Rocky Fire, CA – UPDATE

The local press and national news seems to be adequately covering this very large, week old wildfire.  The photos in the above link provide a good sense of the terrain and why under the right humidity and wind conditions that such a fire is difficult to contain.

CalFire was fantastic a few years ago when I was staying in a cabin that is to the west of the Rocky Fire and that ended up being within 300 feet of a brush fire.  I ended up having a front row seat to the whole event.  So, if any of you have any questions about the Rocky Fire, I might be able to supply a couple of answers.    

The LATimes report has some good pictures as well.
14 August 2015 – SF Gate Rocky Fire fully contained — Jerusalem nears same fate

The Jerusalem fire was roughly south of the Rocky fire and lapped into Napa County. Keeping fingers crossed as the temperature this weekend is higher than it has been.

The Soda Fire in Idaho as reported by The Guardian is a monster. There are several other fires in ID and OR that should not be considered insignificant.