Vegetation Fire with Structure threat, and at least two have burned. potential for hundreds of acres
Updates: CA-LNU-Deer Park - Wildland Fire - 300 acres 80%
Update: 18:30 10-11-08 - 70 percent contained and some residents are being let back into their homes. Cause: A truck that ran off the Deer Park road and crashed into a rock caused the fire, according to CalFire officials.
Update: 08:30 10-11-08 - Fire is approximately 300 acres and 40 percent contained. Google map of general fire locations - Link
Update: 08:00 10-11-08 - 30% contained. Cal Fire will be holding a press conference at 8 a.m. at the Napa County Fairgrounds at 1435 N. Oak St. in Calistoga.
A red Flag warning remains in effect in the Napa area until 6pm. A strike team from the San Francisco Fire Department is assembling at 4 a.m. at Folsom and 19th streets in the Mission District(Strike Team SFR 2250-A arrived at 0630)A strike team from Santa Clara County will also be making their way to the blaze, according to a San Jose fire dispatcher.
Update: 18:55 - Per Air attack 150 to 200 acres, left flank holding on retardant lines, head of fire still making good runs, narrow wind driven fire, per AA "have a chance of catching it tonight". All air tankers released due to night fall. Copters now heading home.
Update: 18:00hrs - 70 acres, 2 structures have burned(confirmed), MRN 9150C, MRN 2140C and a type 1 Strike team are responding initial attack to the Deer Park Fire total of 15 Marin engines.
Update: 17:45 - 50 to 60 acre.
Evacuations - Initiating evacuations - Evacuation center located Pacific Union College, 100 Howell Mt. Rd. Angwin.The Red Cross has set up an evacuation center at St. Helena High School at 1401 Grayson Ave., St. Helena.
Road Closures: Deer Park Rd between 4 corners and Sanitarium
St. Helena Hospital is open.
CHP has closed both Deer Park Road and Sanitarium roads, Deer Park Road is a main access route to the town of Angwin
Location: Napa County - Deer Park community east of Calistoga and north of St. Helena, Deer Park road. Initial reports placed the blaze between Deer Park and Sanitarium roads, southwest of the St. Helena Hospital and north of the Meadowood resort.
IA: WUI Fire 15 -20 acres on both sides of Deer Park Rd. Wind driven, Moderate ROS
Current sizeup: 300 acres. 70% contained.
Cause: A truck that ran off the Deer Park road and crashed into a rock caused the fire, according to CalFire officials.
Resources: Total Personnel 400 - Full wild land response, all aircraft
Large additional resource orders including Three engine task forces any type immediate need, 4 type 3 strike teams, 6- water tenders, 7- Hand crews, 2- additional dozer transports(5), 2- Div supes, 1- Staging Manager, Napa county task force, Water Tenders being assigned with Task forces. 25 Cal Fire engines (Sonoma-Lake-Napa and Mendicino Units)
35 Local Government Engines (Sonoma County, Lake County, Napa
County, Marin) AEU sent ST9273G, 75G and 70C last night, Growlersburg MKU inbound to serve dinner tonight.
Air: 2 helicopters 404,101, Air Tankers - 85, 86, 88, 90, 91, 93 on scene, 9 air craft - 1 Air Attack
6 air tankers,
Staging: Deer Park road, Large turn out just past hairpin turn
Comms: CDF Com 3 - 151.3400 tone-2, LOCAL TAC - 151.460 White2, AA-151.310,
VICTOR- 122.925
any update on how close it is to Burgess Cellars or Viader?
ReplyDeleteThis is behind the hospital. I wonder if they were evacuated. I work there and cannot reach any of the residents.
ReplyDeleteFrom Spring Mountain we have a clear view. Fire appears above though very close to Viader and Burgess. Hospital does not appear threatened and lights still on (possibly their stand-by systme). Suspect regional phone and power utilities out due to path of fire.
ReplyDeleteI have a home on South White Cottage road, near Deer Park Road. Can you tell me if the fire is moving up the mountain on that side of Deer Park?
ReplyDeleteI heard that the fire is moving away from White Cottage. You should be fine.
