 As of right now, there are over 1,000 fires burning in Northern California, consuming over 130,000 acres. Almost 12,000 firefighters are working to stop the wildfires. You can get more details at the CalFire Home page and view a Google Map with fire locations here.
Here in San Francisco proper, we aren't getting the actual fires, but we are feeling the effects. When I walked outside with my pugs this morning I felt like I should grab a stick for some s'mores. The smell of smoke is pervasive throughout NorCal, and the haze is readily evident. The picture to the right is from the hill by our house in SF, just a few miles from the Financial District. That's not fog, it's smoke.
As for the actual firefighting, crews are not expecting to beat most of these for a while. Many of the fires are in rugged territory, with deep canyons and the like. So many of them will be burning for a while. Good luck to the firefighters and those in the area. |
