I see a lot of misinformed comments here, so let me clear a few things up. The fire was NOT started by a campfire. It was started by PG&E transmission lines on CAMP Creek Road, hence the name “CAMP Fire”. In July 2011, a PG&E subcontractor clear cut a wide swath under the transmission lines on Camp Creek Road. I was there, no tree was spared, and I have photos to prove it. So, don’t start making assumptions about things you know nothing about, and start blaming (insert name of person or entity you don’t like) for tall trees touching a power line.
"don’t start making assumptions about things you know nothing about" but that's exactly what you just did here? If you have proof then why haven't you contacted the investigators, and why haven't they made a decision yet?
PG&E knows very well that they hired a subcontractor to clear-cut under the Camp Creek Road transmission lines in July 2011; I'm sure it is documented in their records. That said, I HAVE contacted investigators. The investigators "making a decision" is obviously beyond my control. But my main concern is that there are plenty of outsiders, who have never stepped foot in Butte County, never mind reside in Butte County, making a bunch of know-it-all comments on the Blancolirio Camp Fire videos, and other social media venues, about what their interpretation is as to what started the Camp Fire.
Evac from Magalia. Made it to Chico yesterday. Stayed in car overnight. No sleep. In Orland now. Dog in evac shelter. Every evacuee said they lost everything. Lots of hugs and prayers and supporting each other. We all gave GIANT hugs and thanks to each and every calfire person, deputy, and EMT team we say, including Nevada County andContra Costa and more! Mc Donald’s opened up early for us and calfire. Target very assistive and bringing in water and portapotties. Starbuck offering free fruit, coffee, donuts and WiFi to evacuees. Best of times, worst of times....Paradise Lost. Reporting from the ground to Blancolirio. 🙏
I've been through a cyclone. But that is nothing. I cannot imagine what you and your friends have been through. A fire can seem malevolent in its actions. I hope you all stay safe.
here2watch08 Thank you! In Orland now. Skies like tule fog except it’s smoke. Everyone wearing masks. All hotels and evac centers full. All funds and assistance is in Chico which is packed. No help here. It will be weeks. Emergency help is amazing. So far we have hugged and thanked personally 65 firefighters from all counties and many states. Bravery. There are angels among us. Have encountered several.
As a resident of the wine country, during the Tubbs fire I noticed that the big tankers were led to the target drop area by twin engine spotter planes that indicated the start of the suppressant drop run with smoke. The tanker followed about a quarter mile behind and dropped it's water on entry into the spotter's smoke trail. Helicopters were used more tactically and saved a lot of homes and wineries at the fire zone's edges. Big D 8 Caterpillar crews were also instrumental in creating effective fire breaks once the wind got to manageable levels by dozing side by side to create an immediate wide defensible break. In my entire life of 70+ years in California, I don't recall such extreme fire damage to towns and suburbs as in the past two years.
Juan,... Thank you for your information.. been following since the Oroville situation... Love your videos, especially burgdrof.. rode in on snowmobile... Thanks again
Thought and prayers with everyone affected by this crisis. Many thanks to Juan for keeping people around the world informed and connected at a very personal level as well as a professional one.
Hi Juan,great on the spot reporting as usual.Hope and Prayers go out to all involved.And many thanks for the Veterans and their service,and yours buddy.Couldn't find a link on the Lake Oroville video.If you gargle the dargle it might be under Direct TV.on SCI HD channel.It might be a History channel related channel?Stay safe.👍✈✈
this is so scary. such devastation. I live in Colorado, and we had a fire hit about 120k acres. took like a month to burn that much. for 90k acres to have gone up in just 2 days is unreal.
I watched a video of a wild fire in Texas. It was mostly grass. It took less than 30 seconds to cross an acre. I would never have believed it if I hadn't watched it!
Thank you for the update. Interesting explanation of the mechanics of fire. When you say Silver City do you by chance mean Sterling City. I’m not familiar with a Silver City in that area. Could only find one down near a Fresno on a Google map. I LOVE your videos!!
This has to be arson for so many fires. I can tell you there are more deaths just from radio traffic. I spent the day listening to the air boss and tankers do their magic. It would be a good interview to talk to the pilot and back seater of the king air. Man they push a bunch of tin in a small space with little vertical seperation. I know they were spending a lot of time keeping the radio towers from going up in flames. It was priority number 1 to keep the towers and repeaters online.
@@faithsrvtrip8768 have you ever even been to Paradise? I friggin know people there that have lost their homes, and you come here and drop racist turds like that? Idiot.
