Huge amount of respect for the proper and accurate reporting that you do for all of us in Northern California. I always recommend your channel to people. Thank you!
The msinstream guys need to study Juan for how to their jobs... Journalism school is turning out idiots with low apparent IQ, politically bias, and zero desire to have moral integrity or truth as core values. Propaganda is more like it.
Best report of the Fire Period. Great job Juan..A production company needs to take your footage and reporting and make a movie ...You deserve a Emmy for this work.
When my son was a kid we used to go up to Pulga, just north of the Pulga bridge, to swim at a wide spot in the river that the locals call "Sandy Beach." Every _really_ hot, 100+ degree day that I could I would pack us a lunch and load up the dog and the kid and hit Sandy Beach. Lying in the warm sun on that steep, sandy beach felt absolutely idyllic. Before we left we would eat the heart out of a watermelon that had been chilling in the river all afternoon. We would always leave the rest of the watermelon in the shrubs around the beach for the animals that live there. There was never a scrap of our leftovers when we'd go back, even if was the very next day. The deer and the squirrels loved our scraps. Thanks for showing us all the destruction, even if it is heartbreaking.
@@blancolirio We lost our home on Pentz road. My 3 and 4 year old girls and I had no car at the time and had to hitch a ride. I watched in horror as people drove right passed us on Pentz road. Finally a woman stopped and by then we had to evacuate on Pearson road and you know full well what happened there Pure carnage. 10 minutes after she picked us up our home was incinerated on the corner of Crandall way and Pentz road.
@@DomManInT1 the firefighters have a small emergency shelter (basically an extra large space blanket) to minimally protect them from getting burned over
I am so impressed with this report! The combination of air and ground footage used to tell the story was brilliant. Thank you, Juan, for once again presenting things in the proper perspective.
Not just Juan's "expert as usual narratives and flyover's" but now with archival footage! Awesome! And, thanks for showing us Pulga Road - definitely not a place for a heavy truck.
Thoroughly enjoyed, better informed. Thanks again for the time you take to share the region you live in. Hope some good comes about through this tragic event. Much love!
Thanks for your reports, very informative. My sister and niece live in Paradise about a 1/4 mile apart. My sisters house survived, 1 of 2 houses out of 19 on her street that survived. My nieces house is gone. I've spent a great deal of time taking my sister on drives throughout the area, so I'm quite familiar with it. In face in August we spent a day in the Concow exploring the area. I made mention at the time, of how thick the overgrowth was and how fast a fire would travel through there. Sadly it came true. As a pilot, I really enjoy your aerial shots, along with your ground shots of the area. Again, thank you for sharing.
First, the Mighty Luscombe is a stunning aircraft considering its age! Second and finally, the Pulga area is one of my favorite locations ( the twin bridge train/highway crossover of the Feather River) for railroad photography.
It's really terrible what happened because of this fire. I used to work with fire doing controlled burns and prescribed burns in standing timber. Your flyover gave me a great view of where the hottest parts of the fire were and where it jumped rivers and roads racing up hill. A big fire will make its own wind and weather. The underbrush combined with low humidity and the canyons make the perfect firestorm conditions. We used to tell people that asked why we were burning in standing timber and I always told them the same thing. If a grass fire on the side of the road or lighting starts a wildfire there will be minimum fuel on the ground and it will just barely crawl through the timber instead of an out of control wildfire burning everything down.
Without the news casters blaring about the fire; you show us How it started and the progression with the wind. Sad that so many beautiful trees were already sick from disease. I remember when California was lush, green, and healthy. With the water shortage over the past decade etc; the forests have suffered terribly. :( Love it when you take us flying in the Mighty Lusc :)
Thank you, Juan, for another indepth and thought-provoking report. This if the first time I really got a good look at the damage to the trees, etc. Like you said it will at least a year plus to remove burned homes, badly burned and dead trees, etc. The tree huggers need to stop all their crap and let the forests be managed to prevent this kind of tragedy from happening again. Thanks again for the awesome report!
Didnt you hear him say due the earlier fires in the area that the trees were replaced by bushy growth and once the fire started there was no way to stop it.that had nothing to do with forest management.
