Damin Pashilk, 40, faces 17 counts of arson over the so-called Clayton Fire, in the foothill community of Lower Lake, and other fires nearby over the past year, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Monday. Almost 1,700 firefighters, 200 engines and 12 helicopters have been deployed to counter the blaze, but it was only 20 percent contained as of Tuesday afternoon.
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The Cal Fire director said in a statement: “The residents of Lake County have experienced senseless loss and endured significant hardship over the past year”.
Snaking walls of flame rising 50 to 100 feet high turned almost two dozen square miles of chaparral to ashes, along with outbuildings and homes in the ranchlands 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
The blaze shifted north toward the lake, prompting authorities to evacuate some residents by boat. She’s almost positive the home has burned to the ground along with the neighboring winery.
Firefighters prevented the 4,000-acre blaze from spreading into Clearlake. Crews got that blaze under control within a day. The flames burned faster in the grassy areas, making them less likely to burn homes but also making them more vulnerable to wind shifts, Sherwin said.
“We’re safe, and we have each other”. She was understandably nervous and said she didn’t think she’d sleep well that night. Wildfires this year have burned more than 220,000 acres, and have been especially bad in the south of the state.
He said the horse was remarkably docile and friendly, especially considering the treatment it was undergoing. Earlier on Sunday, people wanted to know the most up-to-date information, where is the fire heading, how many acres have been burned, are the roads closed, that sort of thing.
The sparsely populated region is under red flag warnings for high fire danger due to gusty winds and low humidity levels.
As of late Monday, the Clayton Fire was burning through 4,000 acres (1,620 hectares), with 1,664 personnel fighting the blaze, Cal Fire said. It is 60 percent contained, but continues to threaten more than 400 structures.
No one has been injured.
The blaze was first reported just before 5 p.m. Saturday in the area of Clayton Creek Road and Highway 29, according to the Associated Press.
They are still unsure of the shape of their house. They have been investigating him for the past year. If they HAVE been investigating Pashilk for a year, of course, the question is: Why did it take so long?
A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed at least 175 structures, including a historic firehouse and an antiques store, in a Northern California town.
In another sign of progress, fire officials lifted numerous evacuation orders in the town, allowing about 4,000 residents to return home earlier in the day. Right across the street, a whole stretch of downtown was burned to rubble.
As that fire surged, a major blaze north of San Francisco was fading and some 4,000 people in the town of Clearlake were allowed to return home.
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A man has been charged in connection with a number of California wildfires, including the Clayton fire in northern California, where more than 175 buildings have been destroyed over the past few days.