Short video of somebody driving through part of the fire. Scary as hell. If a fallen tree/car accident were to block the road out, you'd be trapped inside your car, the car catches fire, you have nowhere to go and you would die. ua-cam.com/video/amUW2NrA9S8/v-deo.html
Juan thanks for the update. I am a retired Cal Fire Battalion Chief with 34 years of experience. I supervised copter 106 for 12 years. Your fixed wing info is spot on. The competition for air tankers tomorrow will be interesting as we transition in to more timber and away from structures in the Feather river drainage and near Sterling City. The fires in Southern California may take priority. I know that this fire will be off to the races Late Saturday and early Sunday when the winds resurface. It’s just not humanly possible to put in that much holding line before the winds show up. This is truly the fire we all knew that could happen. I remember back in 1980 we studied this at the First Butte College Fire academy which I attended. Thanks for all you do.
@Joe Booth Farm country us not what is burning. The central valley and imperial valley are the flat fertile areas where almost all the farming takes place. These areas don't really burn in wild fires. The wilderness areas are where the fires happen. Coastal ranges and the Sierras. This fire took place at the foot of the feather river drainage, in the northern sierra foothills. Very little farming is done there. It is mostly forest land, with scrub and oak transitioning to pine forests as the elevation increases. Getting rid of farming would do nothing to alleviate this.
+Joe Booth the areas that are burning are super Steep and Rocky Canyons. farm equipment cannot reach these areas and there are not many roads. the environmentalists have prevented removing dead trees and logging in many of these areas. all over the Sierra Nevadas the forests are very thick with young trees and brush. some areas are so thick with young trees that you cannot even walk through these areas. some areas are being cleared and logged but much more needs to be done to reduce the fuel load in our National Forests. Tahoe ,El Dorado , Stanislaus, Plumas, and other National Forests.. why don't you visit California and take a drive up into our forests and see how beautiful they are although heavily treed, and you will see firsthand what we are talking about. some of the Canyons in a forest are too steep to even walk down the hills without a rope.
@@blancolirio, I read that there is an el nino this year which means drier and warmer weather for the Pacific Northwest, I think that includes Nor-Cal?
I think you are mistaken about what El Nino means for California. El Nino years are WET. The Oroville Dam emergency happened in an El Nino year, almost two years ago now. He tremendous flooding the winter of 96/97 was another El Nino year, same thing in 82/83.
@@calichef1962, Thank you for your answer. I wasn't sure what happened to NorCal on El Nino years. Hopefully the rains will come soon for those poor people.
Thought and prayers from NZ, it's a shame the news media go on about the fire in Ventura as the main fire I know it's just as bad but a whole town has been lost in the one near you, the rich get media attention.
Actually, Paradise is probably the richest large town (per capita*) in Butte County, and for sure the property values are at the top end, or at least, they were before this fire. *The tiny town of Richvale is likely the richest town, per capita, in Butte County. That is because the Lundberg family's personal wealth skews the ultra small town's per capita income. Of course, by Los Angeles' standards, the Lundberg's wealth is minimal. They drive Escalades and Mercedes, the wealthy in LA are driven by chauffeurs in their Bentleys, Maybachs or Rolls.
A lot of VERY rich people with fire insurance. But I still feel for them. I pray they and their animals get out ok. I can c the smoke and flames from Oxnard / Ventura.
Glad I checked the Blancolirio channel before I checked on-line. Only news I can find is about celebrities fleeing their mansions for their 2nd or 3rd homes in So Cal. We're hoping the best for all of you! Stay safe but when you can please keep us informed.
Totally agree. A set of competent reporters like Juan could/should and possibly WILL replace National news someday - just look at all that he brings to the table beyond what a talking head has to offer in 30 or 60 seconds.
Thanks for the update Juan on this devastating fire. It is absolutely incredible how quickly this fire erupted and spread. We are keeping the folks of Paradise in our thoughts and prayers this evening. We will be watching and hoping for the best from here in Kentucky.
Thanks, as always Juan. Presser said 9 lives lost-I’m stunned. Trying to get it arranged to get back out to help. Seems more than 20 Deputies have lost their homes as well as several others from various local police departments. So please-make sure for those that may be told at a later time that you need to evacuate-know that those law enforcement officials do understand how scared you are, the worry of losing what is your world and the fear of the unknown. Please, don’t wait. Just evacuate. 9 lives lost is already too many... Much love to my family, friends and those affected in my NorCal home. We will get through this. Thanks again Juan. Be safe.
Juan, your next assignment is reporting on the wind conditions in Northern California and the placement of PG&E power lines crossing cuts in ridges that create intense vortex of air pressure during the hard east winds from high pressure over the basin and ranges. The slot in the ridge a small creek goes through and a smaller canyon midway up from the Feather River right at the reported location of the fires starting looks suspicious, looks like an incredibly rough patch in high winds in a light plane. Family used to own a Cessna 182, I have hurled all over the back of a Cessna, coastal range turbulence coming into Santa Barbara. Got a lot of info on the way updrafts work, crashed RC gliders due to slots in coastal cliffs shooting jets of air out and tipping the wings over while I am trying to figure out if I am supposed to reverse the controls yet. So I know how those winds can mess with anything over the path of least resistance and bottlenecks. PG&E lack of use of fluid dynamic studies of airflow in placing power lines is killing a lot o people in Northern California in my opinion. I would love to hear your expert opinion, I cant imagine a better person to look into it, if it is indeed an issue. Maybe a local eagle or hawk knows more about airflow in the Sierra foothills, but they are hard to get a peep out of.