As always Juan,we salute you for your dedication and honor you for the hard work in putting these videos together.You've traveled afar and without getting paid to do so,shows you care by your services.You always go above and beyond the call of duty.Not sure if your aware but Pentz Rd is now opened and the devastation leaves you with an empty feeling.I know the news coverage has been concentrated on Paradise because of so many home's and businesses perished but you have covered outside that box.I think people have the right to see how many communities were effected and that it's beyond the City of Paradise!Dog Town and Lower Magalia around Pine Ridge School,home's have vanished and those home owners lives have been devastated as well.I encourage people to take a drive around and you'll begin to see all those communities effected.I'm sadden😥 knowing that our communities will never be the same.Many lives lost and many without home's an many who will not return.We are all survivor's and as a community,we're all suffering together.Our heart's lay heavy because some of us still have a home but we also have friend's and some have families that don't have a home.It's hard to explain but we all carry this sadness deep inside.So with our deepest sympathy for those families who lost their home's and loved ones.THANKS so much Juan for your continued support not only a birds 🐦eye view in the mighty Luscombe but also your boots on the ground!We can't THANK YOU enough!Cheers to you and your family.Stay safe on your travels.🙏👍
Great reporting as usual Juan. I started watching you channel when the Dam ( My brother lived below the dam at the time.) was the issue but have continued watching for the accurate and detailed information you provide.
Always appreciate the integrity you bring along with your reporting Juan! Your capabilities to reach in altitude and distance add life to the many stories of destruction you cover. -Bob...
Juan, I miss your vids of you and the boys clearing deadwood from the trail. Best thoughts to our neighbors in the NoCal forests. Thankful for your reports Juan. TopNotch
Once again Juan and excellent report combining overhead and on the ground reporting. As below I too refer people to your site for the perspective you don't normally see. Also, grew up in Chico and Gridley and watched the Oroville Dam being built many years ago. John
Juan I want to thank you for getting the word out and my condolences to the families of their love ones that was lost and let's all continue to pray for the ones that are missing but unfortunately they will be found and as we learn to live Day by day let's look around together to bring peace and hope .
Very nice job as usual Juan. It was good to see someone touch on the dead and dying tree populations. I have been in the timber industry my entire life. I have been in mostly every concept of the industry. One thing that I would like to add on the pictures that you showed of the burnt damaged trees is. As the trees are dying and decaying, making them susceptible to bug infestation, the trees try to heal themselves. They cover the scars with thick heavy pitch. This pitch is very volatile. This may have played a huge part in the devastation. The trees covered with this pitch catch fire very quickly and burn very hot. Thanks again for the great reporting!
From the video, it looks like the bug-infested trees would have very little value as lumber. Likewise the "flashy fuels". Having a hard time imagining how these areas will ever be be made fire-resistent short of burning verything to cinders, especially given the challenging topography.
Mark Wheeler, anything that can't be used for lumber can be used for biomass. These less than desirable trees can be chipped and used for fuel in power plants. While taking out the dead and dying, you are also removing the underbrush/ flash fuels. If you can imagine, it is like defensible space for trees. For instance look at the ground around Concow lake. The tree spacing may very well have helped in saving that area.
now that is starting to sound plausible. the pitch has a petroleum-quality aka is highly flammable and burns hot. sounds good, can anyone in tree biology or fire science back that up?
It's one thing hearing about all the devastation and quite another thing seeing it. My heart goes out to all those affected by this terrible fire. Thanks, Juan.
Thank you for doing this overview and report Juan! It is so terribly sad and the impacts will be so long in coming before things improve. The feather River watershed is a total disaster.
Juan, I didn't see this for some unknown reason, last year, but as one who built a ranch in Laytonville, Mendocino county, I'll tell you what, brings hair up on the back of my neck. Also a year in the eye. I'm getting into PPC and need to take a flight up that way. Thanks, oh, great job...
Agree with all the other commenters about the great job you do. I grew up in Paradise and now live in Cincinnati, OH and have been watching you since the Orville dam failure. Keep up the great work!
Started following Juan with the Oroville failure as well. He does an unbelievable job with his reports. My wife and I have lived in Northern Ky for the last 30 years. Originally from Dayton OH. All the local breweries here are making a beer with Sierra Nevada that will be available soon. All proceed go to Camp Fire recovery efforts. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this tragedy.
I'm from the mid west and these videos are just heart breaking. Wild fires here are few and if there is one it's mainly a grass fire on farm land. It's beyond imagination.
You had it right Juan, Phase to Ground on main transmission lines much like those in question started the camp fire. The transmission lines are multi-phase lines. Electricity will alway's find the easiest path to ground if not insulated. It only takes one phase from a very large feeder transformer to cause this kind of damage.
