Useful Links posted by:
Rob Sporrer:
Rob Sporrer updated the status of the TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction) on Wednesday, 12/27 to indicate: “Clontzy reports TFR reduction, and front range of SB flying is open again… Game on!”
https://tfrvisualizer.com
As of 12/28, the TFR Visualizer link indicates that the TFR no longer covers the front range west of about the Power Line Crossing behind Carpinteriia. The front range east of the Power Lines is still within the TFR.
Chris Ballmer:
https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/#/%3F/34.4110/-119.2800/12
This map is interactive. You can display an underlying aerial view by clicking on the layers icon in the tool bar (upper left, 2nd icon down) and then selecting Arial.
The legend is useful but a little hard to find: The data is based on Satellite observations:
Red Dots indicate new fire as first observed in the past 12 hours.
Orange Dots indicate slightly older fire first observed in the Past 12-24 hours.
Yellow Dots indicate older fire that was initially observed 24 to 48 hours ago.
You can also zoom in and out with your mouse wheel and change the center. The URL in the address bar will update dynamically so you can copy, past, or save a view you like.
You can also view a bunch of other useful info by experimenting with the info icon (top icon in the tool bar) and then selecting the Thomas Fire > > ect.
Rob Sporrer posted a link to another map at:
https://firemap.sdsc.edu
I haven’t reviewed the navigation of this map as much as the other map above, but it does have a legend that is easy to find.
Mark Fisher posted a SB county link that explains stuff like road closures, evacuation zones, and shelters at: http://countyofsb.org/thomasfire.sbc#update
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Thursday Afternoon Perception, 12/7
Copied from the SBSA Telegram/Chat Box
Posted to the SBSA Chat Box on Thursday 12/7 at 1:38 PM by SD
The Thomas Fire has essentially burned to its natural limits. Didn’t see any attempt to “contain” the fire, it simply burned out it’s fuel source. Still blowing east in Ventura as far as Pitas Point, but light from the SW in La Conchita. I think most of the fire-fighting effort was directed toward structure defense.
Short video of the Thomas Fire scraps along the 101 at the gas plant just west of La Conchita around noonish (Thursday) posted at https://vimeo.com/246340371
I suspect the fire will continue to smolder for a week or 2, and there will likely be a few flare-ups where there is remaining fuel, and there is a possibility it could jump Hwy 150 and get into the “mountains” if the wind turns sharply on-shore, but for now it looks spent.