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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The County fire burning in Yolo and Napa counties has jumped in acreage yet again, with dozens more homes now in the fire’s path.
By Sunday evening, the fire had doubled in size over the course of the day, rising to 32,500 acres with 2 percent containment, Cal Fire said.
The fire began Saturday near the Yolo County community of Guinda, and has since moved into Napa County, officials said.
Approximately 116 structures were reported to be threatened on Sunday evening, nearly quadruple the number that had been in danger at the time of Cal Fire’s morning update.
So far, there have been no reports of injuries, or structures threatened or damaged, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said firefighters have worked throughout the day to establish control lines, but fire
weather conditions remain critical and they’ve seen extreme fire behavior on the incident.
Adding to the challenges are shifting winds that Cal Fire said have created numerous active portions of the fire that have the potential to increase fire spread.
Fire traffic throughout the day indicated that conditions were causing spot fires, with gusting winds in the fire area.
Resource allocations did not appear to have changed significantly from earlier in the day. Assigned are 1,226 personnel, 119 engines, 34 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 27 hand crews and 23 dozers, Cal Fire said.
Mandatory evacuations are in place north of Highway 128, south of County Road 23, east of Berryessa Knoxville Road, west of County Road 89, and in areas served by Highway 128, between Monticello Dam and Pleasant Valley Road, according to the report.
Cal Fire said evacuation advisories are in place north of Quail Canyon Road, south of Highway 128, east of the Blue Ridge mountains and west of Pleasant Valley Road.
There also are numerous fire-associated road closures, including northbound County Road 87 from Highway 128; Berryessa Knoxville Road, from the Pope Creek Bridge to the Napa/Lake
County line; eastbound Highway 128 at Markley Resort; and westbound Highway 128 at Pleasant Valley Road.
Officials said Pleasant Valley Road, south from Highway 128 remains open to serve traffic into Solano County.
Cal Fire said full containment is expected on July 6.
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By Sunday evening, the fire had doubled in size over the course of the day, rising to 32,500 acres with 2 percent containment, Cal Fire said.
The fire began Saturday near the Yolo County community of Guinda, and has since moved into Napa County, officials said.
Approximately 116 structures were reported to be threatened on Sunday evening, nearly quadruple the number that had been in danger at the time of Cal Fire’s morning update.
So far, there have been no reports of injuries, or structures threatened or damaged, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said firefighters have worked throughout the day to establish control lines, but fire
weather conditions remain critical and they’ve seen extreme fire behavior on the incident.
Adding to the challenges are shifting winds that Cal Fire said have created numerous active portions of the fire that have the potential to increase fire spread.
Fire traffic throughout the day indicated that conditions were causing spot fires, with gusting winds in the fire area.
Resource allocations did not appear to have changed significantly from earlier in the day. Assigned are 1,226 personnel, 119 engines, 34 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 27 hand crews and 23 dozers, Cal Fire said.
Mandatory evacuations are in place north of Highway 128, south of County Road 23, east of Berryessa Knoxville Road, west of County Road 89, and in areas served by Highway 128, between Monticello Dam and Pleasant Valley Road, according to the report.
Cal Fire said evacuation advisories are in place north of Quail Canyon Road, south of Highway 128, east of the Blue Ridge mountains and west of Pleasant Valley Road.
There also are numerous fire-associated road closures, including northbound County Road 87 from Highway 128; Berryessa Knoxville Road, from the Pope Creek Bridge to the Napa/Lake
County line; eastbound Highway 128 at Markley Resort; and westbound Highway 128 at Pleasant Valley Road.
Officials said Pleasant Valley Road, south from Highway 128 remains open to serve traffic into Solano County.
Cal Fire said full containment is expected on July 6.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Firefighters have contained a small brush fire that broke out late Sunday afternoon near Kelseyville.
The fire was first reported shortly before 4:45 p.m. in the area of Adobe Creek East and Highland Springs Road near the Adobe Creek Dam.
Cal Fire, Lakeport Fire and Kelseyville Fire responded to the incident, which firefighters initially had challenges locating of Adobe Creek Road, based on radio reports.
Reports from the scene said engines also has issues getting into the site, with fire burning on both sides of the access road.
Thanks to the quick response from engines and from air resources – working on the Pawnee fire east of Clearlake Oaks – forward progress was reported stopped just before 6:15 p.m., according to radio traffic.
Cal Fire Division Chief Greg Bertelli told Lake County News that the total acreage was kept to just under two acres.