Another brilliant post Juan, factual, honest and straight forward, great footage and knowledge delivery as usual. Please keep us posted with updates as the cleanup and rebuild eventually drive this tragic event to the back of the minds of those affected. Keep up the awesome work :) cheers from Aus
Another stellar job Juan! Really explained it well! I especially like how you showed the destruction but did it professionally and with great respect for the victims, well done!
Juan, As always your reporting is concise, comprehensive, and credible. I always look forward to your reports. The pictures from the mighty Luscombe really tell the story and give the viewer a complete sense of the scale of the devastation. My heart breaks for all the residents that suffered losses. Thank you. God bless Paul
Great video. Very informative and to your many points, yes there is a lot to learn but I can’t help to wonder if these same fires could have been prevented from becoming the hell storms they did. Obviously you cannot avoid fires but at least do everything possible to keep them from getting this big.
stumbled upon your channel from the interview you did with the guy from the hospital, very informative and great visuals and explanations. Am looking forward to more! great job!
Time and a gain, you create the best & most informative videos. Thanks for your sacrifice of time, money, and effort in creating, and sharing them with us, Juan. You're a good man, brother!
Thank you, Sir, for all of your information, knowledge and concern. My son and Daughter-in-law, her Father and her sister, and my granddaughter have all lost their homes in Paradise. So awful. Be safe and God bless.
Juan, with great thanks on your wonderful Only YOU can do, I have Noy recently heard the body count ,on the missing,thank God it was way lower than originally said, So MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family & a very SAFE WONDERFUL NEW YEAR
Hi. I echo the praise of others commenting. I really enjoy seeing that Luscombe. Back in the seventies, when I learned to fly, a friend of mine bought a Luscombe and we had great fun flying all around the bay area. Makes me wish I could get back up in the air again. Even though this subject matter is saddening, you're documenting and archiving has a spirit of not only hope but inspiration. Thanks for giving people the ability to ride along with you and take in the scene from these unique perspectives.
Thank you so much Juan for your fantastic insight into these disasters that have struck that area up there. There is not a single news agency of any sort has come even remotely close to your very detailed ground and aerial coverage of the Oroville Dam issues and now the Camp Fire area. I cannot even begin to imagine the time and effort you have put into all your reporting. How do you even have the time to do all this and still do your professional flying job too. It must be quite a strain to balance out the reporting, your job and your family. The State of California and all its residents owes you a huge debt of gratitude for your efforts.
Great reporting. Really enjoy the prospective from air and the ground. BTW. We have the same year KTM, mine is a street legal 350 XCW. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
I’m late to the party watching this update, but as usual it is very thorough and enlightening. It goes without saying that my heart goes out to those effected by all this devastation. Poor forest management and the input of the looney environmentalists has created this problem. Sadly, the problem will not be solved in my lifetime. For what it’s worth, here is my vote for the State of New California. A new conservative style government for the people of NorCal.
Juan, it sounds like the fire has produced a modern day 'Conservation Corp', or public works program. The locals and the out-of-towners are dealing with a 'natural' catastrophe...people are sharing and prospering from a united effort after the 'Camp Creek Fire' (sorry, but it just wasn't a campfire). In a similar vein, and the start of your developing talents as a reporter ( like mother, like Son ), was the Oroville 'emergency'. A 2 year reconstruction program that produced jobs, showcased obvious talent, expertise and provided a model of how to turn something negative into a positive after a demonstration of Mother Nature's fury. All the elements combined produced an authentic American apple pie. Delicious
I hope this kind of reporting gets a wide circulation. It makes the situation much more real and tangible. I like trees but if they are dying, they constitute an extreme potential hazard. The long term drought results in the trees producing less sap. Healthy trees' sap can force the pine bark beetle's eggs out before they can get established but it is too late for millions of conifers throughout the Sierra Nevada. Thank for your excellent reporting and commitment to the facts.
Unhealthly stands can also contribute to further declines in tree health because of the soil microbe relationships between soil fungi and the trees, where unhealthy stands have less diverse fungal communities which weakens the defenses or surrounding trees. Look up Karst et al. 2015
@@1Gigawatt natural fires thinned out excessive growth (crowding) in the past. today i gather, it is done by man using controlled burn and/or felling & clearing under growth and detritus.
Big thanks Juan yet again, for some great reporting. Your approach is so good with objective facts and very considerable work involved editing all your material. Some of the burn scars are absolutely total - incredible. If I was in your area I'd buy you a beer (or several!). You sure do live in a glorious area.
