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[AIO FILMZ @aiofilmz]

Bay Area: Police say they have arrested a suspect in Milpitas after three are killed, others injured in violent attacks across San Jose and in Milpitas.

Video available for licensing: https://t.co/42eybKy57L

[Wildfire Pics News @WFPNews]

Ill be relying in @watchdutyapp next fire season.

[Stuart Palley @stuartpalley]

Expect me to use Twitter less, with the exception being fire coverage as necessary and sharing new art.

[CA Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner]

#MeadowFire near #ValleySprings, Calaveras Co: AA440 reporting 4-5 acres of grass & oak woodland w/ 1 structure involved, other structures immediately threatened - requested 2 addl tankers & another copter. 3100blk Crestview Dr. https://t.co/1Rq9GCi2DS

[LACoFireAirOps @LACoFireAirOps]

If you fly, we can’t! Please, do not fly drones near wildfires… #IfYouFlyWeCant #NoDronesInFireZones

[USFS-Tahoe National Forest @Tahoe_NF]

#MosquitoFire: An unauthorized drone was sighted near the Georgetown, California Mobile Retardant Base at approximately 12:45 p.m. Thursday, September 15. Aerial operations in that area were put on hold until it was verified the drone had left. Normal air operations have resumed.

[CA Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner]

#MosquitoFire (#Foresthill, Placer Co, Tahoe NF) - Air Attack reporting ongoing structure loss in the Volcanoville area & fire is now also burning towards Foresthill after jumping the "Volcanoville drainage". Fire is close to impacting Georgetown Fire Station 63.

[CA Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner]

#MosquitoFire (#Foresthill, Placer Co, Tahoe NF) - The fire is impacting Volcanoville Rd & has spotted over to the south side of road per radio traffic. First camera view is looking @ the south side of fire + 2nd cam is looking from the west.

[Tim Walton @Photo1Prod]

#Mosquitofire About Midnight on Michigan Bluff Road fire crews fighting to slow the Mosquito Fire. 80 deg @ 11:30pm and the fire behavior speaks for itself. ⁦@CALFIRENEU⁩ ⁦@CALFIRE_PIO⁩

[CA Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner]

#MosquitoFire (#Foresthill, Placer Co, Tahoe NF) - 2,000 acres. Fire is impacting the community of Michigan Bluff. Recap of all the evac info so far below - El Dorado Co has an evac map, nothing on it yet.

https://t.co/TLekdPjY1S
Brief video update: https://t.co/OqzFqbZAJS

[CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department @CALFIRE_ButteCo]

#ZephyrFire (Update) Firefighters have stopped the forward spread of the fire to approximately 2 acres. Units will be at scene for the next couple of hours mopping up the fire.

[CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department @CALFIRE_ButteCo]

#ZephyrFire (Update) The fire is approximately 2 acres moving at a moderate rate of spread.

[CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department @CALFIRE_ButteCo]

Units are responding to a vegetation fire off Zephyr Point Rd and Pentz Rd. #PentzFire

[CA Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner]

#MosquitoFire (#Foresthill, Placer Co, Tahoe NF) - Excess of 100 acres, moderate rate of spread in steep terrain per Foresthill FPD. More evac warnings & orders likely. Anyone requiring evac assistance should call Placer Sheriff's, all per the recording: https://t.co/DrRppKfRrW

[CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department @CALFIRERRU]

#FairviewFire [UPDATE] 7:45 pm - The fire is currently 700 acres and 5% contained. There have been 2 confirmed civilian fatalities and 1 civilian injury. 7 structures have been destroyed and several more damaged.

[CA Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner]

#FranklinFire (W/O #Martinez, Contra Costa Co) - Air Attack overhead calling it 50 acres w/ moderate-dangerous rate of spread, several structures in front.

[CAL FIRE SCU @calfireSCU]

#FranklinFire is approximately 50 acres according to first units at scene with a dangerous rate of spread. @ContraCostaFire

[CA Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner]

#FranklinFire (W/O #Martinez, Contra Costa Co) - IC requesting a 3rd alarm for structure protection. CAL FIRE starting 2 additional tankers & 1 addl copter on top of the original response.

[Dave Toussaint @engineco16]

Now this IS T-105 heading into the fire. #RadfordFire

[CA Fire Scanner @CAFireScanner]

#MillFire (#Weed, Siskiyou Co) - The fire has reached the 2600 block of Hoy Rd (near Jackson Ranch Rd) which is approx 2.5 miles north of the origin. 5 addl ambulances requested w/ reported burn victims, medical triage being set up at Mercantile Mall. Structure loss ongoing.

[DanielFireCopter @DanielFireTruck]

#MillFire Aircraft Assisting.
Air Attack 2CG, Another Air Attack.
T16, T94, T95 and 3 Helicopters
1 Lead Plane and 8 Air Tankers have been requested.
OES Intel 12 is enroute, only monitoring Aircraft.