As of 9 p.m. PST the death toll is up to 9. Here in Gridley is a COLD night! The current temperature is 39 degrees, and it's only 10:30. Not much wind here so the low tomorrow morning will be really cold. The high today was in the low 60s and we are experiencing a "smoke and ash winter" kind of like a volcanic ash winter or nuclear winter-- same principle. Almost all of our Paradise friends and Yankee Hill family are evacuated and accounted for, thankfully. All our Paradise friends have lost their homes, however. Judging by the fire perimeter map, our Yankee Hill family narrowly escaped losing their home, once again. The last big Concow/Yankee Hill fire got within 100 yards of their home. Hopefully they had all of their emergency thousand gallon rubber water "bladders" full of water.
Prayers to all of those impacted by this fire. Juan, when an airfield is smoked in, does that mean that the fire fighting assests (planes etc) are stuck there, and can not even move to a different location?
Wish we could send some of our rain out your way. We've got the complete opposite - over 4" in less than 9 days. Wettest Fall I can remember. Thanks for the heads up. Sounds like things are going to get worse before they get better. Prayers for those affected in Northern CA. 😢
Something is up with the lack of rainfall in a state with an ocean to the west ? Seems pretty much planned to me . Worst drought conditions in how many years ? ~Just My2Cents
Do you still have your press credentials from oroville dam? Can you please do a drive through skyway/ Clark rd and pentz? We don’t know if we lost our homes yet
Very sad situation out there, the whole world with this global warming deforestation situationgetting worse and worse, Juan I learned from you thank you for the insightful coverage.I,ll say a pray for everyone in California
Today at 4pm near the Oakland Airport, the sun was a bright red orange color and so filtered by the smoke that you could look at and not hurt your eyes. The orange red color was very unusual.
Juan have you heard anything further on the reports of PG&E having an outage in that area just before the fire started? If it turns out to be another wind-downed power line, seems that might relate to another aspect of the aging infrastructure you've been covering since Oroville. Although it can't be said for certain that age or disrepair is a factor.
Thanks Juan for your fire expertise during this sad time of our lives,as my family and I wait ,in hopes that we have our home in time to return too.If in any way shape or form,that you can get any status surrounding the area of Hollywood and Vine St.,Magalia,would be much appreciated.I think that you ment Stirling City,which is 12 miles NE of Magalia.At this point victims like us are unfortunately playing the waiting game.Our prays go out to those who lost their loved ones and their homes during this devastating situation.We are thankful for the hard long hour's by which the firefighters from local and afar,law enforcement as well and many more services throughout our community.Kudos to you all and God Bless.Stay safe,Browne family.We'll keep watching Blancolirio and FB page for continued Camp Fire coverage.Thanks again Juan.Magalia,Paradise along with surrounding communities,stay strong and continue to support those on the front lines.🙏
Prayers for Paradise and surrounding areas. I used to live about half-way between Forest Ranch and Magalia and got burned out 15 or so years ago. That's when I moved down here by the Sacramento River.
Thank for the update, Juan. My niece lives in Paradice. Her and her husband worked at the Feather River hospital, which sustained heavy damage. More or likely lost their home also. Got out with their 2 dogs and the clothes on their back. Staying at my sisters home in Oroville. Very sad
Thanks for the 2 videos about the Camp Fire. I'm out of town and up on the beautiful Mendocino Coast in Fort Bragg and I finally was able to get on my computer to see if you were on top of this. I should have known. ;-) The day the fire started we'd just gotten up here and so went grocery shopping. Beautiful day, some wind. When we got out of the store and headed back down Hwy 1 we saw a huge plume of brown smoke in the sky and were wondering how close we were to the fire. When I checked and found out it was in Butte County I was astounded. The smoke looked like it was so close. We could smell it just like when the fires went through Santa Rosa a year ago. Then I heard that Paradise was burnt down. The neighbor up here was building a ramp for their travel trailer and it turns out that the 90 year old father and his wife and some other relatives had their house burn down and will be living here for awhile. At least they had a place to go. So sad to see this happening again this year. I really appreciate your updates Juan!!!
Juan, I'm a little south of you. When the winds did change (for the better) yesterday and that wall of smoke headed south, it was pretty ominous. Same thing you noted, by 4pm it looked like nightfall. Fortunately it was all high altitude so no ground smoke and no smell. This morning skies are much clearer. Thanks again for your updates!