Great video! They should have had a directional relay trip showing where the line fault occurred? PP&G should know where this started if it was caused by a phase to ground fault.
Spent some time driving up and around Magailia today. Walked a few streets near the rim. The devastation is unbelievable. It will be years before people can go back. I saw something where PG & e was saying that there may have been bullet holes in some of their equipment at Pulga.
Juan, I can't thank you enough for your coverage of the Camp Fire, especially with fly-overs. Do you have any coverage of Paradise's Bennett Rd neighborhood? Do you know of any? I am a bit frustrated because no one, no drone fly-overs, no drive-by coverage has covered my old neighborhood that I can find on the Interwebs. I am anxious to see my old home and surrounding area, both from the air and ground. We were a community of neighbors being neighborly. I lived in Paradise with my sister for 11-years and left 2 yrs ago after she passed. Linda owned that house for nearly 20 yrs. I am relieved that she didn't have to see it go up in flames. We were evacuated for the BTU Lightning Complex fire of 2008 and sat in our car stuck on Pearson Rd at S. Libby and then on Pentz Rd for more than two hours trying to escape the horrible heat and wind. We were also quite nervous about the Humboldt fire getting so close. We greatly feared fire. My heart goes out to the many friends and all the people I ran into daily who lost it all.
Pulga, of all places! I've been up that scary, little, dirt road - Pulga Rd. on the way to Mayaro. Surprise seeing a video of you riding up that way. I always wanted to take my bike up there on that Pulga Rd. - a bit scary with a car (unfortunately my motorcycles burned in the Paradise fire along with our 4 houses!) I've watched a few of your videos on the Oroville Dam (where I now live after the Camp Fire), and it's great to watch your informative perspectives on these topics. Keep up the great video reporting. former Paradise resident
You hear of urgent fire defense preparations by similarly forested communities? Oakhurst, Willits, Nevada City... the list goes on. Your plane sure has nice clear windows.
Huge amount of respect for the proper and accurate reporting that you do for all of us in Northern California. I always recommend your channel to people. Thank you!
The ANTI Fake News!
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Love the combo of ground and Luscombe footage. You may single-handedly put the mainstream media out of business. 😉👍👍
Smitty Smithsonite - what you said. 👍
Excellent reporting. Thoroughly enjoy your channel.
@@dennissalisbury496 - Ain't that the truth!
I agree, the best footage from air and ground.
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The msinstream guys need to study Juan for how to their jobs... Journalism school is turning out idiots with low apparent IQ, politically bias, and zero desire to have moral integrity or truth as core values. Propaganda is more like it.
Best report of the Fire Period. Great job Juan..A production company needs to take your footage and reporting and make a movie ...You deserve a Emmy for this work.
Thank You Juan. AS usual you provide REAL information not media hype. My heart goes out to those who lost loved ones, and their homes..
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When my son was a kid we used to go up to Pulga, just north of the Pulga bridge, to swim at a wide spot in the river that the locals call "Sandy Beach." Every _really_ hot, 100+ degree day that I could I would pack us a lunch and load up the dog and the kid and hit Sandy Beach. Lying in the warm sun on that steep, sandy beach felt absolutely idyllic. Before we left we would eat the heart out of a watermelon that had been chilling in the river all afternoon. We would always leave the rest of the watermelon in the shrubs around the beach for the animals that live there. There was never a scrap of our leftovers when we'd go back, even if was the very next day. The deer and the squirrels loved our scraps. Thanks for showing us all the destruction, even if it is heartbreaking.
Juan, you put a face to all the names we've heard on the news. What a wonderful service you provide.
You are the only person that puts this all in proper perspective.
Thanks Geoff!!
@@blancolirio We lost our home on Pentz road. My 3 and 4 year old girls and I had no car at the time and had to hitch a ride. I watched in horror as people drove right passed us on Pentz road. Finally a woman stopped and by then we had to evacuate on Pearson road and you know full well what happened there Pure carnage. 10 minutes after she picked us up our home was incinerated on the corner of Crandall way and Pentz road.
@@geofffxdwg07 Glad you and the girls made it out okay. Hope you don't mind, will continue to pray for you all.
@@DoxymeisterThank you Dawn and we don't mind prayers at all.
@@DomManInT1 the firefighters have a small emergency shelter (basically an extra large space blanket) to minimally protect them from getting burned over
I am so impressed with this report! The combination of air and ground footage used to tell the story was brilliant. Thank you, Juan, for once again presenting things in the proper perspective.
