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MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – Mendocino National Forest officials said that at least 20 fires caused by lightning on Sunday are now burning on the forest and are being managed as one incident.
The August Complex is composed of at least 20 fires, ranging from one-tenth acre to 2,000 acres, with more fires anticipated to surface, forest officials reported.
A California Type 2 Incident Management Team has been ordered to manage the complex and is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday.
Several of the fires in the August Complex spread rapidly and gained ground on Monday, officials said.
The Doe fire, by Valley View Orchard 35 miles northwest of Willows, grew to approximately 2,000 acres and became established in Bear Canyon. The forest said about 100 personnel are assigned to the Doe.
On Monday evening suppression efforts were hampered by thunder cells and strong winds Monday afternoon on two fires west of Elk Creek: Rockwell and Pine Kop.
The Rockwell Fire is estimated at 400 acres and the Pine Kop is estimated at 750 acres, officials reported. These fires are 0-percent contained and have crews and engines committed.
The Box fire in the Snow Mountain Wilderness had minimal growth and stands at 25 acres. The Box is staffed by smokejumpers and aircraft, officials said.
Meanwhile, officials said several other small fires have been contained and will be monitored and patrolled.
Forest officials said they will be implementing a closure for firefighter and public safety on the M9 Road from the forest boundary west to the M4 Road.
Forest visitors should call the office nearest their destination for current information before traveling to the forest.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Firefighters in Napa County spent Monday responding to dozens of wildland fires caused by lightning, with one incident leading to evacuations.
Cal Fire said the LNU Lightning Complex includes the Hennessey and Gamble fires, and 60 additional, smaller fires, with the first of the fires dispatched at 6:40 a.m. Monday.
As of Monday night, the Hennessey fire – located near Hennessey Ridge Road – had burned 2,400 acres with zero containment, according to Cal Fire’s report.
Cal Fire said the fire is threatening 205 structures and evacuation orders – first issued on Monday morning – remain in place. So far, no structures have been reported damaged or destroyed.
The Gamble fire, located on Berryessa Knoxville Road west of Brooks, had burned 600 acres by Monday night, with no containment yet reported, Cal Fire said.
In addition to the Hennessey and Gamble fires, Cal Fire said crews dealt with rugged terrain, difficult weather and unfavorable fire behavior in responding to 60 other fires on Monday that were contained to one acre or less.
Cal Fire said resources assigned to the LNU Lightning Complex include 40 engines, six water tenders, six hand crews, 13 dozers and 370 personnel.
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Cal Fire said the LNU Lightning Complex includes the Hennessey and Gamble fires, and 60 additional, smaller fires, with the first of the fires dispatched at 6:40 a.m. Monday.
As of Monday night, the Hennessey fire – located near Hennessey Ridge Road – had burned 2,400 acres with zero containment, according to Cal Fire’s report.
Cal Fire said the fire is threatening 205 structures and evacuation orders – first issued on Monday morning – remain in place. So far, no structures have been reported damaged or destroyed.
The Gamble fire, located on Berryessa Knoxville Road west of Brooks, had burned 600 acres by Monday night, with no containment yet reported, Cal Fire said.
In addition to the Hennessey and Gamble fires, Cal Fire said crews dealt with rugged terrain, difficult weather and unfavorable fire behavior in responding to 60 other fires on Monday that were contained to one acre or less.
Cal Fire said resources assigned to the LNU Lightning Complex include 40 engines, six water tenders, six hand crews, 13 dozers and 370 personnel.
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The California Museum has announced the event “California Women Inspire: Celebrating Women’s Equality in the Golden State” will be streamed in a YouTube webcast at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
The free virtual event is hosted by First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California’s representative on the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, and features discussions on women’s equality with former First Lady Maria Shriver, Megan Rapinoe and Dolores Huerta.
In addition, the event will preview two new exhibits developed in collaboration with First Partner Siebel Newsom, “Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World” and “Fight for the Right: 100 Years of Women Voting.”
“As a member of the national Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, it has been my honor to work with the California Museum to develop these new exhibits that celebrate and uplift women’s stories,” said Newsom. “On the 100th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote, there is much to celebrate, and still so much more work to be done to fully achieve women’s equality. It is my hope that this event and these new exhibits will inspire the next generation of young women to take up the mantle for equality and exercise their most important power – their right to vote.”
The museum’s two new exhibits previewed during the event showcase the past, present and future of California women and were created in collaboration with First Partner Siebel Newsom.
“Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World” is a new long-term installation showcasing California women whose achievements have helped create a more equitable society.
