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Caldor Fire – 9/1/2021

May 10, 2022September 1, 2021 by Zeke Lunder

Good afternoon. Here are the latest heat maps from the fire, from a flight flown at about 2:40pm on September 1. Orange areas were mapped on August 31 at 9pm. Yellow line is most current info, from 2:40pm on September 1. White line shows fire growth since the evening of August 30. Overview of fire. … Read more

Caldor Fire – 8/29/2021

May 10, 2022August 29, 2021 by Zeke Lunder

UPDATE: 8/29/2021, 6:00pm. As of 5:20pm on August 29, the Caldor Fire had run to Phillips, within about 2.5 miles of Nebelhorn/Echo Summit. Heat mapping as of 5:20pm, 8/29/2021. Spots have been reported on the Echo Lake-side of the ridge north of Phillips at about 6pm. Looking east over Highway 50. Looking east over … Read more

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