Threats include determining where post-fire rain events could increase runoff and flooding, erosion and sediment delivery, debris flows, and high-risk areas for the spread of invasive weedsĪfter burning for over 60 days, the Caldor Fire has reached 100 percent containment. The BAER team has identified and started implementing emergency stabilization actions to reduce post fire threats to life, property, and critical natural and cultural resources. A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team looks more long term. It usually begins before the fire is contained, and before the demobilization of an incident management team.
Caldor evac map series#
Please monitor and be alert for possible adverse conditions within the Caldor Fire area.įire suppression repair differs from rehabilitation efforts as it is a series of immediate post-fire actions taken to repair damages and minimize potential soil erosion and impacts resulting from fire suppression activities. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flash Flood Watch, Flood Watch and a Winter Storm Watch for the area through Monday. Heavy rain on freshly burned ground caused devastating debris flows. A similar rain event occurred in 2018 within the Thomas Fire burned area in southern California. On average the Sierras receive a storm such as this every ten to twenty years. This hydrophobic layer is generally ½ inch to 3 inches beneath the soil surface, according a Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) report. After a high intensity fire the native plant material can form a waxy substance around soil particles causing the surface layer to repel water. Soils that become hydrophobic repel water, reducing the amount of water infiltration. Areas of high burn severity within the fire, such as Grizzly Flats and above US 50, could be at the greatest risk for debris flows due to hydrophobic soils.
It has burned through more than 770,000 acres along the west coast and is still only 48% contained as firefighter’s battle against numerous outbreaks.The potential for debris flows in the Caldor Fire area are of great concern. The Dixie Fire, the biggest single-origin wildfire in the state’s history, is still raging in northern California and has so far crossed five counties. Most worryingly CalFire officials say that it is just 16% contained, leaving the possibility that it could spread to other regions if the current conditions persist.
California in particular has been a hotspot of some of the most dangerous blazes and scientists warn that it will become an increasingly large problem as climate change brings about more extreme heat waves.Ĭurrently Caldor covers over 190,000 acres of land and has been burning for 17 days across the Golden State. However despite the best efforts of all involved there is a real concern that the staggering frequency and severity of wildfires this year may soon exhaust local authorities. Additional sites have been opened in a Carson City park, the Reno Sparks Convention Center, a rodeo event venue in Dayton and Layton County fairgrounds, Yerington. In California, officials representing both Carson City and Douglas County confirmed that community evacuations shelters were at capacity as of Tuesday. 1gCXkus2Lm- ABC News AugWildfires continue to threaten West Coast "It's burning incredibly erratic and it's very scary," reports.įor over two weeks, the Caldor Fire has swept across 177,260 acres of Northern California & only 14% of the fire is currently contained, according to U.S.
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