Not just Juan's "expert as usual narratives and flyover's" but now with archival footage! Awesome! And, thanks for showing us Pulga Road - definitely not a place for a heavy truck.
Fantastic job Juan. Your reporting style and incredible knowledge are simply second to none! I am always excited to see your next video.
You are an outstanding journalist, Juan. I hope the regional inhabitants value your comprehensive chronicles of the beautiful place where you live.
Thanks Mark!
Thoroughly enjoyed, better informed. Thanks again for the time you take to share the region you live in. Hope some good comes about through this tragic event. Much love!
Thanks for your reports, very informative. My sister and niece live in Paradise about a 1/4 mile apart. My sisters house survived, 1 of 2 houses out of 19 on her street that survived. My nieces house is gone. I've spent a great deal of time taking my sister on drives throughout the area, so I'm quite familiar with it. In face in August we spent a day in the Concow exploring the area. I made mention at the time, of how thick the overgrowth was and how fast a fire would travel through there. Sadly it came true. As a pilot, I really enjoy your aerial shots, along with your ground shots of the area. Again, thank you for sharing.
First, the Mighty Luscombe is a stunning aircraft considering its age!
Second and finally, the Pulga area is one of my favorite locations ( the twin bridge train/highway crossover of the Feather River) for railroad photography.
It's really terrible what happened because of this fire. I used to work with fire doing controlled burns and prescribed burns in standing timber. Your flyover gave me a great view of where the hottest parts of the fire were and where it jumped rivers and roads racing up hill. A big fire will make its own wind and weather. The underbrush combined with low humidity and the canyons make the perfect firestorm conditions. We used to tell people that asked why we were burning in standing timber and I always told them the same thing. If a grass fire on the side of the road or lighting starts a wildfire there will be minimum fuel on the ground and it will just barely crawl through the timber instead of an out of control wildfire burning everything down.
Thank you.this is the most interesting thing I have seen on a screen all week, really makes you think. Sad for all the loss and suffering.
Without the news casters blaring about the fire; you show us How it started and the progression with the wind. Sad that so many beautiful trees were already sick from disease. I remember when California was lush, green, and healthy. With the water shortage over the past decade etc; the forests have suffered terribly. :( Love it when you take us flying in the Mighty Lusc :)
Thanks from Oroville, Juan! Always appreciate your reporting of all our local disasters!
Thank you, Juan, for another indepth and thought-provoking report. This if the first time I really got a good look at the damage to the trees, etc. Like you said it will at least a year plus to remove burned homes, badly burned and dead trees, etc. The tree huggers need to stop all their crap and let the forests be managed to prevent this kind of tragedy from happening again. Thanks again for the awesome report!
Didnt you hear him say due the earlier fires in the area that the trees were replaced by bushy growth and once the fire started there was no way to stop it.that had nothing to do with forest management.
@@heartland96a Reducing brushy growth is part of forest management.
Thank you for the update. Good job. We have family there and we now live states away. Helps us under stand
As always Juan,we salute you for your dedication and honor you for the hard work in putting these videos together.You've traveled afar and without getting paid to do so,shows you care by your services.You always go above and beyond the call of duty.Not sure if your aware but Pentz Rd is now opened and the devastation leaves you with an empty feeling.I know the news coverage has been concentrated on Paradise because of so many home's and businesses perished but you have covered outside that box.I think people have the right to see how many communities were effected and that it's beyond the City of Paradise!Dog Town and Lower Magalia around Pine Ridge School,home's have vanished and those home owners lives have been devastated as well.I encourage people to take a drive around and you'll begin to see all those communities effected.I'm sadden😥 knowing that our communities will never be the same.Many lives lost and many without home's an many who will not return.We are all survivor's and as a community,we're all suffering together.Our heart's lay heavy because some of us still have a home but we also have friend's and some have families that don't have a home.It's hard to explain but we all carry this sadness deep inside.So with our deepest sympathy for those families who lost their home's and loved ones.THANKS so much Juan for your continued support not only a birds 🐦eye view in the mighty Luscombe but also your boots on the ground!We can't THANK YOU enough!Cheers to you and your family.Stay safe on your travels.🙏👍
Great reporting as usual Juan. I started watching you channel when the Dam ( My brother lived below the dam at the time.) was the issue but have continued watching for the accurate and detailed information you provide.
Always appreciate the integrity you bring along with your reporting Juan! Your capabilities to reach in altitude and distance add life to the many stories of destruction you cover. -Bob...
