“Many of us feel, the only way the truth will come out, is if a Napa County civil grand jury investigates this matter, where people will answer under oath,” Williams said. The water problems caused by the Hennessey Fire at Berryessa Highlands are shared by other California fire communities. Williams wants to see a manned fire station built in the Highlands, perhaps on a lot next to the unmanned station that houses a fire engine. Still, Lake Berryessa is an immense water source. A wildfire destroyed at least six structures on the southern shore of Lake Berryessa in Napa County Saturday, prompting authorities to issue mandatory evacuation orders for the Berryessa Highlands. Barry Eberling covers Napa County government, transportation, the environment and general assignments. Berryessa Highlands residents want to head off any further fire nightmares. The developer went bankrupt in the early 1970s and growth didn’t occur as planned. The Hennessey Fire in central Napa County grew to 2,500 acres as of Monday afternoon, with crews dealing with rugged terrain, adverse weather, and unfavorable fire conditions, according to Cal Fire. A Napa County notice proclaims the wreckage of a Berryessa Highlands home as being unsafe. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. Highlands residents already pay about $400 every two months for water and sewer services and an annual assessment of about $900. See more of Jodi Hernandez on Facebook. He said he will bring documents to try to show what happened with the water system during the firefight. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A burnt car is seen during a smoky sunset from the fire-ravaged Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. County officials said firefighters didn’t run out of water during the firefight, though some hydrants lost pressure. Plus, some Berryessa Highlands homes are built above others. He noted Berryessa Highlands residents talked to the Napa Valley Register in 2018 about the fire concerns there. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A smoky sunset is seen through the chimney of a destroyed home from the fire-ravaged Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Annie Sciacca covers local government in Oakland and the East Bay. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group). Another fire called the 15-10 Fire is burning near Putah Creek Bridge and Berryessa Knoxville Road. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Strike teams typically have between 16 to 21 firefighters. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A Volkswagen microbus van is seen on a burnt hillside off Berryessa Knoxville Road in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. “But I think we deserve the same safety when I lived in Napa for 22 years and our fire hydrants worked.”. “To all of you who don’t have houses, I don’t know what to say,” he told the crowd on Monday. She's there when news breaks and has been known to arrive on assignment by many modes of transport, including motorcycle and boat. Ritz lost her home at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa trailer park after the Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. The anecdotal picture varied with the person and street. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! One possible money source is the county’s oversight of efforts to renovate nearby Steele Canyon resort that uses the same water system, he said. “We need to be mad and we need to demand some changes up here,” Williams told the enthusiastic crowd. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. Jane Tyska is an award-winning staff photojournalist, videojournalist, drone pilot and picture editor based out of Oakland, and has worked for the Bay Area News Group since 1997. Resident David Church, who didn’t evacuate, said Cal Fire by the morning of Aug. 19 had miles of fire lines and water lines charged and ready to go. As weather conditions worsened, such resources as a helicopter, a strike team with five engines plus a team leader, three single engines and additional water tender were added. Some said Cal Fire should have done more to protect them that day when a third of the community’s homes went up in smoke. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A view of the destroyed Spanish Flat Mobile Villa trailer park in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. As the fire surrounded them, they got into the boat and set off, watching the hills around them burn. then {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}} per month. There was a problem saving your notification. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. “Trees were smoldering.”, Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. The Hennessey Fire that burned about 93 Berryessa Highlands homes on Aug. 19 on its way to becoming the largest wildfire in Napa County’s recorded history spared him. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A deer is seen near a destroyed home in the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Water, not fire, would dominate. Petrini lost his home in the LNU Lighting Complex Fires and for more than a month afterward was afraid to bathe Levi with tap water for fear of contaminants. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: An American flag flies above a Trump 2020 flag in the fire-damaged Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. She’s not thinking of moving away from Berryessa Highlands because of the fire threat. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A burnt American flag blows in the breeze as the moon rises in the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The fire destroyed about 93 homes in the rural community near Lake Berryessa. Some residents wondered why water couldn’t be pumped directly from the lake to the hydrants to provide all the flow needed. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: Crews work on restoring power in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The community has 67 fire hydrants. That fire has scorched 8,000 acres and is 0% contained. A resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames are getting close as the Hennessey fire continues to rage out of control near Lake Berryessa in Napa, California on August 18, 2020. Berryessa Highlands is served by a water system that takes water from Lake Berryessa and runs it through a water treatment plant. Kody Petrini with his sons, Levi, 16 months, and Steven, 11, in Berryessa Highlands on Sept. 21, 2020. 41K Views. San Jose: Two suffer life-threatening injuries in separate crashes, Pickup truck driver who crashed near Bay Bridge toll plaza identified, Multi-alarm warehouse fire in Richmond prompts shelter-in-place order, Pedestrian killed in Oakland traffic collision is identified. Berryessa Highlands is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California.It lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Berryessa. LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - SEPTEMBER 3: A dock damaged by the Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, is seen from this drone view at the Markley Cove Resort in Lake Berryessa, … (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: Artist Marcia Ritz, 77, leaves after looking through the rubble of her manufactured home at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa trailer park in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Video: Residents ride out the Hennesey fire…, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine: It’s on its way, boosting supplies, Video: Residents ride out the Hennesey fire aboard pontoon boat on Lake Berryessa. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. This browser cannot play the embedded video file. John Bentz of The Duct Doctor looked at the wreckage of Berryessa Highlands homes on a recent day. Policy and Politics Betray the People: The Lake Berryessa Saga: 1958 - 2020 Berryessa Highlands fire update 5 PM This browser cannot play the embedded video file. Today’s Highlands view as far as the eye can see—other than the lake—is an incinerated landscape dotted by oaks and pines with sickly, flame-baked brown leaves. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: Artist Marcia Ritz, 77, looks through the rubble of her manufactured home at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa trailer park in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Over 1,000 firefighters are still battling the County Fire near Lake Berryessa, which has grown to 70,000 acres and threatening over 100 structures. The two water tenders each held several thousand gallons. LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - SEPTEMBER 3: Docks damaged by the Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, are seen from this drone view at the Markley Cove Resort in Lake Berryessa, … Had there been the need, firefighters could have drafted water from the lake near the boat launch. Enjoy unlimited articles at one of our lowest prices ever. Yet firefighters failed to save the Highlands from significant loss. He’s seen three years of evacuations and after 28 years at Berryessa Highlands, he’s thinking of moving on. Policy and Politics Betray the People: The Lake Berryessa Saga: 1958 - 2020 Berryessa Highlands Fire Update1 - Rimrock This browser cannot play the embedded video file. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: Artist Marcia Ritz, 77, reads a notice while looking through the rubble of her manufactured home at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa trailer park in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The Hennessey and Glass fires destroyed close to 1,000 homes and commercial buildings. LAKE BERRYESSA, CA – AUGUST 31: Cal Fire firefighters help resident Kailey Brown as she looks for valuables and sentimental items after her home burned in the Berryessa Highlands … You can reach Barry Eberling at 256-2253 or beberling@napanews.com. Now, Ritz thinks she’ll have to close her business. Cal Fire is familiar with the system and as needed switched to hydrants at lower elevations that remained charged. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A sign of the times is seen on a burnt hillside in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The Highlands fire spread at a “critical” rate, the most hazardous metric, Upton said. The Gamble Fire was burning in an area off Berryessa Knoxville Road north of Lake Berryessa and west of state Highway 16 and has burned 10,000 acres. “We drove out and you could see the devastation,” she said. Berryessa Highlands Fire Damage. He heard propane tanks blowing up. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. The Berryessa Highlands Development Company developed much of the community, and in 1981 still owned approximately 125 lots in the subdivision. Ritz and her husband Jerry Rehmke, 80, rode out the fire with nine other people aboard a pontoon boat as flames surrounded Lake Berryessa. Barry Eberling, Register The Hennessey Fire remained at zero containment Tuesday, as did the Gamble Fire, near Brooks (Yolo County), which had grown to 5,000 acres, Cal Fire officials said. “Water from the lake must go through the water treatment plant to enter the potable water system,” Miller said. Berryessa Highlands was approved by the county in the 1960s as a Berryessa resort development that would have more than 2,000 homes, most envisioned as second homes. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. He and his son fought the fire near his house – which survived – and saw flames shoot up the canyon to burn other houses. That led to partial dewatering of the system, mostly at higher elevations. The Hennessey Fire burned through the community on the shore of Lake Berryessa on Wednesday and the damage is devastating. Also badly damaged were the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood and the small hillside communities off of Berryessa Knoxville Road. Pamela Daniel’s house survived. It is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area and Putah Creek State Wildlife Area is to the east. Single engines typically have three to four firefighters, though there can be more, she said. A water system could be built with fire hydrants designed to fight a wildfire of this scale. The concerns remain the same, he said. Hi/Low, RealFeel®, precip, radar, & everything you need to be ready for the day, commute, and weekend! Berryessa Highlands fire | Hennessey Fire In Napa Near Lake Berryessa [Berryessa Fire Damages] I was so said to see the damage of California fire. