{"id":1957,"date":"2019-10-26T07:02:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T12:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/jpss-sdoc\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2019-12-17T21:06:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T03:06:40","slug":"kincade-fire-on-26-october-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/jpss-sdoc\/posts\/2019-california-wildfiles\/kincade-fire-on-26-october-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Kincade Fire on 26 October 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The dangerously fast-moving fire near Geyserville in Sonoma County, reportedly beginning at ~9:24pm on October 24, continues to burn. The media has reported<\/a> say that PG&E, in a preliminary report to the California Public Utilities Commission, stated that an equipment malfunction occurred minutes before the Kincade Fire started and despite areas around having the power shut off, transmission lines in the area were fully energized. At this time, the official cause of the fire remains under investigation. The blaze has grown in size fueled by the dry vegetation as well as winds of up to 60 miles per hour. This has caused the fire to move at a dangerous rate. As of the 7:00am PDT update<\/a> on 26 October, CalFire<\/a> reported that the fire was approximately 25,455 acres in size and 10% contained. There are also over 2000 evacuations including the entire town of Geyserville, CA. According to media reports<\/a>, as of Saturday morning, there were at least 50 structures destroyed but no reports of any fatalities. In addition, the areas of evacuations have been ordered in Sonoma county. These can be seen on the Sonoma County Incident Map, shown below<\/a><\/p>\n