Juan, I miss your vids of you and the boys clearing deadwood from the trail.
Best thoughts to our neighbors in the NoCal forests.
Thankful for your reports Juan.
TopNotch
Extraordinary reporting Juan! Thank you very much.
You should win awards for your reporting and coverage of this event and the Oroville dam debacle.
Juan, most excellent coverage of such a tragic fire. Well explained with vivid details. Thank you as you answered many questions.
Once again Juan and excellent report combining overhead and on the ground reporting. As below I too refer people to your site for the perspective you don't normally see. Also, grew up in Chico and Gridley and watched the Oroville Dam being built many years ago. John
Juan I want to thank you for getting the word out and my condolences to the families of their love ones that was lost and let's all continue to pray for the ones that are missing but unfortunately they will be found and as we learn to live Day by day let's look around together to bring peace and hope .
Thanks for the video footage and your analysis of what happened and the cause(s).
Very nice job as usual Juan. It was good to see someone touch on the dead and dying tree populations. I have been in the timber industry my entire life. I have been in mostly every concept of the industry. One thing that I would like to add on the pictures that you showed of the burnt damaged trees is. As the trees are dying and decaying, making them susceptible to bug infestation, the trees try to heal themselves. They cover the scars with thick heavy pitch. This pitch is very volatile. This may have played a huge part in the devastation. The trees covered with this pitch catch fire very quickly and burn very hot. Thanks again for the great reporting!
Even after the fire you can still see the beauty of that area a real pity best to all involved.
From the video, it looks like the bug-infested trees would have very little value as lumber. Likewise the "flashy fuels". Having a hard time imagining how these areas will ever be be made fire-resistent short of burning verything to cinders, especially given the challenging topography.
Mark Wheeler, anything that can't be used for lumber can be used for biomass. These less than desirable trees can be chipped and used for fuel in power plants. While taking out the dead and dying, you are also removing the underbrush/ flash fuels. If you can imagine, it is like defensible space for trees. For instance look at the ground around Concow lake. The tree spacing may very well have helped in saving that area.
now that is starting to sound plausible. the pitch has a petroleum-quality aka is highly flammable and burns hot. sounds good, can anyone in tree biology or fire science back that up?
now that is starting to sound plausible.
Excellent combination of air/ground scenes. You really tell great stories, easily understood of highly complex/difficult subjects.
Thank you again for your updates!! Excellent reporting and footage!
your reports bring new meaning to "boots on the ground" great report!
😍😍😍 AWESOME DETAILING ON THE ELEMENTS AND DESTRUCTION.😱 SUCH DEVASTATION IS JUST UNREAL....... THANK YOU JUAN PRAYERS FOR ALL 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
As good a documentary as you are likely to see and very nicely put together with some "atmospheric" stills. Superb!
It's one thing hearing about all the devastation and quite another thing seeing it. My heart goes out to all those affected by this terrible fire. Thanks, Juan.
Thanks again for the great reporting Bill, from VC, NV
Thanks for the update. I live in another State ( thank God) but my niece lost everything and her jod....Feather River Hospital. Thank you
That little church was untouched.
Thank you for all the videos and info.
Excellent overview and analysis by Cally's Ace reporter.
Thank you for doing this overview and report Juan! It is so terribly sad and the impacts will be so long in coming before things improve. The feather River watershed is a total disaster.
Juan, I didn't see this for some unknown reason, last year, but as one who built a ranch in Laytonville, Mendocino county, I'll tell you what, brings hair up on the back of my neck. Also a year in the eye. I'm getting into PPC and need to take a flight up that way.
Thanks, oh, great job...
Cant thank you enough for such great work. Incredible!!
Agree with all the other commenters about the great job you do. I grew up in Paradise and now live in Cincinnati, OH and have been watching you since the Orville dam failure. Keep up the great work!
Started following Juan with the Oroville failure as well. He does an unbelievable job with his reports. My wife and I have lived in Northern Ky for the last 30 years. Originally from Dayton OH. All the local breweries here are making a beer with Sierra Nevada that will be available soon. All proceed go to Camp Fire recovery efforts. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this tragedy.
We get the best perspective from your reports. You go all out. Thanks Juan.
I'm from the mid west and these videos are just heart breaking. Wild fires here are few and if there is one it's mainly a grass fire on farm land. It's beyond imagination.
Check out the forest fires the night of Oct 8, 1871, the same night as the great Chicago fire.