My friend who is pregnant and her husband just lost their house and whole neighborhood in paradise. It was a beautiful place that had been there many years. It was also a really nice little town
The natural condition for California forests, before man's arrival, was to have a wildfire at 50 year intervals more or less, clearing out the brush while the large trees remained uninjured. In looking at several videos posted by news channels, I saw many instances of burned out cars or buildings with uninjured trees all around. I only spotted one tree killed, it had lost its leaves and twigs. If California homes had as much fireproofing as the forests, many of them might survive a fire like this one.
Monitoring the situation from Ontario Canada. My prayers go out to everyone impacted by the fire. Your reporting is appreciated by all. Once this crisis ends, will there be some form of inquiry / inquiries looking at the cause, mitigating factors that made this so fire so horrendously damaging to property and life, and approaches to prevention?
When I want real news, I go to Juan! Terrible situation, main stream media are all over the rich people fire down in Malibu, we just lost a whole town, no mention of it on CNN or MSNBC
Five more days of sun in the North Coast weather forecast. Getting very dry in these parts and I am right on the beach. It so sad Paradise is gone. My coworker worked at the MacDonalds that was there.
So sad, and a huge horrible situation all a around. So many prayers are needed and are coming from Omaha, Ne. Stay safe and thank you for your thoughtful and caring update. ✌🏻👏
speaking with Red Cross years ago, they thought that Paradise was the most likely place for a disaster in Butte County. They were worried about a grass fire from the valley running uphill into the tall trees of Paradise. There are very few roads into or out of Paradise. It seemed like disaster waiting to happen. Many years ago there was a fire break created in this area between the grassy valley and the tall trees, much of it was called Ponderosa Road.
They are saying this is the worse fire in Ca history. For that to be true. That would have to make this worse than the 1906 San Fransisco fire. That will make sense of how bad this fire really is since it's still burning as I type this.
People need to hear what you have to say. This knowledge is very valuable. Too many people have no idea about how fighting fire works.
Thanks for the update Juan!!!!
Yet again - the very best place for complete news and in-depth information on just about any regional topic. Thank you Juan.
Thank you Juan, so sad.
Thanks for the facts to dispel all the speculation flying around.
Keep us informed. Thanks Juan
Juan, thank you for the great reporting.
I see a lot of misinformed comments here, so let me clear a few things up. The fire was NOT started by a campfire. It was started by PG&E transmission lines on CAMP Creek Road, hence the name “CAMP Fire”. In July 2011, a PG&E subcontractor clear cut a wide swath under the transmission lines on Camp Creek Road. I was there, no tree was spared, and I have photos to prove it. So, don’t start making assumptions about things you know nothing about, and start blaming (insert name of person or entity you don’t like) for tall trees touching a power line.
I'll do a follow up on this , thanks. Jb.
Is there photo you upload somewhere?
"don’t start making assumptions about things you know nothing about" but that's exactly what you just did here? If you have proof then why haven't you contacted the investigators, and why haven't they made a decision yet?
PG&E knows very well that they hired a subcontractor to clear-cut under the Camp Creek Road transmission lines in July 2011; I'm sure it is documented in their records. That said, I HAVE contacted investigators. The investigators "making a decision" is obviously beyond my control. But my main concern is that there are plenty of outsiders, who have never stepped foot in Butte County, never mind reside in Butte County, making a bunch of know-it-all comments on the Blancolirio Camp Fire videos, and other social media venues, about what their interpretation is as to what started the Camp Fire.
👍👍👍THANK YOU Juan, 🙏🙏🙏 GOD BLESS ALL !!! 😍😍😍
Thank you for keeping us updated!
Thank you Juan, stay safe ....
Evac from Magalia. Made it to Chico yesterday. Stayed in car overnight. No sleep. In Orland now. Dog in evac shelter. Every evacuee said they lost everything. Lots of hugs and prayers and supporting each other. We all gave GIANT hugs and thanks to each and every calfire person, deputy, and EMT team we say, including Nevada County andContra Costa and more! Mc Donald’s opened up early for us and calfire. Target very assistive and bringing in water and portapotties. Starbuck offering free fruit, coffee, donuts and WiFi to evacuees. Best of times, worst of times....Paradise Lost.
Reporting from the ground to Blancolirio.
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I've been through a cyclone. But that is nothing. I cannot imagine what you and your friends have been through. A fire can seem malevolent in its actions. I hope you all stay safe.
My heart goes out to you and yours. We see the haze and smell the smoke everyday here down in Contra Costa County.
here2watch08 Thank you! In Orland now. Skies like tule fog except it’s smoke. Everyone wearing masks. All hotels and evac centers full. All funds and assistance is in Chico which is packed. No help here. It will be weeks. Emergency help is amazing. So far we have hugged and thanked personally 65 firefighters from all counties and many states. Bravery. There are angels among us. Have encountered several.
