Wild Fire Behavior on the Sheep Fire in SBC

Plus, evacuation orders

The Sheep Fire is burning in San Bernardino County, in the Inland Empire of Southern California.

The fire behavior is wild for June in California, even in San Bernardino. Check out this footage:

FirePhotoGirl @FirePhotoGirl

Things are getting a little intense up here off highway 2 #sheepfire #breakingnews video licensing @RMGNews

As you can see, these little pine trees are full engulfed within seconds. It’s only June.

Evacuation Orders in Effect

San Bernardino County Sheriff @sbcountysheriff

⚠️UPDATE: #SheepFire NEW EVACUATION ORDER: • Hwy 2 south to Lone Pine Canyon Rd, Wright Mountain Road to Sheep Creek Dr.

While there are reports of favorable weather conditions this morning, if you’re in the area please evacuate ASAP.

Caltrans District 7 @CaltransDist7

🚨ADVISORY🚨 #SheepFire in @Angeles_NF only 5% contained. Angeles Crest Hwy (SR 2) CLOSED both directions at Wright Mtn Rd to Route 138. Avoid area. Duration unknown. For updates, go to: fire.ca.gov/incidents/2022… or quickmap.dot.ca.gov

The fire is currently only 5% contained according to Cal Fire.

CAL FIRE @CAL_FIRE

#SheepFire off Highway 2 and Sheep Creek Road, North East of Wrightwood in San Bernardino County, is 939 acres and 5% contained. Unified Command: @Angeles_NF and @SBCOUNTYFIRE fire.ca.gov/incidents/2022…

Meanwhile, People Think Goats are the Answer

I’m currently hard at work on my book revision, and in my book I write about the damage that grazing has done to the ecosystems in the west particularly. One of the reasons we have invasive grasses? Grazing. Impacted soil? Grazing.

Yet goats are being used to clear land in California. I will say, it looks like the goats are being implemented with supervision, but I really hope people don’t start screaming about goats being the answer to our prayers.

The good thing about goats is that they will eat invasive plants, whereas other livestock can’t stomach it. That said, they’ll also eat native grasses, so I’m not sure what the end game is here…

In Other News

• Hotshot crews and additional resources arrive in Alaska.

• Tundra fire in Southwest Alaska still burning towards Yup’ik Village,

• NPR reports on the lack of pay raises for federal wildland firefighters.

• Scottsdale, AZ is working to reduce wildfire risk.

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