Yolo County Fire Erupts Overnight, Doubles to 16,500 Acres
The Guinda Fire is now the largest fire burning in Northern California. There is currently no containment.
A fire in Yolo County began on Saturday afternoon during the poor fire conditions, when high heat, dry conditions and heavy wind were prevalent. The winds fueled the flames, bursting into and 8,000 acre fire in just a matter of hours.
The conditions did not improve overnight, as the Guinda Fire doubled to 16,500 acres by Sunday morning, now making it the largest fire burning among the many fires in Northern California. There is currently no containment.
#GuindaFire seen from the Cache Creek Casino pic.twitter.com/QT2l0KUZ62
— Tom Miller (@KCRAMiller) June 30, 2018
While it’s still unclear how many structures have been burnt or are threatened, there are at least 30 structures in the fire’s path. And although it’s the biggest fire in the area, the mostly rural area is not heavily populated, making it less threatening and costly as the Pawnee Fire, which ravaged the Lake County area just 30-miles to the northwest.
The Guinda Fire is located near the Cache Creek Casino Resort, and you can actually get a decent glimpse of the fire from their webcam. The fire does not seem to poise a threat to the casino.
Mandatory evacuations are in place for County Rd 63 to County Rd 76, West of Highway 16 and the Murphy Ranch area.
The high winds have put Northern California under a plume of smoke, as shown by this tweet from the National Weather Service:
Updated #GOES16 visible satellite imagery late Saturday afternoon shows smoke from #GuindaFire in northwest Yolo County covering nearly all of Napa County. Meanwhile, there has been a flare up of the #PawneeFire in Lake County. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/MGeUUpoR18
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) July 1, 2018
We will continue to update this story. You can view a full incident report from CalFire here.
Here are some of the top posts circulating twitter about the #Guindafire:
Livestock can be seen in the affected areas of the #Guindafire @sacbee_news pic.twitter.com/YdKHCXP9Ip
— Daniel Kim (@so_dakim) July 1, 2018
A look from the air at the #CountyFire now known as the #GuindaFire burning in Yolo County near Cache Creek. Currently at 1,000 acres and 0% containment.
Video: @CHP_GoldenGate Air Ops pic.twitter.com/ETLCfWZLHR— Katie Nielsen (@KatieKPIX) July 1, 2018
#Calfire hoses down a structure at the #guindafire as a preventative measure. pic.twitter.com/yPGQhDJewh
— Daniel Kim (@so_dakim) July 1, 2018
Winds Kicking Up In NorthBay – #GuindaFire #PawneeFire Evacuations Underway #RightNow @KTVU @MarkTamayoKTVU pic.twitter.com/pc7BDXpz2b
— Anne Oñate (@TVHOTSHOT2) July 1, 2018