As a resident of the wine country, during the Tubbs fire I noticed that the big tankers were led to the target drop area by twin engine spotter planes that indicated the start of the suppressant drop run with smoke. The tanker followed about a quarter mile behind and dropped it's water on entry into the spotter's smoke trail. Helicopters were used more tactically and saved a lot of homes and wineries at the fire zone's edges. Big D 8 Caterpillar crews were also instrumental in creating effective fire breaks once the wind got to manageable levels by dozing side by side to create an immediate wide defensible break. In my entire life of 70+ years in California, I don't recall such extreme fire damage to towns and suburbs as in the past two years.
Thank you for the update. You have the best coverage of anyone, the others just show video and very little explanation. Stay safe.
Thanks Blanco for real facts only reporting.
Juan...your the best..
Juan,... Thank you for your information.. been following since the Oroville situation... Love your videos, especially burgdrof.. rode in on snowmobile... Thanks again
Thanks for the reporting. Started following you for the Orville updates. Keep up the great work.
Great video again Juan. My Mom is an RN in Paradise and the hospital was destroyed. With all the homes and businesses destroyed it’s very sad.
Thought and prayers with everyone affected by this crisis. Many thanks to Juan for keeping people around the world informed and connected at a very personal level as well as a professional one.
We need your clone down here in SoCal! Take care and keep up the good reports!
Hi Juan,great on the spot reporting as usual.Hope and Prayers go out to all involved.And many thanks for the Veterans and their service,and yours buddy.Couldn't find a link on the Lake Oroville video.If you gargle the dargle it might be under Direct TV.on SCI HD channel.It might be a History channel related channel?Stay safe.👍✈✈
this is so scary. such devastation. I live in Colorado, and we had a fire hit about 120k acres. took like a month to burn that much. for 90k acres to have gone up in just 2 days is unreal.
I watched a video of a wild fire in Texas. It was mostly grass. It took less than 30 seconds to cross an acre. I would never have believed it if I hadn't watched it!
That's it! 'Light Flashy Fuels'.
You hit that firestorm turning around right on the money. Fire of 2008 here.
Stay safe Juan. My heart breaks for everyone who’s lost something from these fires. Are you helping fly the air tankers Juan?
no airtanker flying yet.
Should the homes be rebuilt? Is this going to just happen again one day?
prayers for all very sad
To say nothing about pre-heating and area ignition. Puts the trees and veg around our Sierra foothill houses and towns in a different light.
Thank you for the update. Interesting explanation of the mechanics of fire. When you say Silver City do you by chance mean Sterling City. I’m not familiar with a Silver City in that area. Could only find one down near a Fresno on a Google map. I LOVE your videos!!
Correct- Sterling City
It's M.I.T.O. time for airtankers. Go big B-52 of waterbombing G.S.T.S 944! Thank you J.B. And keep it level and true in to the blue.
You know, years ago heads of state and citizens would pray for rain. I hate to see all these catastrophes in California.
This has to be arson for so many fires.
I can tell you there are more deaths just from radio traffic.
I spent the day listening to the air boss and tankers do their magic. It would be a good interview to talk to the pilot and back seater of the king air. Man they push a bunch of tin in a small space with little vertical seperation. I know they were spending a lot of time keeping the radio towers from going up in flames. It was priority number 1 to keep the towers and repeaters online.
No. If you heard Juan he clearly said how the high winds carry Amber's out a head oh the main fire.
@@faithsrvtrip8768 have you ever even been to Paradise? I friggin know people there that have lost their homes, and you come here and drop racist turds like that? Idiot.
Only if those "illegals" and Muslims were working for PG&E! Sadly, PG&E is responsible for this fire.
Can you get that up on LiveATC
The "Camp fire" was exactly that, some A-hole(s) a had to have their campfire. Happens all the time in AZ. People will NEVER learn.
Short video of somebody driving through part of the fire. Scary as hell. If a fallen tree/car accident were to block the road out, you'd be trapped inside your car, the car catches fire, you have nowhere to go and you would die. ua-cam.com/video/amUW2NrA9S8/v-deo.html
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Juan thanks for the update. I am a retired Cal Fire Battalion Chief with 34 years of experience. I supervised copter 106 for 12 years. Your fixed wing info is spot on. The competition for air tankers tomorrow will be interesting as we transition in to more timber and away from structures in the Feather river drainage and near Sterling City. The fires in Southern California may take priority. I know that this fire will be off to the races Late Saturday and early Sunday when the winds resurface. It’s just not humanly possible to put in that much holding line before the winds show up. This is truly the fire we all knew that could happen. I remember back in 1980 we studied this at the First Butte College Fire academy which I attended. Thanks for all you do.
Thankyou for your experienced input!
@Joe Booth California is the 4 the largest farm industry in the world you clown. Lol
@Joe Booth Farm country us not what is burning. The central valley and imperial valley are the flat fertile areas where almost all the farming takes place. These areas don't really burn in wild fires.
The wilderness areas are where the fires happen. Coastal ranges and the Sierras. This fire took place at the foot of the feather river drainage, in the northern sierra foothills. Very little farming is done there. It is mostly forest land, with scrub and oak transitioning to pine forests as the elevation increases.
