Petrolia Fire Update

Buckeye Fire Map The Buckeye Fire near Petrolia is settling down.  An area resident who sent in yesterday’s photos said they spent the day “huddling around the transceiver radio, listening to the pilots and ground crew banter about strategy and terrain. “ However, the weather has helped tremendously. According to the resident,  “It has been drizzling and raining since late afternoon

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Buckeye Fire by Petrolia

There is a 700 acre fire out by Petrolia. I’m a little confused. On the same Calfire  site, it says both that “No structure threat or evacuations” and “50 structures threatened near Conklin Creek and Rainbow Ridge– 1 destroyed, evacuations in progress.” UPDATE: I talked to Terri  Klemetson at KMUD. That blog linked above  is not an official Calfire site

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