Mt. Karly Hernandez, a PG&E representative, said 2,648 customers lost power at the outset of the fire. Gary Klien is a news reporter covering police and criminal courts. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. The Woodward Fire started near the seashore west of Olema on Tuesday afternoon and grew to 700 acres by 9 p.m. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal), Smoke fills the sky above the Woodward Fire in Point Reyes National Seashore on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Woodward Fire Incident Update 8/20/20 pic.twitter.com/X9vuLMibAu, — Marin County Fire (@marincountyfire) August 20, 2020. Découvrez comment nous utilisons vos informations dans notre Politique relative à la vie privée et notre Politique relative aux cookies. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media. The fire crews, operating in calm winds, were able to contain the fire with relative ease. By 6 p.m., the number was 1,170, and there was no time estimate on the completion of the job.

The pilot, whose name has not been released, was working with Guardian Helicopters, based in Fillmore, which had a contract with CalFire to provide emergency services on a call-when-needed basis, said Zoe Keliher, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. Officials said the warning was announced to give residents time to prepare for a possible evacuation order. The Woodward Fire, about 4 miles north of Bolinas and a mile inland from Limantour Beach, was 0% contained Wednesday night and moving south, Marin County officials said. There was a smaller 5-acre fire reported off the Coast Trail in Point Reyes, McTigue said, but it has now been swallowed by the larger fire. Tamalpais wildfire burns patch at PG&E pole, Cold front could bring rain to Bay Area next weekend, Marin power outages activated as winds sweep state, As Marin weather cooperates, outdoor activities are in play, Few Bay Area customers lose power, but weekend will bring new fire danger. Steve Anderson, a forecaster for the National Weather Service, said that by Monday afternoon most of the smoke from the Sand Fire will have blown out of the Bay Area. Smoke rises from the Woodward wildfire in the Point Reyes National Seashore on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Nos partenaires et nous-mêmes stockerons et/ou utiliserons des informations concernant votre appareil, par l’intermédiaire de cookies et de technologies similaires, afin d’afficher des annonces et des contenus personnalisés, de mesurer les audiences et les contenus, d’obtenir des informations sur les audiences et à des fins de développement de produit. The fire was reported at about 3:15 p.m. in the area of Panoramic Highway and Muir Woods Road. It is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and is 12 miles (19 km) north of San Francisco. "Staff are currently assessing the damage cause by the fire to state park property and we do not know the number of acres burned within the park right now." The feeling in the Bolinas community is a mix of anxiety and calm, said Jack Siedman, an attorney and president of the Bolinas Community Public Utility District board of directors. Carey Feierabend, acting superintendent of the Point Reyes National Seashore, said it’s a challenging effort during the COVID-19 crisis that’s already taxing essential workers. McTigue said there is sensitivity in the West Marin community due to the Vision Fire in 1995 in Inverness that burned across 12,354 acres and destroyed 45 homes. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! A wildfire linked to a utility pole burned a quarter acre of vegetation Sunday on Mount Tamalpais but did not trigger evacuations or a large-scale power shutdown. “All we’ve observed is the smoke going overhead,” he said. Fire officials have requested air support, but McTigue said the request has been deemed low-priority because of numerous wildfires elsewhere in California posing immediate threat to homes. “It’s the rate of speed of the fire growth that we are most concerned about,” McTigue said. It laid down overnight, but we’re struggling with access and perimeter control.”. “The priority will be the southern part of the fire along the Bear Valley Trail to the coastline.”. Traffic in parts of Mount Tamalpais State Park was already restricted, and parking around the Mountain Play was limited. The Woodward Fire is the only active fire burning in Marin County and there is no current fire threat in Southern Marin, McTigue said. Bay Area News Group contributed to this report. It reached 50 acres just before 7 p.m. and ballooned to more than 700 acres overnight. “We’ve pulled all resources for the day and they’re all committed to the fire,” McTigue said. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. National Weather Service meteorologist Spencer Tangen said the high temperature in Kentfield on Sunday was 90, or 10 degrees shy of the record for the date. He also writes the weekly business column Movers & Shakers, which appears in Friday's paper. If an order is issued, the county will set up an evacuation center in the area, officials said. That was in 2015. “We are patrolling the lines to check for damage and we will restore service when it is safe to do so,” Hernandez said. August Lightning Complex fires had burned 40,000 acres, forced the evacuation of more than 22,000 people and prompted authorities to issue an evacuation warning for UC Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley. By Tuesday, coastal areas like San Francisco could cool off dramatically, the National Weather Service said.



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