Getting rid of farming would do nothing to alleviate this.
@Joe Booth you clearly have no idea what you're taking about. It's not even worth a response.
+Joe Booth the areas that are burning are super Steep and Rocky Canyons. farm equipment cannot reach these areas and there are not many roads. the environmentalists have prevented removing dead trees and logging in many of these areas. all over the Sierra Nevadas the forests are very thick with young trees and brush. some areas are so thick with young trees that you cannot even walk through these areas. some areas are being cleared and logged but much more needs to be done to reduce the fuel load in our National Forests. Tahoe ,El Dorado , Stanislaus, Plumas, and other National Forests.. why don't you visit California and take a drive up into our forests and see how beautiful they are although heavily treed, and you will see firsthand what we are talking about. some of the Canyons in a forest are too steep to even walk down the hills without a rope.
You get right to the point. You present facts. That makes you superior to most people that report on topics such as this.
Juan, I have said this before, but with all the hyperbole and lies these days your honest reporting is a savior of my sanity. Thank you.
I can see that you are quite upset by all of this. I'm sorry you have to go through this and I am thankful for your reports. My prayers and hopes. 😥💔
It's very nerve wracking for all of us in the area as we've never experienced fire behavior this extreme this late in the season.
@@blancolirio, I read that there is an el nino this year which means drier and warmer weather for the Pacific Northwest, I think that includes Nor-Cal?
I think you are mistaken about what El Nino means for California. El Nino years are WET. The Oroville Dam emergency happened in an El Nino year, almost two years ago now. He tremendous flooding the winter of 96/97 was another El Nino year, same thing in 82/83.
@@calichef1962, Thank you for your answer. I wasn't sure what happened to NorCal on El Nino years. Hopefully the rains will come soon for those poor people.
@@blancolirio i was in the area hopefully to see the damn...but I am sorry to say too smoky to see anthing. Keep away.
Thought and prayers from NZ, it's a shame the news media go on about the fire in Ventura as the main fire I know it's just as bad but a whole town has been lost in the one near you, the rich get media attention.
hollywood 'stars' involved down in So. Cal...
Actually, Paradise is probably the richest large town (per capita*) in Butte County, and for sure the property values are at the top end, or at least, they were before this fire.
*The tiny town of Richvale is likely the richest town, per capita, in Butte County. That is because the Lundberg family's personal wealth skews the ultra small town's per capita income. Of course, by Los Angeles' standards, the Lundberg's wealth is minimal. They drive Escalades and Mercedes, the wealthy in LA are driven by chauffeurs in their Bentleys, Maybachs or Rolls.
main stream media follows money, as Juan reports
A lot of VERY rich people with fire insurance. But I still feel for them. I pray they and their animals get out ok. I can c the smoke and flames from Oxnard / Ventura.
On the plus side, there are no Kardashians in Butre county.
Better than any update I’m going to get anywhere else!
I was waiting for your update !
Glad I checked the Blancolirio channel before I checked on-line. Only news I can find is about celebrities fleeing their mansions for their 2nd or 3rd homes in So Cal. We're hoping the best for all of you! Stay safe but when you can please keep us informed.
Totally agree. A set of competent reporters like Juan could/should and possibly WILL replace National news someday - just look at all that he brings to the table beyond what a talking head has to offer in 30 or 60 seconds.
Sorry, but no pity for celebs and their mansion's.
Thanks for giving us real news.
Our Ace reporter Juan reporting from airbase Orville. Back to you at the news station.
Ummm... He's at the Grass Valley airport, not OrOville. (Oroville is Spanish for gold town. Three syllables. It's not named after a Wright brother.)
@@calichef1962 Thanks. I'm in Idaho so I didn't really know.
thats cool! :)
Thanks for the update Juan on this devastating fire. It is absolutely incredible how quickly this fire erupted and spread. We are keeping the folks of Paradise in our thoughts and prayers this evening. We will be watching and hoping for the best from here in Kentucky.
Thanks, as always Juan.
Presser said 9 lives lost-I’m stunned. Trying to get it arranged to get back out to help. Seems more than 20 Deputies have lost their homes as well as several others from various local police departments. So please-make sure for those that may be told at a later time that you need to evacuate-know that those law enforcement officials do understand how scared you are, the worry of losing what is your world and the fear of the unknown. Please, don’t wait. Just evacuate. 9 lives lost is already too many...
Much love to my family, friends and those affected in my NorCal home. We will get through this.
Thanks again Juan. Be safe.
Thanks from Oregon for the update Juan! Keep them coming!
Juan, your next assignment is reporting on the wind conditions in Northern California and the placement of PG&E power lines crossing cuts in ridges that create intense vortex of air pressure during the hard east winds from high pressure over the basin and ranges.