The second project, “Fight for the Right: 100 Years of Women Voting,” is a new temporary exhibit celebrating the 19th Amendment’s centennial through a display of more than 70 artifacts from the 1870s to the present, including original campaign memorabilia, historic documents, suffragist apparel, voting ephemera and more.
Both exhibits will be on view to the public when indoor museums are cleared to reopen by the California Department of Public Health; selections from the two new exhibits will be available to view online during the Museum’s temporary closure through its partnership with Google Arts and Culture.
The achievement of women’s suffrage through the passage of the 19th Amendment was the single largest extension of voting rights in American history. The campaign persevered for more than 70 years and multiple generations of American women, whose persistent activism laid the foundation for the continued fight for women’s equality today.
Although California was the 18th state to ratify the 19th Amendment on Nov. 1, 1919, the state first granted women the right to vote in 1911 through the passage of Proposition 4.
The initiative passed by just 3,587 votes – a margin equivalent to a single vote in each precinct. Proposition 4 reenergized suffragists and spurred renewed efforts across the nation.
Tennessee became the 36th and final state to ratify the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920, and the amendment’s adoption was certified on August 26, 1920, the culmination of a decades-long struggle for women's equality at the ballot box.
To learn more about the Museum’s operations during COVID-19, go to https://www.californiamuseum.org/covid19 . For details on the webcast event and related exhibits, visit https://www.californiamuseum.org/ca-women .
The free virtual event is hosted by First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California’s representative on the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, and features discussions on women’s equality with former First Lady Maria Shriver, Megan Rapinoe and Dolores Huerta.
In addition, the event will preview two new exhibits developed in collaboration with First Partner Siebel Newsom, “Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World” and “Fight for the Right: 100 Years of Women Voting.”
“As a member of the national Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, it has been my honor to work with the California Museum to develop these new exhibits that celebrate and uplift women’s stories,” said Newsom. “On the 100th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote, there is much to celebrate, and still so much more work to be done to fully achieve women’s equality. It is my hope that this event and these new exhibits will inspire the next generation of young women to take up the mantle for equality and exercise their most important power – their right to vote.”
The museum’s two new exhibits previewed during the event showcase the past, present and future of California women and were created in collaboration with First Partner Siebel Newsom.
“Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World” is a new long-term installation showcasing California women whose achievements have helped create a more equitable society.
The second project, “Fight for the Right: 100 Years of Women Voting,” is a new temporary exhibit celebrating the 19th Amendment’s centennial through a display of more than 70 artifacts from the 1870s to the present, including original campaign memorabilia, historic documents, suffragist apparel, voting ephemera and more.
Both exhibits will be on view to the public when indoor museums are cleared to reopen by the California Department of Public Health; selections from the two new exhibits will be available to view online during the Museum’s temporary closure through its partnership with Google Arts and Culture.
The achievement of women’s suffrage through the passage of the 19th Amendment was the single largest extension of voting rights in American history. The campaign persevered for more than 70 years and multiple generations of American women, whose persistent activism laid the foundation for the continued fight for women’s equality today.
Although California was the 18th state to ratify the 19th Amendment on Nov. 1, 1919, the state first granted women the right to vote in 1911 through the passage of Proposition 4.
The initiative passed by just 3,587 votes – a margin equivalent to a single vote in each precinct. Proposition 4 reenergized suffragists and spurred renewed efforts across the nation.
Tennessee became the 36th and final state to ratify the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920, and the amendment’s adoption was certified on August 26, 1920, the culmination of a decades-long struggle for women's equality at the ballot box.
To learn more about the Museum’s operations during COVID-19, go to https://www.californiamuseum.org/covid19 . For details on the webcast event and related exhibits, visit https://www.californiamuseum.org/ca-women .
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Strain on the state’s power system has led to the call for rolling blackouts, which local officials said are expected to take place on Monday evening in Lake County.
At 4:25 p.m. Monday, the Clearlake Police Department issued a Nixle alert reporting that it was just informed that Pacific Gas and Electric expected to initiate rolling blackouts impacting all areas of Lake County.
The agency said outages are expected to begin as soon as 5 p.m. with power being restored around 8 p.m.
It is expected that individual areas will be impacted for approximately one hour, police said.
At 4:40 p.m., the county of Lake reported that it had also just learned of the possibility of rolling blackouts, but with a larger window during which they could occur – through 10 p.m.
“This is not a Public Safety Power Shutoff event, but electricity could be temporarily unavailable in portions or all of Lake and Sonoma Counties,” the county said in its alert.
“Whether or not blackouts ultimately occur will depend on weather and electricity supply and demand, but the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has advised it is possible, so we wanted to ensure Lake County residents are aware, and have opportunity to prepare,” the county’s statement said.