ReplyDeleteFrom Herb Lamb Vineyards, the fire is still burning heavy. Gathered the car fire started across the street from Viader. Viader is fine as of now, keep you fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteI'm on the valley floor looking right up at the fires and it seems to be moving away from angwin. i see a bunch of hot spots lower than crestmont. my husband is up on s white cottage at deer park and things must be okay b/c he hasn't called with an update...
ReplyDeleteIs Old Howell Mountain Road closed?
ReplyDeletelooks like something just went up, looks like it would be near old howell mtn road on the hennessey side
ReplyDeleteI talked to the county fire dept, about an hour ago, they said that all access to Angwin from Silverado Trail is blocked, use 128 through Pope Valley to get up to Angwin.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have any updates on the Sunnyside/Hospital area?
Hi - any news whether it has moved into the Foothills School area? My parents' home is there.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know if the fire is moving south toward Meadowood?
ReplyDeleteit doesn't look to be moving anywhere right now
ReplyDeleteI was evacuated at 7:00pm. I live on Sunnyside close to Foothills elementary. We didn't have much time to pack. I don't think the hospital had to evacuate yet.
ReplyDeleteHere's an aerial video link taken around what appears to be 7pm - it looks like it's swept down from the Deer Park Hairpin turn towards the Foothill school area:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ktvu.com/news/17691531/detail.html
My cousin who lives on crestmont called and said they were having mandatory evacuations up there... any other news about that area???
ReplyDeletehas meadowood resort been evacuated? how does one get news around here anyway? thank goodness for you people!
ReplyDeleteAny news on Burgess Cellars?
ReplyDeleteGiven what I can see from the aerial footage, it was pretty high above Meadowood. Parts of Crestmont were hit, including one of the houses there. It seems like while it started right next to Burgess, it moved in the opposite direction. It seems like it was burning the shallow valley between the hairpin turn and Sunnyside Rd. Note that all of this is speculation based on the video footage I linked to earlier taken around 7pm.
ReplyDeleteI live above St. Helena hospital and have been walking down Gist Rd. to Deer Park Rd. for a better view. The fire at this time appears to be moving south, in the rough terrain, between Deer Park Rd. and Crestmont community. Fire is heading towards Meadowood and the tip of Sunnyside Rd. Evacuations in this area, including Mund Rd. About an hour ago, fire crews were talking about closing Old Howell Mnt. Rd. to the Trail, so people can evacuate quickly in that area due to the lack of turnarounds. Good luck to everyone.
ReplyDeleteHave been watching and following this fire all evening. It appears that Crestmont has been saved. It looks "backlit" with fire, but not on fire. I think the only homes lost so far are just below the Staples Ridge homes just uphill from the hair pin turn. Meadow Wood has not been evacuated. We are keeping a close tab there because we have a family home that shares the property line. It appears that the fire is moving toward Conn Damn area.
ReplyDeleteI am in Angwin and I heard they might close the road to Pope Valley so they can keep it available to emergency crews, but effectively stranding us on the the mountain. I know we are ok for now, but fires can change quickly. Imagine if we had 200 to 800 more homes!! Anyone else hear that all roads would be cut off?
ReplyDeleteMund Road was being mandatory evacuated 15 minutes ago. One mile east of Deer Park/Silverado.
ReplyDeleteBetter link to the 7pm video - they've replaced with a slideshow on KTVU's site:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ktvu.com/video/17691662/index.html
check out cbs5.com for some more footage and reportage...so far people on the north side of Deer Park Rd are ok.
ReplyDeleteAny update on the fire?
ReplyDelete30% contained. seen new plumes of smoke in the area.
ReplyDeleteAny updates on the fire or the status of Deer Park Road?
ReplyDeleteAnyone know if Napa Valley Upper College is affected?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fire.ca.gov/index_incidents_deer.php
ReplyDeletejust back from up Deer Park Rd. past the Agwin Advantist Elementary school -- it's VERY windy up there and winds are increasing -- lots of new smoke plumes -- dangerous situation still for sure -- 100s of CDF everywhere!!! Thank you all firefighters! Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteThese updates have been fantastic, everyone stay safe.
ReplyDeleteI made comments easier by turning off the word verification and using smaller pop up box
ReplyDeleteHi all - they're letting folks back into their homes in the Sunnyside neighborhood, and it appears to have escaped any damage. It looks like they got it under control.
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