tahoe is on fire... - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

rubberbiscuitt · 2007-06-24, 03:22 PM

yeah, it's pretty close.

Nick Koan · 2007-06-24, 04:24 PM

Yeah, I saw the smoke. And the news. Eek, that fire looks big.

Good luck to everyone up there.

DARKSTI · 2007-06-24, 04:45 PM

Yea, I was just up there, very horrible. 50 homes/buildings destroyed

edit:I was up at cave rock and noticed a few people standing and watching, the one of the females(dont know if was mom or daughter) started hugging and crying on one of the guys shoulders.

MattR · 2007-06-24, 05:57 PM

This sucks. The fire in the NW came a little too close to me. I hope the weather improves so South Lake has a chance, otherwise

DARKSTI · 2007-06-24, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

This sucks. The fire in the NW came a little too close to me. I hope the weather improves so South Lake has a chance, otherwise

I got a few pics of that one:
I shot a few at ISO800 to make sure I got the scene, so there is some noise, but I wanted the scene more than anything else.

Kevin M · 2007-06-24, 06:29 PM

That's 3 fires in like 5 days right? Seems a little odd.

DARKSTI · 2007-06-24, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

That's 3 fires in like 5 days right? Seems a little odd.

Yea,no lightning either

Dean · 2007-06-24, 08:24 PM

We were talking about this at dinner and on the way back from Fernley.

You can't stop a fire in 40MPH + winds. It will jump any line and you don't dare get in front of it anyway. And even flying around near it in those winds could be tricky. I amazed they saved anything in it's path. Maybe it was more of a matter of diverting it around...

It is really sad, but the Tahoe basin has been ripe for a good fire for years. Lots of fuel even though they have been doing some clean up / abatement.

RGJ story.

Bob Danger · 2007-06-24, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

That's 3 fires in like 5 days right? Seems a little odd.

I didn't do it.

165 homes destroyed, as of 10pm

lducreno · 2007-06-24, 09:14 PM

Heres some of mine.

wrxkidid · 2007-06-24, 09:19 PM

i saw the smoke plume on the way back from susanville today. looks insane. hopefully this stupid wind goes away.

Dean · 2007-06-24, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lducreno

Is it a good idea to be near a fire and propane storage at the same time?

Bob Danger · 2007-06-25, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Is it a good idea to be near a fire and propane storage at the same time?

Of course it is, and it's totally safe as well.

Besides the fire looks like its easily a hundred yards away.

Dean · 2007-06-25, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Danger

Of course it is, and it's totally safe as well.

Besides the fire looks like its easily a hundred yards away.

Oh, OK.

rubberbiscuitt · 2007-06-25, 06:33 AM

i'm glad to see my shitty house still standing(we stayed the night in carson, now we're back) luckily for now the fire is headed up echo. but i may have a different story to tell if the wind shifts...

Nick Koan · 2007-06-26, 01:30 PM

Found this map of the fire path on RGJ.

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/mi...sc/angora.html

Man, that is really close to the place I rented back when I was living up in SLT.

cody · 2007-06-26, 02:18 PM

Damn, we park right there on the SW side of Fallen Leaf Lake when we backpack up there every year.

Joeyy · 2007-06-26, 02:19 PM

Wind is picking up and they have spot fires jumping what little line they have. Looks like a long night.

NevadaSTi · 2007-06-26, 02:39 PM

One of my good friends from growing up in Tahoe used to live on Lake Tahoe BLVD. His parents still live there, luckily their house was spared. They live two houses down from where Lake Tahoe BLVD turns into Upper Truckee. Literally two streets over from it.

My buddy called me yesterday and told me that he went in there yesterday on his mountian bike to get some personals for his parents. He said it looked like a war zone a couple of blocks up from his parents house.

Across from Sawmill Pond Rd is the old South Tahoe Archery Club that I used to belong to as a kid. Too bad most of it appears to have been burned down now.

As a kid, I remember hearing about the oppressive actions of TRPA and how their policies would add up to a ferrocious fire some day. I also remember that TRPA finally allowed logging companies and the Forest Service to start clearing dead trees out. But only during the winter if there was enough snow cover on the ground. During the summer they were allowed to do tree removal during the summer with helicopters only. That was 10 years ago, basically the summer I graduated from High School.

TRPA = Tahoe Basin Nazi's. Damn tree huggers!! They can go hug a burning tree for all I care.

JonnydaJibba · 2007-06-26, 02:40 PM

What a place to have to cut line. Not the most horizontal terrain in the world. Those firefighters are really busting their asses.

DARKSTI · 2007-06-26, 02:51 PM

Its turning into an even worse nightmare and jumped fire lines

JonnydaJibba · 2007-06-26, 02:55 PM

I feel so bad for everyone that lives there! It really feels like it is hitting home. I feel worse about this fire than I did the one in Carson a couple years ago (even when I lived there). But the reason behind that should go without saying...

NevadaSTi · 2007-06-26, 03:26 PM

Darksti, send us a link of where you got that picture. Please.

NVM, I found it.

http://www.kcra.com/wxcam/1471811/detail.html

NevadaSTi · 2007-06-26, 03:38 PM

http://www.kcra.com/news/13569851/detail.html

Quote:

Of about a dozen homes on his street, Neal Cohn's was one of just two that was spared from the flames. He attributed its survival to the fact that he regularly removed fallen pine needles from his property, a practice that is banned and subject to fines by the [TRPA] regional planning agency, which says their removal exposes bare soil and causes erosion, a prime culprit in Lake Tahoe's declining clarity.