He said there wasn’t much wind on the fire, but it was burning in heavy brush and timber.
Bertelli said shortly after 6:30 p.m. that hose had been placed all around it, and that numerous ground resources remained on scene and a helicopter continued at that point making water drops.
“We don’t want to take any chances because the weather is still hot and dry and the humidity is still low,” he said.
With conditions remaining hot and dry, Bertelli asked community members to be extra careful so as to avoid causing more wildland fires.
He said the fire’s cause is under investigation.
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The fire was first reported shortly before 4:45 p.m. in the area of Adobe Creek East and Highland Springs Road near the Adobe Creek Dam.
Cal Fire, Lakeport Fire and Kelseyville Fire responded to the incident, which firefighters initially had challenges locating of Adobe Creek Road, based on radio reports.
Reports from the scene said engines also has issues getting into the site, with fire burning on both sides of the access road.
Thanks to the quick response from engines and from air resources – working on the Pawnee fire east of Clearlake Oaks – forward progress was reported stopped just before 6:15 p.m., according to radio traffic.
Cal Fire Division Chief Greg Bertelli told Lake County News that the total acreage was kept to just under two acres.
He said there wasn’t much wind on the fire, but it was burning in heavy brush and timber.
Bertelli said shortly after 6:30 p.m. that hose had been placed all around it, and that numerous ground resources remained on scene and a helicopter continued at that point making water drops.
“We don’t want to take any chances because the weather is still hot and dry and the humidity is still low,” he said.
With conditions remaining hot and dry, Bertelli asked community members to be extra careful so as to avoid causing more wildland fires.
He said the fire’s cause is under investigation.
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A fast-moving wildland fire that began Saturday afternoon in Yolo County has now moved into Napa County, leading to more mandatory and advisory evacuation notices.
The County fire has grown to 22,000 acres with no containment, Cal Fire said Sunday afternoon.
The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. Saturday on the west side of Highway 16 near the community of Guinda in Rumsey Canyon.
Cal Fire said it has crossed the Napa and Yolo County line and is burning in the wilderness near Lake Berryessa, west of Woodland.
Overnight, the fire was reported to be very active due to high winds and low relative humidity, which pushed it toward Lake Berryessa, based on radio traffic.
Assigned resources on the incident are increasing. Cal Fire’s Sunday report said 1,064 fire personnel are part of the effort, as are 110 engines, 27 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 29 hand crews and 18 dozers. Air tankers also are working the fire.
Mandatory evacuations have been implemented for the area north of Highway 128 in Yolo County, excluding residences within the city of Winters; south of County Road 23; east of Berryessa Knoxville Road; and west of County Road 89, where agricultural industry traffic will be allowed, Cal Fire said.
Although officials have not reported the fire to be within Solano County, due to its rapid spread the Solano County Sheriff’s Office also issued an evacuation advisory for the areas north of Quail Canyon Road, south of Highway 128, east of the Blue Ridge mountains and west of Pleasant Valley Road.
On Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire said its Incident Management Team 3 – which over the past week has been in charge of the Pawnee fire east of Clearlake Oaks – been tasked with supporting the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit in working to contain the County fire.
Cal Fire said it had set up its operations basecamp for the incident at the Yolo County Fairgrounds, which residents were asked to avoid due to the large equipment.
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The County fire has grown to 22,000 acres with no containment, Cal Fire said Sunday afternoon.
The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. Saturday on the west side of Highway 16 near the community of Guinda in Rumsey Canyon.
Cal Fire said it has crossed the Napa and Yolo County line and is burning in the wilderness near Lake Berryessa, west of Woodland.
Overnight, the fire was reported to be very active due to high winds and low relative humidity, which pushed it toward Lake Berryessa, based on radio traffic.
Assigned resources on the incident are increasing. Cal Fire’s Sunday report said 1,064 fire personnel are part of the effort, as are 110 engines, 27 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 29 hand crews and 18 dozers. Air tankers also are working the fire.
Mandatory evacuations have been implemented for the area north of Highway 128 in Yolo County, excluding residences within the city of Winters; south of County Road 23; east of Berryessa Knoxville Road; and west of County Road 89, where agricultural industry traffic will be allowed, Cal Fire said.
Although officials have not reported the fire to be within Solano County, due to its rapid spread the Solano County Sheriff’s Office also issued an evacuation advisory for the areas north of Quail Canyon Road, south of Highway 128, east of the Blue Ridge mountains and west of Pleasant Valley Road.
On Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire said its Incident Management Team 3 – which over the past week has been in charge of the Pawnee fire east of Clearlake Oaks – been tasked with supporting the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit in working to contain the County fire.
Cal Fire said it had set up its operations basecamp for the incident at the Yolo County Fairgrounds, which residents were asked to avoid due to the large equipment.
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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Conditions on the Pawnee fire on Saturday night led to authorities keeping in place a renewed evacuation order for a nearby subdivision as the fire moved closer to Highway 20.
Cal Fire’s Saturday night update put the fire’s overall size at 13,850 acres, with containment at 73 percent.
Strong north winds were impacting the fire overnight. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the fire was reported to be moving closer to Highway 20.
About an hour later, its activity was reported to have slowed as winds died down.
The fire’s flareup jumped containment lines and pushed toward the Double Eagle Ranch Subdivision off of Highway 20.
The subdivision, which had been under a mandatory evacuation order for several days until Thursday, was ordered to evacuate again due to the flareup.
With 50 structures threatened, residents remained under the evacuation order on Saturday night, Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire said an evacuation advisory was in effect overnight for the area between Highway 20 and Morgan Valley Road, from Sky High Ridge Road and the county line, Mule Skinner Road from Highway 20 and Walker Ridge Road from Highway 20.
The evacuation center, located at Lower Lake High School, reopened for subdivision residents.
Cal Fire’s Saturday night report said 2,269 firefighters, 94 engines, 26 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 53 hand crews and 25 dozers remain assigned to the incident.
Cal Fire still anticipates the fire will be fully contained by July 3.
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Cal Fire’s Saturday night update put the fire’s overall size at 13,850 acres, with containment at 73 percent.
Strong north winds were impacting the fire overnight. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the fire was reported to be moving closer to Highway 20.
About an hour later, its activity was reported to have slowed as winds died down.
The fire’s flareup jumped containment lines and pushed toward the Double Eagle Ranch Subdivision off of Highway 20.
The subdivision, which had been under a mandatory evacuation order for several days until Thursday, was ordered to evacuate again due to the flareup.
With 50 structures threatened, residents remained under the evacuation order on Saturday night, Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire said an evacuation advisory was in effect overnight for the area between Highway 20 and Morgan Valley Road, from Sky High Ridge Road and the county line, Mule Skinner Road from Highway 20 and Walker Ridge Road from Highway 20.
The evacuation center, located at Lower Lake High School, reopened for subdivision residents.
Cal Fire’s Saturday night report said 2,269 firefighters, 94 engines, 26 water tenders, 12 helicopters, 53 hand crews and 25 dozers remain assigned to the incident.
Cal Fire still anticipates the fire will be fully contained by July 3.
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A wildland fire in Yolo County grew dramatically on Saturday and into Sunday morning, tearing through thousands of acres and causing evacuations to remain in place.
The County fire, originally the Guinda fire, is burning along Highway 16 in the community of Guida.
On Saturday night it was reported to be 8,000 acres, with zero containment, Cal Fire said.
That number nearly doubled during the night; just after 4 a.m. Sunday, reports from the scene said it had been mapped at 15,000 acres.
It is endangering 30 structures and has resulted in evacuations in an area west of Highway 16 from County Road 63 to County Road 76 and the Murphy Ranch area.
The fire began shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, and quickly began burning east into canyons and onto ridges.
Radio reports on Saturday night stated that the fire was being pushed by strengthening winds from the north with gusts of more than 30 miles per hour per hour expected. That wind activity slowed as morning approached.
Other factors that Cal Fire said are involved in fanning the fire are high temperatures and low relative humidity, part of weekend red flag conditions.
Assigned resources on Sunday night included 41 engines, eight water tenders, 11 helicopters, 10 hand crews, 17 dozers and nine air tankers, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said the County fire’s cause is under investigation.
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The County fire, originally the Guinda fire, is burning along Highway 16 in the community of Guida.
On Saturday night it was reported to be 8,000 acres, with zero containment, Cal Fire said.
That number nearly doubled during the night; just after 4 a.m. Sunday, reports from the scene said it had been mapped at 15,000 acres.
It is endangering 30 structures and has resulted in evacuations in an area west of Highway 16 from County Road 63 to County Road 76 and the Murphy Ranch area.
The fire began shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, and quickly began burning east into canyons and onto ridges.
