Another wedding enhanced by wildfire activity

Earlier this summer we wrote about two wedding ceremonies that were planned months in advance, like most weddings, but the lucky couples did not anticipate the wildfires that would be occurring nearby. They both kept going in spite of the large smoke columns near Lake Isabella, California, and Bend, Oregon. The one in Oregon required the relocation of the reception.

On Saturday, September 13 a third wedding kept going in Corona, California and met the couple’s objectives, in spite of the noise created by large helicopters hovering and drafting water out of a nearby lake. The aircraft were working on the the Silverado Fire seven miles southwest of Corona. Check out the video below. The couple did not seem to be too bothered by the, uh, enhancement, of the ceremony. At least they have a story to tell.

California: Silverado Fire

(UPDATED at 9:05 a.m. PDT, September 14, 2014)

The Silverado Fire in southern California seven miles southwest of Corona has spread very little over the last 24 hours. A spokesperson for the incident management team, Jake Rodriguez, said 1,084 personnel are assigned and they are calling it 20 percent contained, up from yesterday’s 10 percent. The official size of the fire is 1,600 acres, Mr. Rodriguez said. It is listed in some places on InciWeb at 1,500 acres, but a reliable source tells us that it has burned just under 1,100 acres. The Orange County Fire Authority puts it at 1,220 acres, according to the Pasadena Star-News.

For the second night in a row a night-flying helicopter worked the fire to assist firefighters on the ground.

There have been six minor injuries on the fire, some of them heat related. The high temperatures are again in the forecast for Sunday, with a prediction for 102 degrees, 10 percent relative humidity, and a 15 to 18 mph wind.

Map of Silverado Fire
Map of Silverado Fire at 4 a.m. September 14, 2014. (click to enlarge)

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(UPDATED at 10:15 a.m. PDT, September 13, 2014)

T-912 Silverado Fire
Tanker 912, a DC-10, drops on the Silverado Fire September 12, 2014. Photo by Initial Attack Fire Media. (click to enlarge)

The spread of the Silverado Fire in southern California seven miles southwest of Corona was slowed late in the day on Friday by an aggressive initial attack with firefighters on the ground and in the air. It started in the back yard of a home in Silverado Canyon and a few hours later bumped up against the road at the top of the main ridge, the North Main Divide.

The U.S. Forest Service estimates the fire has burned 1,600 acres and they are calling it 10 percent contained. On Saturday morning there were 738 personnel assigned.

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(UPDATED at 6:48 p.m. PDT, September 12, 2014)

Mandatory evacuations were ordered late Friday afternoon for some areas near the Silverado Fire which has burned 1,300 acres in southern California seven miles southwest of Corona.

While the temperature at the fire area was quite toasty on Friday, reaching 101 degrees at Temescal 8 miles east of the fire, and the relative humidity was low (in the upper teens), the wind was not a huge factor — 3 to 8 mph, except 11 to 12 between 1 and 3 p.m. Friday night the relative humidity will remain low, in the high 20s. The forecast for Saturday calls for more moderate conditions, with a high of 90 degrees, wind out of the north then west at 1 to 11 mph, and a relative humidity in the low 20s.

The night-flying helicopter, H-531, and the night fixed wing air attack platform based on the nearby Angeles National Forest has been ordered for Friday night.

Tanker 911, a DC-10, dropping on the Silverado Fire
Tanker 911, a DC-10, dropping on the Silverado Fire at 6:08 p.m. PDT 9-12-2014. Screen grab from NBC Los Angeles.

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