for Lake Oroville and Concow Reservoir
Plumas National Forest
Union Pacific RR
Highways 32, 70, 99 and 149.
ISO reportable power lines
Table Mountain Substation
Feather River Hospital
Paradise and Magalia municipal water systems
Communication lines
Cell towers and mountain top communications infrastructure
CAL FIRE communications sites
CHP communications sites
Lake Oroville Marina fuel and boat storage
Recreation and tourism on Lake Oroville and surrounding communities,
Butte Fire Center
Butte County
Town of Paradise
USFS Fire Stations
Sawmill Peak
Flea Mountain Lookout
PG & E infrastructure including 500 KV/230 KV/115 KV lines
PG & E gas line servicing the town of Paradise
3 hydroelectric plants at Poe, Cresta, Desable and Lime Saddle

Damage Assessments

Currently threatened: 15,500 single family homes; 2,000 non-residential commercial properties.
Damaged: 75 single homes, 11 multiple residences, 32 non-residential commercial properties and 30 other minor structures.
Destroyed: 7,600 single family homes, 95 multiple residences, 3 mixed commercial / residential structures, 260 non-residential commercial properties and 859 other minor structures.
Fire has burned through communities of Concow, Paradise and Magalia with significant damage to infrastructure and buildings.
17,500 residential and commercial buildings are all impacted.
Feather River Hospital suffered extreme amounts of damage.
Due to the high amount of damage, assessments are expected to be completed within the next several operational periods.
$24.6 Million Cost-to-Date (on the low side).

Unsung Heroes

Firefighters on the Front Lines: Our #firefighters have been busy working 12 hr. shifts at the #CampFire in CA. The crew have been teamed up with @CALFIRE_ButteCo and the dozer team to cut a fire line and back burn areas to protect vital structures in the area. (Photo Credits: Clackamas FD)

Vet Care: Our faculty clinicians, residents, students and vet techs are working around the clock to care for animals injured. How to help by donating to –> https://give.ucdavis.edu/VMTH/V6TH631 (Photo Credit: UC Davis Vet Med)

Evacuees Resources

Sources: GACC.NIFC, CAL FIRE, Social Media

CA WILDFIRE | WOOLSEY FIRE | 5

November 11, 2018November 13, 2018 / NW Fire Blog (TM)

UPDATE 5 – TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 13, 2018

INCIDENT SUMMARY

Fire Stats

Started on Friday, November 9th at 1430 hours PST
Reported as a brush fire
Fire NOW located at Thousand Oaks, Oak Park, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, West Hills, Simi Valley, Chatsworth, Bell Canyon, Hidden Hills, Malibu and Calabasas.
97,114 acres with 40% containment status.
Estimated containment on November 18th
Fire behavior is extreme with wind-driven runs.
Fire fuels are brush, chaparral and tall grass
Cause is under investigation.

Operations

Fire crews & aircraft worked to contain flare-up in the Sherwood Lake area.
Resources deployed from Staging to assist with suppression efforts.
They will pursue opportunities to build and improve direct line to limit further growth around the perimeter and work on containment activities.

Fire Weather

Moderate Santa Anas today
Wind gusts to 30-45 mph
Strong winds, with relative humidity (RH)
Produced critical fire weather

Damage Assessment

435 structures lost with 24 more damaged.
57,000 structures under direct threat

Life and Safety

2 deaths reported (civilians only).
3 Firefighter injuries.
1 (of possibly many more) Therapy Dogs at Base Camp helping 1st Responders – Firefighter resilience has become a very important part of our job. Gaby is a therapy dog that is used to break down the toughest of first responders.

Firefighter resilience has become a very important part of our job. Gaby is a therapy dog that is used to break down the toughest of first responders. #Woolseyfire #Hillfire @VCFD @LAFDtalk @LACoFDPIO @CALFIRE_SLO pic.twitter.com/dRkZ66ekUl

— Ventura County Fire (@VCFD) November 13, 2018

Fire Resources

A pair of Scoopers arrived from Spokane Washington as Federal air support of the Camp Fire and Woolsey Fires which also include a combined firefighting force of 10 airtankers, 2 water scoopers, 23 helicopters and 6 air attack platforms. That’s a whole lotta resources in the sky! (Photo Credit: USFS Fire – California)

When talent and skill fly these amazing aircraft over serious firestorm conditions, it is the mechanics who keep them in the air. KUDOS to all who make that happen! (Photo Credit: Michael Dubron/LA Co FD Pilot)

“While there are many unsung heroes to thank for their support at #WoolseyFire, your LAFD offers profound thanks to the many hard-working FAA Air Traffic Controllers assuring *safe priority passage* for the aircraft battling these California wildfires.” – LAFD

Unified Command: CAL FIRE – San Luis Obispo, Ventura County FD & SO, LA City FD & PD and LA County FD &PD.
CAL FIRE IMT Team 5 assumed Command
3,685 total personnel assigned to this wildfire incident.
508 Fire Engines
22 Helicopters
62 Hand Crews
16 Bulldozers
48 Water tenders.

Unsung Heroes are everywhere and in places you cannot see. Check out these amazing, calm, cool, collected and skilled Telecommunications Operators that have been up and running non-stop since these big firestorms broke out. They deserve so much love and thank yous sent their way. Know one here or in CA? Thank them for what they do everyday in Saving Lives and Property, as well taking care of 1st Responders in the field and fire ground.

