The family is caravaning a hundred miles from our home to the only hotel around that has a vacancy for 4 families together. We have no idea when they’ll lift the evacuation or what we’ll be coming back to. But it’s windy as all hell. Gusting up to 50 mph. From what I can gather through friends and what information I can squeeze outta my phone the whole town is burning down.
Thank you to all for your well wishes. I can’t say that enough.
Joe
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Yikes, nightmare scenario - packing up a few coins you can carry and trying to outrace the flames!
Hopefully you will have some luck and your place won't burn down.
OROVILLE, CALIF.
The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
7:45 p.m.
A fire official says the Northern California town of Paradise has been "pretty much" destroyed.
CalFire Capt. Scott McLean says a wind-whipped wildfire destroyed thousands of structures but he said they won't have an exact count until they can get into the area.
The town of about 27,000 people 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco was evacuated. An Associated Press photographer found businesses and homes leveled or in flames, including a liquor store and gas station.
6:45 p.m.
Many people who fled a Northern California town to escape a wildfire say they don't know whether their homes survived.
The police chief in the town of Paradise, Eric Reinbold, was in that group. Reinbold said Thursday he lives in the middle of town and doesn't know if his house is standing.
The town of about 27,000 people 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco was evacuated. An Associated Press photographer found businesses and homes leveled or in flames, including a liquor store and gas station. A California fire official says he has reports of several hundred structures that have been destroyed, but officials say they won't have an exact count until they can get into the area.
6 p.m.
A police officer who helped residents escape a wildfire bearing down on a Northern California town says the town has been devastated.
Officer Mark Bass said he returned to the town of Paradise on Thursday to find offices, large stores and restaurants leveled or burning. The town of about 27,000 people is 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.
Bass is an officer in the nearby town of Chico.
Another police officer in Chico, John Barker, said many elderly people live in Paradise and some are immobile. People posted photos on Twitter of missing seniors.
Barker said he was briefly trapped by fire while trying to get people out, with flames across the road in front of him and behind him.
5:45 p.m.
Officials are describing a harrowing effort to rescue patients from a hospital in a Northern California town ravaged by wildfire.
Butte County Supervisor Doug Teeter said he was on a bulldozer that pushed cars out of the way Thursday to get to the Adventist Health Feather River Hospital in the town of Paradise. When he arrived there, patients were out in the front of the emergency room, where the roof had caught fire. The town of about 27,000 people is 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.
He said sheriff's deputies helped patients evacuate. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said some people at the hospital were trapped in a tunnel.
Hospital spokeswoman Jill Kinney said all patients were evacuated.
5 p.m.
A California fire official says he has reports of several hundred structures that have been destroyed in a Northern California town ravaged by a wildfire, but officials say they won't have an exact count until they can get into the area.
Butte County CalFire Chief Darren Read said Thursday the destruction in the town of Paradise could be upward of a thousand structures. Officials have ordered the town of about 27,000 people 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco to evacuate.
An AP photographer found businesses and homes leveled or in flames, including a liquor store and gas station.
Acting California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in the area.
Condolences TOTALLY to your community. CA obviously needs a way to better deal with these events. Here in Alaska, we get many annual destructive fire events and are trying to plan fire-breaks accordingly (with back-burns). I know this is not always practical but how else will you defend??? Best wishes to all.
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Please stay safe. I hope you will be safe enough to let us know that you are alright when you arrive to the hotel and tomorrow, please keep us updated and I will keep you in my prayers.
Incredibly sad and scary. Certainly puts things into perspective about what matters in life. So very glad you and your family escaped unharmed. Thoughts and prayers sent out to you and all affected by this tragedy.
My heart breaks for you and your family Joe. I’m glad you’re safe. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. It sounds like a miracle you were able to escape. Hoping for another that you’re house stays intact.
Oh gosh, Joe I didn't see this until just now. The most important thing is you were able to get out. Prayers will be sent out that your home and school survive. Take care of yourself.
We made it to the hotel safe and sound. My head is whirling with stress I’ve rarely felt in my life. We have all concluded we have all lost our homes from what we can see on the news and reports from our friends.
I can not thank you all enough for your well wishes and prayers. It means so much.
You good folks are great friends.
A very heartfelt thank you to all, Joe & Family
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@Akbeez said:
Here in Alaska, we get many annual destructive fire events and are trying to plan fire-breaks accordingly (with back-burns). I know this is not always practical but how else will you defend??? Best wishes to all.
I owned a ranch in N. California until late 2005, every early summer the neighbours and I would coordinate having a fire break graded around the perimeter of our properties and also on the interior boundaries. But we always had one person out of the 8 property owners that refused(it'll never happen here etc, what about the expense on and on) So the rest of us went ahead and had the breaks graded and grass cut etc and left that one nincompoop out. I always thought if a fire broke out it would be at nincompoops.