@@dlwatib Ah, the Peshtigo fire. Yep. I was quoting an excerpt from it just yesterday... most people have no idea.
Media with a message! Thanks Juan for another detailed report.
Thanks Juan. Great job. So sad to see the loss.
Thank you Juan for this important update.
You had it right Juan, Phase to Ground on main transmission lines much like those in question started the camp fire. The transmission lines are multi-phase lines. Electricity will alway's find the easiest path to ground if not insulated. It only takes one phase from a very large feeder transformer to cause this kind of damage.
Great job, thanks for all the footage. This is the most I have seen of the Camp Fire, we were watching the one in the south.
Excellent coverage on all the different topics thanks a lot .
Thank you for this update again.
You are a good man Juan Browne.,thank you., I am sad and grateful at the same time.
It's so refreshing to see sane, rational, factual reporting rather than the absurdities I've been seeing posted everywhere. Thank You!!!
Another brilliant post Juan, factual, honest and straight forward, great footage and knowledge delivery as usual. Please keep us posted with updates as the cleanup and rebuild eventually drive this tragic event to the back of the minds of those affected. Keep up the awesome work :) cheers from Aus
Another stellar job Juan! Really explained it well! I especially like how you showed the destruction but did it professionally and with great respect for the victims, well done!
Thank You Juan! Keep up the great work! 🐾🐾🦒🦓🐮🦄
Juan,
As always your reporting is concise, comprehensive, and credible. I always look forward to your reports. The pictures from the mighty Luscombe really tell the story and give the viewer a complete sense of the scale of the devastation. My heart breaks for all the residents that suffered losses.
Thank you.
God bless
Paul
Thanks big guy! I could almost make out my place in your fly by. Thanks again.
Great video. Very informative and to your many points, yes there is a lot to learn but I can’t help to wonder if these same fires could have been prevented from becoming the hell storms they did. Obviously you cannot avoid fires but at least do everything possible to keep them from getting this big.
Nice tour Juan ! Much appreciated !
great job juan honist reporting is so rare anymore thanks again
stumbled upon your channel from the interview you did with the guy from the hospital, very informative and great visuals and explanations. Am looking forward to more! great job!
Time and a gain, you create the best & most informative videos. Thanks for your sacrifice of time, money, and effort in creating, and sharing them with us, Juan. You're a good man, brother!
Thanks Stan!
Great report. Nobody else showed the whole picture.
Great reporting. Now, a historical narrative. Well done. Such a heartbreak to see.
Thank you for the update. Glen
WONDERFUL, you managed to make this a GIANT LOOP video. Well Done Pilot.! Merry Christmas.!
Giant Loop Coyote bag!!
You are doing a really good job putting a stop to some theories of the get rich quick TH-camrs.
You have a very matter of fact, no speculation style,I love that.
I feel like I'm getting accurate info and complete truth.
Thanks Bah!
@@blancolirio you are doing a great job for everyone who's listening!
Thanks for taking the time and effort to provide this informative update.
Nice work Juan! It would be very interesting to return in a year to see how the land is starting to recover.
Thank you, Sir, for all of your information, knowledge and concern. My son and Daughter-in-law, her Father and her sister, and my granddaughter have all lost their homes in Paradise. So awful. Be safe and God bless.
Thanks for the excellent reporting.
Juan, with great thanks on your wonderful Only YOU can do, I have Noy recently heard the body count ,on the missing,thank God it was way lower than originally said,
So MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family & a very SAFE WONDERFUL NEW YEAR
Hi. I echo the praise of others commenting. I really enjoy seeing that Luscombe. Back in the seventies, when I learned to fly, a friend of mine bought a Luscombe and we had great fun flying all around the bay area. Makes me wish I could get back up in the air again.
Even though this subject matter is saddening, you're documenting and archiving has a spirit of not only hope but inspiration.
Thanks for giving people the ability to ride along with you and take in the scene from these unique perspectives.
Thank you, for the update.
Once again, excellent coverage!
Thank you so much Juan for your fantastic insight into these disasters that have struck that area up there. There is not a single news agency of any sort has come even remotely close to your very detailed ground and aerial coverage of the Oroville Dam issues and now the Camp Fire area. I cannot even begin to imagine the time and effort you have put into all your reporting. How do you even have the time to do all this and still do your professional flying job too. It must be quite a strain to balance out the reporting, your job and your family. The State of California and all its residents owes you a huge debt of gratitude for your efforts.
