Paradise is Lost

Vermillion skies, angry red eye of the sun—fallout from the Paradise fire in the Sierra foothills of Butte County fueled by the Diablo winds. Years  of prolonged drought, an unusually hot summer, and no rain in sight has turned California into a tinderbox. This is the face of global warming. The air is so thick with smoke on the coast 200 miles away, it hurt to breathe. Ash was falling like grey snowflakes this afternoon. The afternoon sun was  absolutely vermillion, the iPad couldn’t catch it, so there’s a vermillion halo around the sun instead. But the sun itself was a mad inferno of an  eye.

I left the window open last night. I feel like I have the flu. My throat is raw, my chest hurts, and I had the sweats. Didn’t dawn on me that the smoke was affecting me. I know the smoke begins to fall from the sky after midnight, and the AQI index returns to normal, but even still.... what was weird, was that there was no frost, we’re in a vast smudge pot. Salmon colored skies this morning.

Someone said the #Paradise #CampFire was up to 70,000 acres in 24 hours. I fear there is nothing left of Paradise. It took the Carr fire nearly a week to get that big. There’s nothing left of the town of Paradise. See the photos below. Our new normal. Yes, and ash was falling on me this afternoon. Like rain.

Paradise is Lost. A useless rain, these tears....

https://www.facebook.com/1425849867/posts/10218492046918870

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/11/08/camp-fire-butte-county-paradise/

Mandatory Evacuations: (Anyone in need of assistance to evacuate should call 911.)

Nimshew Zone
Lower Clark & Lower Skyway Zones
Paradise
Concow
Pulga
Upper Honey Run Zone
Carnegie Zone
North Pines Zone
North Fir Haven Zone
South Fir Haven Zone
South Pine Zone
Old Magalia Zone
South Coutelenc Zone
Paradise Zones 1-14
Centerville and Butte Creek areas
Fire zones 2,7, 11, 12, 13
Area of Highway 70 from Concow South, including all of Yankee Hill on both sides of 70.
Highway 32 at Nopel Road* to the Chico City Limits (does not include City of Chico)
Cherokee from Highway 70 to Lake Oroville, south to Table Mountain Boulevard
Both sides of Oro-Chico Highway (located west of Highway 99) from Durham-Dayton north to Estates Drive
Nelson Shippee Road
Evacuation Warnings:

Humbug Zone
Lovelock Zone
North Coutelenc Zone
Highway 32 at Nopel Road* to the Butte County Line (does not include City of Chico)
West Of Highway 99 from Highway 149 North to the Midway. (does not include City of Chico)
Highway 99 east to Highway 70 from Highway 162 to Highway 149
East of Bruce Road between Highway 32 and East 20th Street in Chico
*NOTE: Depending on your mapping software, this may be different.

Google Maps calls it Nopel Road
Apple Maps calls it Nopel Avenue
(Source: Butte County Sheriff, CHP – Oroville, Butte County)

Evacuation shelters:

[FULL] Oroville Nazarene Church (2238 Monte Vista Ave, Oroville)
[FULL] Neighborhood Church (2801 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico)
Butte County Fairgrounds (199 E Hazel St., Gridley)
[FULL] Chico Elks Lodge, (1705 Manzanita Avenue, Chico, CA)
Small Animal Shelter:

Old County Hospital at 2279 Del Oro and Mono, Suite E, Oroville
Chico Airport, 150 Airpark Boulevard
School Closures

All schools in Butte County will be closed on Friday as a result of the fire.
Monday will be the observance of the Veterans Day holiday.
An Emergency Volunteer Center is open at Caring Choices, 1398 Ridgewood in Chico. People interested in volunteering can go there or call 530-899-3873 for more information.

Yubanet is hosting evacuation information.
https://yubanet.com/Fires/camp/?fbclid=IwAR0OyLI0YdMGmkEHpRAYVefP8w6dJAQkZ21b88pBSKqGZ2SXdH9Of8FlLAU

Air quality is bad for the greater Bay Area, especially lethal in the upper north bay and the peninsula.

https://www.purpleair.com/map#12.72/37.99/-122.62478

I will continue to post updates in my comments thread, and they are open to the public.