The slot in the ridge a small creek goes through and a smaller canyon midway up from the Feather River right at the reported location of the fires starting looks suspicious, looks like an incredibly rough patch in high winds in a light plane. Family used to own a Cessna 182, I have hurled all over the back of a Cessna, coastal range turbulence coming into Santa Barbara. Got a lot of info on the way updrafts work, crashed RC gliders due to slots in coastal cliffs shooting jets of air out and tipping the wings over while I am trying to figure out if I am supposed to reverse the controls yet. So I know how those winds can mess with anything over the path of least resistance and bottlenecks.
PG&E lack of use of fluid dynamic studies of airflow in placing power lines is killing a lot o people in Northern California in my opinion. I would love to hear your expert opinion, I cant imagine a better person to look into it, if it is indeed an issue. Maybe a local eagle or hawk knows more about airflow in the Sierra foothills, but they are hard to get a peep out of.
As of 9 p.m. PST the death toll is up to 9. Here in Gridley is a COLD night! The current temperature is 39 degrees, and it's only 10:30. Not much wind here so the low tomorrow morning will be really cold. The high today was in the low 60s and we are experiencing a "smoke and ash winter" kind of like a volcanic ash winter or nuclear winter-- same principle. Almost all of our Paradise friends and Yankee Hill family are evacuated and accounted for, thankfully. All our Paradise friends have lost their homes, however. Judging by the fire perimeter map, our Yankee Hill family narrowly escaped losing their home, once again. The last big Concow/Yankee Hill fire got within 100 yards of their home. Hopefully they had all of their emergency thousand gallon rubber water "bladders" full of water.
Excellent explanation of how the fire spread so fast, and what the immediate concern is. Thank you for your work, as always.
Such horrible news. But so great to get the information from someone who actually knows what he's talking about. Thank You Juan!
I heard a new report this evening that PG&E are claiming a failure event that coincided with start of the fire
BEAR in mind J. Brown signed a law that PG&E will pass on THE ENTIRE COSTS to The Customers....
Prayers to all of those impacted by this fire. Juan, when an airfield is smoked in, does that mean that the fire fighting assests (planes etc) are stuck there, and can not even move to a different location?
Thanks for the update Juan. As always, great reporting! Thoughts and prayers to all affected by this tragic event.
Please keep us updated. News is really hard to come by for me. I was a 9 year resident of Paradise, have a couple friends who still live there.
Wish we could send some of our rain out your way. We've got the complete opposite - over 4" in less than 9 days. Wettest Fall I can remember.
Thanks for the heads up. Sounds like things are going to get worse before they get better. Prayers for those affected in Northern CA. 😢
Something is up with the lack of rainfall in a state with an ocean to the west ? Seems pretty much planned to me . Worst drought conditions in how many years ? ~Just My2Cents
Paradise is exactly 100 nautical miles from the coast, but the coast range of mountains takes most of the eastward flow of moisture out.
Do you still have your press credentials from oroville dam? Can you please do a drive through skyway/ Clark rd and pentz? We don’t know if we lost our homes yet
Great reporting. Again
Way better than to Networks error filled, flashy,exaggerated reports
Very sad situation out there, the whole world with this global warming deforestation situationgetting worse and worse, Juan I learned from you thank you for the insightful coverage.I,ll say a pray for everyone in California
thank you for this update. I now understand considerably more about how the Camp Fire progressed so swiftly
Thank you. You are an excellent communicator and I know you make a difference. God bless you and all of California.
Thanks for the well informed report, Juan.
Very sad , thanks for always keeping us updated . Nice job
Thank you Juan. Stay safe.
really appreciate these updates Juan. Scary dry and windy lately...
Good job reporting Juan. So sad for all of those people. My mother grew up in Paradise.
Thank you Juan
Today at 4pm near the Oakland Airport, the sun was a bright red orange color and so filtered by the smoke that you could look at and not hurt your eyes. The orange red color was very unusual.
Yup now they want Federal funding.
Thanks, very informative. This is where I come for clear unbiased info.
More news from Juan than the regular media!
Stay Safe Juan.... Crazy destruction today... People and Homes 🏡 all gone...
Thank you for reporting on this horrible situation. We will keep praying.
Juan thx for the report. Hope your doing ok with the surgery you had a few months ago. I hear maybe precip towards the end of Nov.
I hate to give it a thumbs up (down on the situation, up on the reporting).
Up! Up this report. 505 to ZERO at the moment. Up. Up! Only UP!
My thoughts precisely. Yes, Juan's reporting is absolutely worthy of more than thumbs up.
Gracias por el reportaje señor Juan. Saludos 👍🍻
Excellent detailed report.
THANK YOU. YOU ARE THE MAN!
This is a really bad one.
Juan have you heard anything further on the reports of PG&E having an outage in that area just before the fire started? If it turns out to be another wind-downed power line, seems that might relate to another aspect of the aging infrastructure you've been covering since Oroville. Although it can't be said for certain that age or disrepair is a factor.
yes, stby for update...