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Safety first. These material things are not as relevant, when life hangs in the balance. Best to you, and your entire community. So much for "fun". Trying times vs. buying trimes.
May God bless you all and protect you. As awful as you feel now, your property can be replaced but you cannot. Take care my friend and hopefully your safe will prevail. You will be in our prayers.
Jim
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Woke up this am to the radio news that Paradise was just about burned up. I am so glad that you and your family found a place to stay, and I hope that your homes were spared.
Sorry to hear of this disaster Joe... Happy you and yours are safe.... Hoping for the best for what you left behind... sometimes things survive. Glad you took your pets...Cheers, RickO
The Thousand Oaks fire is growing,
and heading west toward Malibu.
They've had a rough week, starting
with the shooting/killing at the
Boarderline Bar in 1,000 Oaks.
Another fire has just broke out at
Griffith Park, which is NorthEast-ish
of Hollywood.
The TV is showing pretty unbelieable
Huge plumes of smoke rising up
from the Thousand Oaks Fire - unbelievable,
but unfortunately fairly common in this
general area.
Hope everyone there, and their animals,
(and coins) are safe.
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So sorry to hear this CHD. Praying for a good outcome for you and your family. At least you're safe, that's a huge blessing. Please keep us updated as things slow down for you.
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That`s crazy... All the best to you!
Please let me know if you need anything once you reach the hotel. I will do my best to send them ASAP.
The family is caravaning a hundred miles from our home to the only hotel around that has a vacancy for 4 families together. We have no idea when they’ll lift the evacuation or what we’ll be coming back to. But it’s windy as all hell. Gusting up to 50 mph. From what I can gather through friends and what information I can squeeze outta my phone the whole town is burning down.
Thank you to all for your well wishes. I can’t say that enough.
Joe
OMG, praying for you and your family Joe.
Stay safe!
Dave
Calif. has been in a bad drought this year. My mom lives up in the valley and hasn't seen rain in months. Be safe my friend!
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Wish you the best and sending prayers.
What a tragedy. I'm glad you are OK, and I hope your property will be spared the destruction. We will be thinking of you
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Yikes, nightmare scenario - packing up a few coins you can carry and trying to outrace the flames!
Hopefully you will have some luck and your place won't burn down.
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OROVILLE, CALIF.
The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
7:45 p.m.
A fire official says the Northern California town of Paradise has been "pretty much" destroyed.
CalFire Capt. Scott McLean says a wind-whipped wildfire destroyed thousands of structures but he said they won't have an exact count until they can get into the area.
The town of about 27,000 people 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco was evacuated. An Associated Press photographer found businesses and homes leveled or in flames, including a liquor store and gas station.
6:45 p.m.
Many people who fled a Northern California town to escape a wildfire say they don't know whether their homes survived.
The police chief in the town of Paradise, Eric Reinbold, was in that group. Reinbold said Thursday he lives in the middle of town and doesn't know if his house is standing.
The town of about 27,000 people 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco was evacuated. An Associated Press photographer found businesses and homes leveled or in flames, including a liquor store and gas station. A California fire official says he has reports of several hundred structures that have been destroyed, but officials say they won't have an exact count until they can get into the area.
6 p.m.
A police officer who helped residents escape a wildfire bearing down on a Northern California town says the town has been devastated.
Officer Mark Bass said he returned to the town of Paradise on Thursday to find offices, large stores and restaurants leveled or burning. The town of about 27,000 people is 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.
Bass is an officer in the nearby town of Chico.
Another police officer in Chico, John Barker, said many elderly people live in Paradise and some are immobile. People posted photos on Twitter of missing seniors.
Barker said he was briefly trapped by fire while trying to get people out, with flames across the road in front of him and behind him.
5:45 p.m.
Officials are describing a harrowing effort to rescue patients from a hospital in a Northern California town ravaged by wildfire.
Butte County Supervisor Doug Teeter said he was on a bulldozer that pushed cars out of the way Thursday to get to the Adventist Health Feather River Hospital in the town of Paradise. When he arrived there, patients were out in the front of the emergency room, where the roof had caught fire. The town of about 27,000 people is 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.
He said sheriff's deputies helped patients evacuate. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said some people at the hospital were trapped in a tunnel.
Hospital spokeswoman Jill Kinney said all patients were evacuated.
5 p.m.
A California fire official says he has reports of several hundred structures that have been destroyed in a Northern California town ravaged by a wildfire, but officials say they won't have an exact count until they can get into the area.
Butte County CalFire Chief Darren Read said Thursday the destruction in the town of Paradise could be upward of a thousand structures. Officials have ordered the town of about 27,000 people 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco to evacuate.
An AP photographer found businesses and homes leveled or in flames, including a liquor store and gas station.
Acting California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in the area.
LIFE is the most important. All else, as tough as it may seem, can be replaced.
Take care of your and yours!! Will be keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.