The California ISO on Sunday issued a statewide Flex Alert, calling for electricity conservation through Wednesday due to the strain on the power grid resulting from the ongoing heatwave.
Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday also called Lake County customers to warn them that rolling blackouts may be necessary.
Some areas of the state experienced rolling blackouts over the weekend, including approximately 220,000 impacted customers in portions of the Central Coast and Central Valley, including Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Joaquin counties on Saturday, PG&E said.
California ISO reported on its Twitter account on Monday afternoon that due to traffic volume, its main website had gone temporarily offline. It was restored later with a note on the top of the site that read, “Due to high traffic, site performance may be impacted.”
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At 4:25 p.m. Monday, the Clearlake Police Department issued a Nixle alert reporting that it was just informed that Pacific Gas and Electric expected to initiate rolling blackouts impacting all areas of Lake County.
The agency said outages are expected to begin as soon as 5 p.m. with power being restored around 8 p.m.
It is expected that individual areas will be impacted for approximately one hour, police said.
At 4:40 p.m., the county of Lake reported that it had also just learned of the possibility of rolling blackouts, but with a larger window during which they could occur – through 10 p.m.
“This is not a Public Safety Power Shutoff event, but electricity could be temporarily unavailable in portions or all of Lake and Sonoma Counties,” the county said in its alert.
“Whether or not blackouts ultimately occur will depend on weather and electricity supply and demand, but the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has advised it is possible, so we wanted to ensure Lake County residents are aware, and have opportunity to prepare,” the county’s statement said.
The California ISO on Sunday issued a statewide Flex Alert, calling for electricity conservation through Wednesday due to the strain on the power grid resulting from the ongoing heatwave.
Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday also called Lake County customers to warn them that rolling blackouts may be necessary.
Some areas of the state experienced rolling blackouts over the weekend, including approximately 220,000 impacted customers in portions of the Central Coast and Central Valley, including Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Joaquin counties on Saturday, PG&E said.
California ISO reported on its Twitter account on Monday afternoon that due to traffic volume, its main website had gone temporarily offline. It was restored later with a note on the top of the site that read, “Due to high traffic, site performance may be impacted.”
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Authorities are continuing to try to locate an elderly Sonoma man who was last seen on Thursday and whose pickup was found in Clearlake on Monday morning.
Robert Fuentes, 78, left his Sonoma home on Thursday and failed to return, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and Sonoma Police Department.
Authorities said he left his cellphone at home and it was assumed that he was traveling to the downtown area of Sonoma. After he didn’t return, he was reported missing on Friday.
Fuentes has medical issues that require medication and treatment. He was last seen wearing black pants and a gold button-up golf shirt.
Authorities said he was driving a white Nissan Frontier with a California license plate of 6T77152, and a Sonoma High School Dragons sticker in the rear window.
On Monday, the Clearlake Police Department found the pickup, but not Fuentes, said Sgt. Jeff Toney of the Sonoma Police Department.
Detectives with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Violent Crimes Unit are currently investigating this case, which is normal protocol, Toney said.
Anyone who sees Fuentes is asked to immediately call the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office at 707-565-2121 or the local police or sheriff’s office.
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – With more thunderstorms in the forecast for Monday morning, the National Weather Service has placed Lake County and a large area of the state under a red flag warning.
The red flag warning is from 2 to 11 a.m. Monday.
The National Weather Service said a red flag warning fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
On Sunday morning, Lake County residents witnessed a spectacular thunderstorm that began before dawn and was shot through with a bright sunrise and a double rainbow.
Thousands of lightning strikes were reported across the state on Sunday, but no serious fires were reported in Lake County.
However, on the Mendocino National Forest, six lightning fires resulted from the Sunday storm, with five of them on the Grindstone Ranger District and one on the Covelo Ranger District, forest officials reported.
The National Weather Service said the thunderstorms forecast for Monday morning – the result of another weather system originating from the tropics – also will be capable of causing new fire starts “due to their relatively dry nature and fast-movement, along with the continued dry fuels and low humidity conditions in place.”
The forecast calls for scattered showers on Monday morning and erratic and gusty winds, with west-northwest breezes picking up late Monday afternoon and evening.
At the same time, Lake County remains under a hazardous weather outlook due to the heatwave affecting the western United States.
The National Weather Service said hot weather will persist much of this week, with daytime temperatures on Monday and Tuesday expected to reach or surpass the century mark, before rolling back slightly into the high 90s through the weekend.
As a result of the heatwave and the draw on power, the California Independent System Operator has issued a statewide Flex Alert calling for voluntary electricity conservation through Wednesday.
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