Great reporting. Really enjoy the prospective from air and the ground. BTW. We have the same year KTM, mine is a street legal 350 XCW. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the exceptional coverage.
Really appreciate your effort and presentation. As with others, all gone. Health and happiness, stay safe.
I’m late to the party watching this update, but as usual it is very thorough and enlightening. It goes without saying that my heart goes out to those effected by all this devastation. Poor forest management and the input of the looney environmentalists has created this problem. Sadly, the problem will not be solved in my lifetime.
For what it’s worth, here is my vote for the State of New California. A new conservative style government for the people of NorCal.
Juan, it sounds like the fire has produced a modern day 'Conservation Corp', or public works program. The locals and the out-of-towners are dealing with a 'natural' catastrophe...people are sharing and prospering from a united effort after the 'Camp Creek Fire' (sorry, but it just wasn't a campfire).
In a similar vein, and the start of your developing talents as a reporter ( like mother, like Son ), was the Oroville 'emergency'. A 2 year reconstruction program that produced jobs, showcased obvious talent, expertise and provided a model of how to turn something negative into a positive after a demonstration of Mother Nature's fury.
All the elements combined produced an authentic American apple pie. Delicious
I appreciate your detailed explanations. Thank you.
I hope this kind of reporting gets a wide circulation. It makes the situation much more real and tangible. I like trees but if they are dying, they constitute an extreme potential hazard. The long term drought results in the trees producing less sap. Healthy trees' sap can force the pine bark beetle's eggs out before they can get established but it is too late for millions of conifers throughout the Sierra Nevada. Thank for your excellent reporting and commitment to the facts.
Unhealthly stands can also contribute to further declines in tree health because of the soil microbe relationships between soil fungi and the trees, where unhealthy stands have less diverse fungal communities which weakens the defenses or surrounding trees. Look up Karst et al. 2015
@@1Gigawatt natural fires thinned out excessive growth (crowding) in the past. today i gather, it is done by man using controlled burn and/or felling & clearing under growth and detritus.
Thank you for the video and updates.
Big thanks Juan yet again, for some great reporting. Your approach is so good with objective facts and very considerable work involved editing all your material. Some of the burn scars are absolutely total - incredible.
If I was in your area I'd buy you a beer (or several!).
You sure do live in a glorious area.
Excellent reporting! Thanks!!
Excellent reporting. Thanks.
Great video! They should have had a directional relay trip showing where the line fault occurred? PP&G should know where this started if it was caused by a phase to ground fault.
Spent some time driving up and around Magailia today. Walked a few streets near the rim. The devastation is unbelievable. It will be years before people can go back. I saw something where PG & e was saying that there may have been bullet holes in some of their equipment at Pulga.
Juan, I can't thank you enough for your coverage of the Camp Fire, especially with fly-overs. Do you have any coverage of Paradise's Bennett Rd neighborhood? Do you know of any? I am a bit frustrated because no one, no drone fly-overs, no drive-by coverage has covered my old neighborhood that I can find on the Interwebs. I am anxious to see my old home and surrounding area, both from the air and ground. We were a community of neighbors being neighborly.
I lived in Paradise with my sister for 11-years and left 2 yrs ago after she passed. Linda owned that house for nearly 20 yrs. I am relieved that she didn't have to see it go up in flames. We were evacuated for the BTU Lightning Complex fire of 2008 and sat in our car stuck on Pearson Rd at S. Libby and then on Pentz Rd for more than two hours trying to escape the horrible heat and wind. We were also quite nervous about the Humboldt fire getting so close. We greatly feared fire.
My heart goes out to the many friends and all the people I ran into daily who lost it all.
Pulga, of all places! I've been up that scary, little, dirt road - Pulga Rd. on the way to Mayaro. Surprise seeing a video of you riding up that way. I always wanted to take my bike up there on that Pulga Rd. - a bit scary with a car (unfortunately my motorcycles burned in the Paradise fire along with our 4 houses!) I've watched a few of your videos on the Oroville Dam (where I now live after the Camp Fire), and it's great to watch your informative perspectives on these topics.
Keep up the great video reporting.
former Paradise resident
You hear of urgent fire defense preparations by similarly forested communities? Oakhurst, Willits, Nevada City... the list goes on. Your plane sure has nice clear windows.
looking forward to Oroville update... they must be completed by now..Thanks...
Thanks Juan . . . . Very sobering Bob
Excellent Report
I was hoping that you would fly over the wall fire area, I guess it's too late for that.. :/ thanks for your reports Juan!