The Beginning: Sunday at 3:00
Mike, Lauri, and Shock readying the camp fire truck
Camp has been evacuated; waiting, watching, repeat
Air tanker making pass on Angora Ridge
Flames start to break over Angora Ridge, FLL loses power
Hand crews remove fuel into the evening, preventing the spread downhill
Mike Watch, and our refugee / camp-crisis mascot Ginger Malley
Sunrise Monday morning
Bunnett and Jonathan take a break
Mego on watch in Fire Boat 9
Chinook helicopter; water tank capacity 400 gallons
“rotor wash” is what Google said Mike is experiencing here (thanks for the tip Carly)
Ginger continues to be ambivalent to the procedings; As for X...no one really knows what's going on here
Gardner Mtn flare-up, Monday evening
Gardner Mtn, Tuesday morning
Tuesday afternoon, loading luggage for two families..guest (on right) hiked in to assist....transport to Gov't Dock/Cathedral Road
Sikorsky SkyCrane
Water tank capacity: 800 gallons Fill time: 40 seconds
Fire damage on Angora Ridge residential areas (Monday afternoon)
Area bordered: Lake Tahoe Blvd, Tahoe Mtn Rd, North Upper Truckee Rd.
Incident Command (IC) at California Lodge: Heavenly Village