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And today the year's first major wildfire has so far burned 9,000 acres in Tracy (pop. 97,000).
Officials are asking residents in a neighborhood south of Tracy to evacuate as a wildfire in the area grew to over 9,000 acres, closing parts of Interstate 580 on Saturday evening...Tracy is the classic bedroom community that appeals to Bay Area workers who are willing to trade high housing prices for a longer commute. We frequently take I-580 east through Tracy to get to I-5 north to Sacramento or I-5 south to L.A. We never stopped there until Costco opened its gas station, a sure sign that Tracy has made the big time.
High winds are leading to the quick growth of the fire. In a little over an hour, it grew from 4,900 acres on Saturday as of 7:40 p.m. to 8,800 acres as of 8:50 p.m., according to CalFire.
The Corral Fire broke out Saturday around 2:40 p.m. near the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300, southwest of Tracy.
The fire, reported earlier this afternoon as 40% contained, had been downgraded to just 10% contained as of 8:50 p.m. on Saturday evening, CalFire reported.
One worrisome sign is that Tracy is mostly flat. The Corral Fire is a grassfire that's been spread by wind. The conventional wisdom that only houses near woodlands are the ones in danger of out-of-control wildfire may need to be expanded.
Finally, did you notice that the fire started near Lawrence Livermore Labs site 300? From its own website
Site 300, located 15 miles east of Lawrence Livermore's main site, is home to world-class facilities to support development of explosive materials as well as hydrodynamic testing and diagnostics. Here, our researchers can safely formulate, fabricate, and test high-explosive assemblies to assess the performance of nonnuclear weapon prototypes and components.Let the conspiracy theories begin!
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