The expanded dispatch center has been up and running since the beginning of the #Hillfire and #Woolseyfire. @VCFD @LACoFDPIO @LAFDtalk pic.twitter.com/NkJQRZ9fpE

— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) November 13, 2018

Evacuees Resources

FEMA Assistance: If you need a safe place to stay due to the CA wildfires, text SHELTER and your zip code (i.e. SHELTER 12345) to 43362 to locate an open emergency shelter near you.

Road Conditions: Follow https://twitter.com/CaltransDist7 on Twitter for Traffic Updates.
Food/Water/Other Services: People displaced from their homes by the #WoolseyFire & #HillFire, even if they are not sleeping in a Red Cross shelter, are welcome to come for food, water, & other services.

FEMA Disaster Aid: California: If you were impacted by the wildfires, you can register for FEMA assistance by visiting http://disasterassistance.gov or calling 1-800-621-3362. Please have the following information available when you register with us. (Source: FEMA Region 9 on Twitter @femaregion9)

Evacuations

Repopulation Updated: https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=woolsey%20fire
Repopulation Maps (Los Angeles County): (Photo Credit: CAL FIRE SLO) Posted at 1800 PST.
Mandatory and voluntary evacuations orders in effect.
75,000 residents in Los Angeles County evacuated up to half million residents overall.
Sign up for Evacuation Alerts! from Ventura County For all information related to evacuations, closures and shelters, visit www.VCEmergency.com or call (805) 465-6650. To register for VC Alert for urgent notifications, visit VCAlert.org. Residents in the area should be prepared to evacuate. For disaster preparedness plans, visit www.VCReadySetGo.org. (Source: LA County FD PIO)

Shelters

Cal Lutheran University – 60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Taft Charter High School – 5461 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Pierce College – 7100 El Rancho Dr., Woodland Hills, CA 91371 (Entrance off Desoto Ave.)
Palisades Charter High School – 15777 Bowdoin St, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Animal Shelters

Ventura County Animal Services (805) 388-4258
Ventura County Animal Shelter – 600 Aviation Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010
Simi Valley Animal Shelter – 670 W Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley · (805) 388-4341.
Los Angeles County Animal Services. Earl Warren Show Grounds – 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (Accepting large animals)

If you need large animal assistance, please call (805) 388-4258

Road Closures

Hwy 1 southbound (P.C.H.) closed at Las Posas Rd. to Coastline Dr.
Potrero Rd. is closed between Rancho Dos Vientos and S. Lewis Rd.
Everything is closed South of Mullholland Hwy & West of Cornell Rd.
LA County Public Works has closed Chesebro Road at the bridge between Driver Ave and Balkins due to the bridge being damaged during the fire.

School Closures

CSUCI has suspended all classes effective November 13th at 1900 hours PST until November 26th. (Posted at 1927 PST)

Incident Cooperators

Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
Southern California Edison
Southern California Gas Company
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
California Department of Fish & Game
California Highway Patrol (CHP)
Public Health Department
California State Parks
Caltrans
Ventura County Animal Control
LA County Animal Control
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
American Red Cross (ARC)
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD)
Red Cross (ARC)
Humanity First USA

HOW TO HELP

Social Media – Eyewitness Accounts

Rebuilding Infrastructure: SCE crews have been working tirelessly in various burn areas. As of today, they have replaced 99 poles and transformers and strung 10,500 feet of wire. Posted @ 1806 PST. (Photo Credit: SCE)

Strike Teams Working on the Fire Lines: The OES Strike team from @RCFD_PIO @CityOfRC snapped this photo while on the Woolsey Fire. (Courtesy: CAL OES)

Chinook Helicopters in Action: After a crew change and fueling, a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter departs the airfield to head back out to the fire line. (Photo Credit: VCFD PIO).

Expected flareup: This flareup was expected and remained within its fire perimeter which is good new for fire crews but more may shine bright tonight as unburned fuels continue to burn. (Photo Credit: R. Navarro/Courtesy: VCFD PIO)

Eyewitness Accounts: They are requesting law enforcement to shut down between the Long Grade along Potrero Road, because too many citizens are parking along the street and hiking in to watch/take pictures of the fire. ( Posted @ 1910 PST)
Public Interference: The official area they want to close is Lynn Road from the National Park Entrance to Long Grade, too many people on the road. They need access to the road in case there are any flare ups or slops over the line tonight. (again, get out-of-the-way).
The flames visible on Mount Boney right are just more visible (due to location and nighttime). They aren’t a new flare up, and based on radio traffic the fire units are not concerned at all about them. Don’t call 911. (Posted @ 1810 PST)
Drones in Fire Zones: Drones and aircraft do not mix, yet those who are out there to seek images are putting the pilots, ground resources and any civilians whom be still in the area their lives in danger. Also, because it is illegal. The Ventura County Sheriff Department wants to make sure all are aware: “Captain Denise Sliva urges people to avoid operating drones in #WoolseyFire area, as they interfere with firefighting operations. “Now is not the time to get those pictures.”

Unsafe Conditions: There are many images coming back showing what it is looks like post-fire and the devastation is obvious, as well as the dangers. Please heed all warnings and alerts. This photo was posted at 0654 PST (this morning) by CAL FIRE. (Photo Credit: CAL FIRE)

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