Juan Brown? Shouldn't that be Juan blackened? 🤣.
Best of luck from Australia mate. Hopefully ya get it under control with no more casualties.
Thanks Juan for your fire expertise during this sad time of our lives,as my family and I wait ,in hopes that we have our home in time to return too.If in any way shape or form,that you can get any status surrounding the area of Hollywood and Vine St.,Magalia,would be much appreciated.I think that you ment Stirling City,which is 12 miles NE of Magalia.At this point victims like us are unfortunately playing the waiting game.Our prays go out to those who lost their loved ones and their homes during this devastating situation.We are thankful for the hard long hour's by which the firefighters from local and afar,law enforcement as well and many more services throughout our community.Kudos to you all and God Bless.Stay safe,Browne family.We'll keep watching Blancolirio and FB page for continued Camp Fire coverage.Thanks again Juan.Magalia,Paradise along with surrounding communities,stay strong and continue to support those on the front lines.🙏
Prayers for Paradise and surrounding areas. I used to live about half-way between Forest Ranch and Magalia and got burned out 15 or so years ago. That's when I moved down here by the Sacramento River.
BIG HUGS and Prayers from all of us over here in the UK. Keep Safe as you can. and also condolences for those who are in grief! MORE BIG HUGS!
Living in cold and humid Norway have SOME advantages. We might burn, but our neighbour won't.
Sickening tragedy. I pray for mercy for those affected. Bless you for your reporting, Juan.
Thank for the update, Juan. My niece lives in Paradice. Her and her husband worked at the Feather River hospital, which sustained heavy damage. More or likely lost their home also. Got out with their 2 dogs and the clothes on their back. Staying at my sisters home in Oroville. Very sad
Thanks for the 2 videos about the Camp Fire. I'm out of town and up on the beautiful Mendocino Coast in Fort Bragg and I finally was able to get on my computer to see if you were on top of this. I should have known. ;-) The day the fire started we'd just gotten up here and so went grocery shopping. Beautiful day, some wind. When we got out of the store and headed back down Hwy 1 we saw a huge plume of brown smoke in the sky and were wondering how close we were to the fire. When I checked and found out it was in Butte County I was astounded. The smoke looked like it was so close. We could smell it just like when the fires went through Santa Rosa a year ago. Then I heard that Paradise was burnt down. The neighbor up here was building a ramp for their travel trailer and it turns out that the 90 year old father and his wife and some other relatives had their house burn down and will be living here for awhile. At least they had a place to go. So sad to see this happening again this year. I really appreciate your updates Juan!!!
Juan, I'm a little south of you. When the winds did change (for the better) yesterday and that wall of smoke headed south, it was pretty ominous. Same thing you noted, by 4pm it looked like nightfall. Fortunately it was all high altitude so no ground smoke and no smell. This morning skies are much clearer. Thanks again for your updates!
Heartbreaking. You are always so informative. Thank you.
My friend who is pregnant and her husband just lost their house and whole neighborhood in paradise. It was a beautiful place that had been there many years. It was also a really nice little town
The natural condition for California forests, before man's arrival, was to have a wildfire at 50 year intervals more or less, clearing out the brush while the large trees remained uninjured.
In looking at several videos posted by news channels, I saw many instances of burned out cars or buildings with uninjured trees all around. I only spotted one tree killed, it had lost its leaves and twigs. If California homes had as much fireproofing as the forests, many of them might survive a fire like this one.
Monitoring the situation from Ontario Canada. My prayers go out to everyone impacted by the fire. Your reporting is appreciated by all.
Once this crisis ends, will there be some form of inquiry / inquiries looking at the cause, mitigating factors that made this so fire so horrendously damaging to property and life, and approaches to prevention?
When I want real news, I go to Juan!
Terrible situation, main stream media are all over the rich people fire down in Malibu, we just lost a whole town, no mention of it on CNN or MSNBC
Five more days of sun in the North Coast weather forecast. Getting very dry in these parts and I am right on the beach.
It so sad Paradise is gone. My coworker worked at the MacDonalds that was there.
So sad, and a huge horrible situation all a around. So many prayers are needed and are coming from Omaha, Ne. Stay safe and thank you for your thoughtful and caring update. ✌🏻👏
Super report, thank you Sir. Tons of knowledge about the area always.
Hope you and your family are safe. Thank you for the updates I appreciate your knowledge.
speaking with Red Cross years ago, they thought that Paradise was the most likely place for a disaster in Butte County.
They were worried about a grass fire from the valley running uphill into the tall trees of Paradise.
There are very few roads into or out of Paradise. It seemed like disaster waiting to happen.
Many years ago there was a fire break created in this area between the grassy valley and the tall trees, much of it was called Ponderosa Road.
They are saying this is the worse fire in Ca history. For that to be true. That would have to make this worse than the 1906 San Fransisco fire. That will make sense of how bad this fire really is since it's still burning as I type this.