Condolences TOTALLY to your community. CA obviously needs a way to better deal with these events. Here in Alaska, we get many annual destructive fire events and are trying to plan fire-breaks accordingly (with back-burns). I know this is not always practical but how else will you defend??? Best wishes to all.
Holy crap! Wishing you, your family, and your coins the best of luck to get through this.
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Man, I feel for you. I live in Santa Rosa and understand what you're going through. If you need anything reach out to me. Good luck and God speed.
Yikes! Be safe!! Everything else is just "stuff" that can be replaced... hoping the best for you and your family!
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Please stay safe. I hope you will be safe enough to let us know that you are alright when you arrive to the hotel and tomorrow, please keep us updated and I will keep you in my prayers.
Incredibly sad and scary. Certainly puts things into perspective about what matters in life. So very glad you and your family escaped unharmed. Thoughts and prayers sent out to you and all affected by this tragedy.
So sorry to hear this, best wishes.
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Be safe, and best wishes that all turns out well.
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Good luck to you and your family!!
That is terrible. I hope all is ok at your place. Glad you all got out safe. Keep us posted when you can.
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My heart breaks for you and your family Joe. I’m glad you’re safe. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. It sounds like a miracle you were able to escape. Hoping for another that you’re house stays intact.
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Wow, that's terrible! Hope your family and you are safe. I'd be sick with worry about my home. Rain would be great right about now.
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Oh gosh, Joe I didn't see this until just now. The most important thing is you were able to get out. Prayers will be sent out that your home and school survive. Take care of yourself.
Jeff
We made it to the hotel safe and sound. My head is whirling with stress I’ve rarely felt in my life. We have all concluded we have all lost our homes from what we can see on the news and reports from our friends.
I can not thank you all enough for your well wishes and prayers. It means so much.
You good folks are great friends.
A very heartfelt thank you to all, Joe & Family
Hate to hear that Joe. At least your safe and that's all that matters. Prayers sent to you good folks.
Crap on a stick. I saw this in the news. I’m sad you are facing it. Let us know if there is anything to help with.
Stay Safe Joe, I'm on edge tonight as well out here in Chatsworth, it literally has been one hell of a day with everything going on
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I owned a ranch in N. California until late 2005, every early summer the neighbours and I would coordinate having a fire break graded around the perimeter of our properties and also on the interior boundaries. But we always had one person out of the 8 property owners that refused(it'll never happen here etc, what about the expense on and on) So the rest of us went ahead and had the breaks graded and grass cut etc and left that one nincompoop out. I always thought if a fire broke out it would be at nincompoops.
Yikes, its not sounding good at all for this town. Reading some of the stories now.
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Insane photographs. hope everyone got out ok.
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Joe, I have thought about you and your family constantly since this fire started. Thoughts and prayers for you and your family my friend.
Safety first. These material things are not as relevant, when life hangs in the balance. Best to you, and your entire community. So much for "fun". Trying times vs. buying trimes.
Oh My God Joe,
Please stay safe.
You have the family and the pets and yourself, thank God.
Stay safe old friend.
This is profoundly sad. I wish you all the best.
Reports of grid-lock, people abandoning their cars and "making a run for it."
This is seriously frightening news.
As a person from a non-fire state, it's hard to wrap my mind around it.
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So sorry, Joe. But grateful everyone got out safely. At least you're all in this together. All the best.
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I cannot imaging what's going thru your mind:(
Joe, when can you venture back?
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May God bless you all and protect you. As awful as you feel now, your property can be replaced but you cannot. Take care my friend and hopefully your safe will prevail. You will be in our prayers.
Jim
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Yikes... Glad you got out and hoping the best for you!
Please give us an update when you are allowed to return.
Woke up this am to the radio news that Paradise was just about burned up. I am so glad that you and your family found a place to stay, and I hope that your homes were spared.
Sorry to hear of this disaster Joe... Happy you and yours are safe.... Hoping for the best for what you left behind... sometimes things survive. Glad you took your pets...Cheers, RickO
Stay safe, and I hope for the best for you and your family.
Bob
I saw this in the news, then I read your post. Glad you made it out safely. Hang in there!
Good luck, hope everything turns out as best as it can possibly be for you and your town.
The Thousand Oaks fire is growing,
and heading west toward Malibu.
They've had a rough week, starting
with the shooting/killing at the
Boarderline Bar in 1,000 Oaks.
Another fire has just broke out at
Griffith Park, which is NorthEast-ish
of Hollywood.
The TV is showing pretty unbelieable
Huge plumes of smoke rising up
from the Thousand Oaks Fire - unbelievable,
but unfortunately fairly common in this
general area.
Hope everyone there, and their animals,
(and coins) are safe.
Be safe and hope everything works out
So sorry to hear this CHD. Praying for a good outcome for you and your family. At least you're safe, that's a huge blessing. Please keep us updated as things slow down for you.
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