WORK DEEP IN THE ELDORADONATIONAL FOREST TRYING TO KEEPTHE FIRE FROM JUMPING TO MOREPOPULATED AREAS.THE FORK FIRE ADDING TO THEFOREBODING LAYER OF SMOKEHOVERING OVER SO MUCH OFCALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW THIS FIREIS BURNING IN A PORTION OF THEELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST THATHAS FEW IF ANY PERMANENTRESIDENTS BUT IT'S A POPULARPLACE TO CAMP AND HIKE THEU.S. FOREST SERVICE DECIDEDMONDAY TO CLOSE ALL OF ITSCAMPGROUNDS HE WAS TOUGHDECISION OBVIOUSLY PUBLICDOESN'T LIKE TO HAVE THERE.THE ACCESS RESTRICTED.
THATDECISION WAS MADE YESTERDAY.THE MOON OF THAT IS IF THATHAD HAPPENED THERE POTENTIALLYWOULD HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OFPEOPLE HERE.
AND THEY'RE JUSTHAPPENED TO BE A FEW DOZEN INHERE.
WHEN THIS FIRE STARTEDOUT AND WE WERE ABLE TO GETHIMWE WERE ABLE TO ACCESS APART OF THE FIRE THAT WASBURNING SOMEWHAT SLOWLYFIREFIGHTERS WERE DRAWINGWATER FROM CREEKS TO BATTLETHE FIRE DEEP IN THE WOODS,THE FLAMES YOU SEE HERE ARE INAN AREA OF DENSE FORESTSHELTERED BY TYPOGRAPHY FROMTHE FIERCE WIND BUT A FEWMILES AWAY AT THE LAKE.THE CHOPPY WATERS WEREBREAKING MORE LIKE THE WAVESOF AN OCEAN THAT A MOUNTAINLAKE.
THE WIND COMING OFF THISWATER WAS POWERFUL ANDUNRELENTING WE FELT THE FULLFORCE OF IT ON THE LAKE DAM.I'M BRACING MYSELF SO IDON'T BLOW UP THIS CLIP.
THESEARE THE WINDS THAT ARE DRIVINGFIRES TONIGHT.THE HOPE IS GUY'S DOWN THATWILL BE ABLE TO TO GET CONTROLOFWELL THE CAUSE OF THE FORKFIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ISREMINDING ALL OF US CAMP FIRESHAVE BEEN BANNED IN THESEWOODS FOR WEEKS PEOPLE KEEPCOMING UP HERE PEOPLE KEEPHAVING CAMPFIRES THEY NEED TOSTOP FIREFIGHTERS NEED EVERYPOSSIBLE OUNCE OF PREVENTIONTHEY CAN GET FROM THE PUBLIC.THE REGION IS IT APREPAREDNESS LEVEL OF 5.THE NATION IS AT A FAIRNESSLEVEL TO 5 THAT MEANS ARESUPPRESSION IS.
AS STRESSED ASYOU CAN THAT'S WHAT THATNUMBER MEANS.AND AT LAST REPORT THE FORKFIRE WAS LISTED AT 500 ACRESIS 0% CONTAINED AND EVACUATIONWARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THECOMMUNITIES OF STUMPINGMEADOWS QUINTET IN VOLCANOVILLE REPORTING LIVE IN ELDORADO COUNTY DENNIS SHANAHAN
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