"You can see the fire line behind my house where the pine needles stopped," he said, "and the neighbors didn't do it."

Nick Koan · 2007-06-26, 03:43 PM

Oh man, with the fire jumping the line, it looks like the place I used to rent on 10th & Clement st. is in serious danger. Man oh man.

2007-06-24, 03:22 PM	#1
rubberbiscuitt EJ22 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: south lake tahoe Posts: 234 Car: L just push the brake pedal.	tahoe is on fire... yeah, it's pretty close. __________________ www.monzospeed.com

2007-06-24, 04:24 PM	#2
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Yeah, I saw the smoke. And the news. Eek, that fire looks big. Good luck to everyone up there. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2007-06-24, 04:45 PM	#3
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Yea, I was just up there, very horrible. 50 homes/buildings destroyed edit:I was up at cave rock and noticed a few people standing and watching, the one of the females(dont know if was mom or daughter) started hugging and crying on one of the guys shoulders. __________________ My other car is a Canon Last edited by DARKSTI; 2007-06-24 at 04:50 PM.

2007-06-24, 05:57 PM	#4
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	This sucks. The fire in the NW came a little too close to me. I hope the weather improves so South Lake has a chance, otherwise __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2007-06-24, 06:29 PM	#6
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	That's 3 fires in like 5 days right? Seems a little odd. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2007-06-24, 08:24 PM	#8
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	We were talking about this at dinner and on the way back from Fernley. You can't stop a fire in 40MPH + winds. It will jump any line and you don't dare get in front of it anyway. And even flying around near it in those winds could be tricky. I amazed they saved anything in it's path. Maybe it was more of a matter of diverting it around... It is really sad, but the Tahoe basin has been ripe for a good fire for years. Lots of fuel even though they have been doing some clean up / abatement. RGJ story. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2007-06-24, 09:14 PM	#10
lducreno n00b Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: reNO,NV Posts: 6 Car: 06 SGM STi Class: Novice	Heres some of mine.

2007-06-24, 09:19 PM	#11
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	i saw the smoke plume on the way back from susanville today. looks insane. hopefully this stupid wind goes away. __________________ Mosey down the road.

2007-06-25, 06:33 AM	#15
rubberbiscuitt EJ22 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: south lake tahoe Posts: 234 Car: L just push the brake pedal.	i'm glad to see my shitty house still standing(we stayed the night in carson, now we're back) luckily for now the fire is headed up echo. but i may have a different story to tell if the wind shifts... __________________ www.monzospeed.com

2007-06-26, 01:30 PM	#16
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Found this map of the fire path on RGJ. http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/mi...sc/angora.html Man, that is really close to the place I rented back when I was living up in SLT. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2007-06-26, 02:18 PM	#17
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Damn, we park right there on the SW side of Fallen Leaf Lake when we backpack up there every year. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2007-06-26, 02:19 PM	#18
Joeyy i can has kart? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,228	Wind is picking up and they have spot fires jumping what little line they have. Looks like a long night.

2007-06-26, 02:39 PM	#19
NevadaSTi EJ251 Real Name: Brian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minden, Nv. Posts: 989 Car: 1994 Toyota 4Runner Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once	One of my good friends from growing up in Tahoe used to live on Lake Tahoe BLVD. His parents still live there, luckily their house was spared. They live two houses down from where Lake Tahoe BLVD turns into Upper Truckee. Literally two streets over from it. My buddy called me yesterday and told me that he went in there yesterday on his mountian bike to get some personals for his parents. He said it looked like a war zone a couple of blocks up from his parents house. Across from Sawmill Pond Rd is the old South Tahoe Archery Club that I used to belong to as a kid. Too bad most of it appears to have been burned down now. As a kid, I remember hearing about the oppressive actions of TRPA and how their policies would add up to a ferrocious fire some day. I also remember that TRPA finally allowed logging companies and the Forest Service to start clearing dead trees out. But only during the winter if there was enough snow cover on the ground. During the summer they were allowed to do tree removal during the summer with helicopters only. That was 10 years ago, basically the summer I graduated from High School. TRPA = Tahoe Basin Nazi's. Damn tree huggers!! They can go hug a burning tree for all I care. __________________ The last living thing on earth will be me. I'll step on the last cockroach. Last edited by NevadaSTi; 2007-06-26 at 02:41 PM. Reason: grammer.

2007-06-26, 02:40 PM	#20
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	What a place to have to cut line. Not the most horizontal terrain in the world. Those firefighters are really busting their asses. __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2007-06-26, 02:51 PM	#21
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Its turning into an even worse nightmare and jumped fire lines __________________ My other car is a Canon

2007-06-26, 02:55 PM	#22
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	I feel so bad for everyone that lives there! It really feels like it is hitting home. I feel worse about this fire than I did the one in Carson a couple years ago (even when I lived there). But the reason behind that should go without saying... __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2007-06-26, 03:26 PM	#23
NevadaSTi EJ251 Real Name: Brian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minden, Nv. Posts: 989 Car: 1994 Toyota 4Runner Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once	Darksti, send us a link of where you got that picture. Please. NVM, I found it. http://www.kcra.com/wxcam/1471811/detail.html __________________ The last living thing on earth will be me. I'll step on the last cockroach.

2007-06-26, 03:43 PM	#25
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Oh man, with the fire jumping the line, it looks like the place I used to rent on 10th & Clement st. is in serious danger. Man oh man. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

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