Cause of Kincade Fire under investigation
Despite the ongoing public safety power shutoff (PSPS) program, there is a possibility of a PG&E transmission line being responsible for sparking the Kincade Fire, and investigations are ongoing.
Día de los Muertos, Explorium events postponed
Corazón Healdsburg and the city of Healdsburg have decided it is not possible to safely put on the planned Día de los Muertos event on Sunday, Oct. 27 on the Healdsburg Plaza.
County issues smoke-related health advisory
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services issued a health advisory Thursday night, warning community members about the onslaught of smoke from the Kincade Fire.
Blanketed with smoke
Cloverdale was blanketed with smoke Thursday morning. As of 12 p.m., the Kincade Fire was 0% contained.
Kincade Fire spurs evacuations
UPDATE — The Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night, Oct. 23, is at 5% containment at 21,900 acres, CalFire officials said at 7:35 a.m. on Oct. 25. A massive wildfire has broken out in the hills east of Geyserville, near the geothermal power station known as The Geysers. As of early Thursday morning at 4:35 a.m., it had reached 10,000 acres with 0% containment. According to CalFire as of 7:42 a.m. on Oct. 24, "CAL FIRE and multiple local government agencies are on scene of a wind driven grass and brush fire with a north east wind in the area of the Geysers. Structures and powerlines threatened, long range spotting observed. Structure damage assessments will begin today. "There are 328 firefighting personnel on the scene and two structures have been damaged thus far."The Kincade Fire began on John Kincade Road at approximately 9:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23.Evacuation orders and evacuation warnings are in place for several areas. Evacuation orders and warningsAt 10:35 p.m. on Wednesday the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department issued an evacuation order for people living east of Geyserville. According to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, all 300 people from the mandatory evacuation area have been evacuated.
Closed out of Cerri Site talk
Residents took turns at the mic on Oct. 22 at city hall, criticizing the closed session process Healdsburg City Council took exploring the “Cerri Site.”
Blind Scream: The twisted art of scaring people half to death
There are not many career options where you can get paid to scare the living daylights out of people, however, one Sonoma County Halloween tradition employs a slew of actors each season to provide customers with hair-raising scares.
