(Thanks, R. :)

Reader Rod writes:

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Hi Hobie, I live in Shasta County, this fire was started by a trailer throwing sparks for miles.... they thought they would let it burn out....the fire got so hot do to the manzanita, digger pines, and other vegetation... this fire created its own weather do to the existing temperature conversion and lack of rain, and politically the groups like the Sierra club would fight for others to thin out.

I have many friends in law enforcement and some fire fighters.

The fire got so hot and I was actually watching when the fire actually broke away and traveled in the wind when it hit another neighborhood and created its own fire tornado, many trees were actually up rooted and tossed into homes.

We thought since the fire was actually being transported by the low pressure we were going to evacuate, as it turned out we help evacuees.

I know it is strange why some trees burned to the roots and others didn’t.

With the drought, people using bark for landscape the fire took out several homes igniting others.

There were political agency issues too were for example the Sheriff has his engines ready to go but were told not to enter BLM land, where that agency let it burn.

We couldn’t get air support due to lack of visibility.

I have seen actual footage yards away had the fire threatened properties, and large tornados created.

No mystery, just high temps, dry dry grass, trees, etc.

Blessings,

Rod

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