fires in california

[greenmustang]

how far away are they and should i be worried.
thanks
vicky DL in 2 days

 

[fairycat]

I don't know of anything anywhere near DL you should be just fine. Rarely do fires get anywhere near DL because they are not near the mountains. Last year it was bad from the smoke, but nothing close this year.

 

[pycees312]

the two fires burning are no where near anaheim. First is near Tracy. approx 6 or 7 hours away.
second is in Santa Cruz county also approx 6 hours away..

 

[pixiewings71]

The fires you are likely thinking of are much closer to me, I'm 6 hrs away. Tracy is about an hour from me and Santa Cruz is about 1.5 hrs away. You'll be absolutely fine.

 

[Stacerita]

I live right by DLR, and there are no fires anywhere near us.

 

[LavenderPeach]

I thought I heard about one in Santa Barbara too which is closer but that also wouldn't be close enough to affect DLR.

 

[InLikeSin]

We need to escape the fires by going to DL. We are 35-40 miles south of the Santa Cruz fire and our car has been covered in ash for days!

 

[greenmustang]

thanks
where i live in canada it took 3 weeks to get fires under control. lots of smoke the last few weeks. just wanted to make sure it wasnt near DL thanks again
vicky

 

[Albort]

I live right by DLR, and there are no fires anywhere near us.

though you gotta admit though, the sky was pretty red though... 12:00 looks like 6:00...

but i cant even smell the fire at all...

 

[Leofoenget]

how far away are they and should i be worried.
thanks
vicky DL in 2 days

They are in my neck of the woods in San Jose bay area. No where even CLOSE to DL, 8+ hours away.

 

[tvguy]

We need to escape the fires by going to DL. We are 35-40 miles south of the Santa Cruz fire and our car has been covered in ash for days!

Great. My DD starts at CSUMB a week from today. Hope the fire is out by then. Reminds me, I have to put a coat of wax on her car!!!

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

I'm in Ventura County (80 some miles from DL) and there's a pretty good coat of ash on my car. But, no, no worries about fires near DL.

 

[GrandBob]

Great. My DD starts at CSUMB a week from today. Hope the fire is out by then. Reminds me, I have to put a coat of wax on her car!!!

I live in north Monterey County near Watsonville, and work in Moss Landing, about 5 miles from CSUMB. The smoke smell was noticeable on Friday and Saturday, but really not noticeable at all now. Got a very light dusting of ash on our cars this weekend, but all seems better now.

The Lockheed fire is now 65% contained (as of Monday AM), and projected to be fully contained by Thursday.

Interestingly, the ash and smell were worse in Monterey and Carmel, further from the fire. The wind patterns took the smoke/ash out over Monterey Bay, and then blew onshore into Monterey and Carmel.

I think things will be fine by the time your daughter arrives. My guess is that the fire won't be completely out, but tamped down low enough to not cause any problems.

-Bob