Radio reports on Saturday night stated that the fire was being pushed by strengthening winds from the north with gusts of more than 30 miles per hour per hour expected. That wind activity slowed as morning approached.
Other factors that Cal Fire said are involved in fanning the fire are high temperatures and low relative humidity, part of weekend red flag conditions.
Assigned resources on Sunday night included 41 engines, eight water tenders, 11 helicopters, 10 hand crews, 17 dozers and nine air tankers, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said the County fire’s cause is under investigation.
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Well into the 1820s in America, sending a piece of mail or package over to the next town was often the most vexing of all problems – that is, if starting point and destination did not both happen to lie on a stage or post line.
Let’s pretend, for instance, that it’s the fall of 1828 and John Moses, carpenter from South Dewbury, Connecticut, is working on the construction of a new building in the nearby town of Bucksboro, some 40 miles from his home.
A chill has come over the land and Mrs. Moses, fearing her dear Johnny will be caught unprepared for these frigid temperatures, wants to send him his favorite knit scarf. How would she get it to him?
Bucksboro is miles off the stage line that ran through South Dewbury. Sending it by mail would be absurd, between having to travel to the nearest post office some ten miles in Dorchester and then paying more for the postman to go out of his way to get to Bucksboro.
After a morning of worry over the subject, Mrs. Moses wraps the knit scarf in some newspaper and sets out for the two-mile jaunt to the nearest tavern, where the local stagecoach regularly stops.
“Well yes ma’am, I can get it to him,” Thackery Ricketts, the stage-driver, admits reluctantly, as if carrying parcels wasn’t the most lucrative side business of his. “Of course, I can’t take it all the way to Bucksboro, but I can leave it over at the tavern at Burntree Corners, and they can send it over from there.”
“Well that’s a pregnant idea!” cries Mrs. Moses with delight, before a cloud crosses her face. “But how much will that cost?”
Squinting eyes appraise his latest customer. “Well, fifteenpence in advance is the regular fee for that distance,” Thackery says slowly.
“My goodness! That’s an awful lot.”
“Well now, let me see. Don’t go tellin’ nobody, but just for you, I’ll make it a shilling.” Delighted at having found a way to get the scarf to her dearest, Mrs. Moses hands the parcel over and returns home.
“Got anybody going to Bucksboro,” Thackery asks several hours later of the landlord of the “Dueling Arms Tavern” at Burntree Corners.
“Jedidiah heads over tha’ way with his wagon on Fridays,” the landlord says.
“Here, got a package for a fella named John Moses. He’s building a new building up there and his wife wanted him to have his scarf. My charges are paid, but no more,” Thackery informs the man before clambering back aboard his stage.
“Here, package for a John Moses, a wandering carpenter working on a new building in Bucksboro,” the landlord tells Jedidiah three days later, on Friday.
Since his destination is beyond Bucksboro, Jedidiah doesn’t have time to go looking for this John Moses character, so he drops the now well-travelled parcel off at the local tavern.
“Eighteenpence owed on it,” he informs the landlord after telling him who it’s for. The landlord, depending on how good a customer this John is, might add an additional shilling on top of the fee to cover his own “inconvenience.”
And so, assuming the knit scarf didn’t get lost on the way, John Moses would receive his wife’s token of love about a week later, and at a cost that in today’s age of free delivery would send most of us into a long twitter rant.
All of this was at no fault to the United States Postal Office—a venerable institution created by the Second Continental Congress in 1774 and further embellished in later years. In many cases in early America, the postman had to hack his way through overgrown paths and risk exposure to the elements in winter and summer. How would he have time to go out of his way to deliver a scarf to some carpenter in Bucksboro?
Well, over the decades, the network of postal routes expanded, following the growth of steamer lines and locomotives. But it took almost a century for the basic system of payments to change from charging collect to paying a flat fee up front.
A major step in that change was the issuing of the first United States postage stamp. The first of these now all-too familiar square pieces of paper went on sale in New York for the first time on July 1, 1847.
The subject of the first stamp was Benjamin Franklin, the Postmaster General for England in the years leading up to the Revolution (among having a few other notable achievements, I’ve been told).
Imagine how happy the Mrs. Moseses of the country were at this latest innovation. Now THAT was a pregnant idea.
Antone Pierucci is curator of history at the Riverside County Park and Open Space District and a freelance writer whose work has been featured in such magazines as Archaeology and Wild West as well as regional California newspapers.