Creek Fire Burning Near Shaver Lake

People trapped near reservoir by fast-growing Creek Fire in Sierra National Forest
Lizzie Johnson Sept. 5, 2020 6:54 p.m.

... Earlier in the day, a spokesman from the Forest Service had said that as many as 1,000 people were sheltering there and that people had been told to jump in the water, if necessary.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/1-000-people-trapped-near-reservoir-by-15545989.php
https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/sports/2020/09/05/creek-fire-prompts-evacuation-orders-shaver-lake/5731174002/


I've never been to that area, but I remember watching a California's Gold episode when Huell Howser did a tour of the "Big Creek" project:

https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2009/01/01/big-creek-140-californias-gold/



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/07/2020 01:59PM by KenS.

Yep. We were at Thomas Edison, initially trapped by road closures, then given evacuation orders. Quite a different trip than we planned..

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