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A fire-destroyed home is seen in the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Unsafe Water Alert Issued For Berryessa Highlands - Napa Valley, CA - Residents should not drink the water, nor use it for cooking or anything else until further notice, authorities said. The message: his home was burning to the ground. As Williams said, they don’t want a situation of 93 homes down, 270 to go. Policy and Politics Betray the People: The Lake Berryessa Saga: 1958 - 2020 Berryessa Highlands Fire update 082520 9AM This browser cannot play the embedded video file. Berryessa Highlands is 350 homes on hills along Lake Berryessa near Steele Canyon Recreation Area. County spokesperson Janet Upton said the Aug. 19th fire division assigned to Berryessa Highlands included 10 fire engines, a water tender and five bulldozers. Still, the Highlands grew to about 350 homes, minus 93 lost to the Hennessey Fire. County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza said he will be in the Berryessa Highlands area for most of next Tuesday to listen to residents. Because of the recent LNU Lightning Complex fires, the NBRID-Berryessa Highlands water system has experienced a situation that could result in contamination of the drinking water, authorities said. The Steele Fire that began on July 28 in Berryessa Highlands destroyed eight homes and heightened fears of fire in the small, rural community. He wants better water infrastructure. She joined Bay Area News Group in 2016 and has covered business, politics, education and breaking news across California, including many of the state's largest and most destructive wildfires. You can cancel at any time. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. Berryessa Highlands residents pose hard questions after Napa wildfire losses. CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. Ritz lost her home at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa trailer park after the Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. “There is no customer base. But it would cost several million dollars and system customers would have to pay for it, Miller said. They described violent downdrafts of wind causing fire blowups and structure-to-structure ignition. Site Navigation. Several dozen Berryessa Highlands residents met Monday in front of the community’s unmanned, volunteer firehouse wanting answers from the county. The water treatment plant remained operating during the fire, but water demand exceeded what it could produce, Miller said. He is removing ash from homes that survived. Ritz and her husband Jerry Rehmke, 80, rode out the fire with nine other people aboard a pontoon boat as flames surrounded Lake Berryessa. The remains of a car burned when the Hennessey fire swept through Berryessa Highlands on Aug. 19. Whether the county can satisfy Berryessa Highlands residents amid their losses about what happened on Aug. 19 remains to be seen. Home; Photos & Videos; Past Issues (2005-2020) Interesting Past Stories; Special Publications; Policy and Politics Betray the People: The Lake Berryessa Saga: 1958 - 2020; Berryessa Highlands Fire Update 2 - Headlands. This is life on Napa County’s wildfire frontier. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. 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LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: Artist Marcia Ritz, 77, pauses while looking through the rubble of her manufactured home at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa trailer park in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Ritz and Rehmke rode out the fire with nine other people aboard a pontoon boat as flames surrounded Lake Berryessa. But Berryessa Highlands is located in a fire severity zone rated by Cal Fire as high to very high. The Berryessa Highlands community in Napa County -- has suffered tremendous loss due to the LNU Lightning Complex Fire. County Deputy Public Works Director Phil Miller said by email that after the fire, the county learned from contract system operators that five hydrants needed “adjustments,” three of which were in the fire area. The fire destroyed about 93 homes in the rural community near Lake Berryessa. Related Videos. Her general store, Spanish Flat Country Store & Deli in Napa, was left standing after the Hennessey Fire swept through her community on the western shore of Lake Berryessa. LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A fire-destroyed home is seen in the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Church saw the fire take off. They met to discuss the fire that burned 93 homes in the rural community. The entrance to Berryessa Highlands was blackened by the Hennessey fire, though the sign survived. But, the area is … Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Then the situation changed. “If you look at the differing topographic make-up of each area, you’ll see that the steep, lakeside canyons and ridges of Berryessa Highlands funnel smoke, fire and wind toward structures,” Upton said. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. … LAKE BERRYESSA — People move to the rural outpost community of Berryessa Highlands to be near peaceful Lake Berryessa waters, not hillsides en…. The 15-10 Fire was burning near the Putah Bridge and was at 8,000 acres. His house still stands. Lake Berryessa is seen in the distance behind a swath of burnt land along Eastridge Road in the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood near Lake Berryessa, Calif. on Monday, August 24, 2020. Still, Ritz is glad to have her life, and the lives of her friends, after a close call with the fire that had her fleeing — in a group of about 10 people — in a pontoon boat to the middle of the lake the evening of Aug. 18. Get the forecast for today, tonight & tomorrow's weather for Berryessa Highlands, CA. Stu Williams and his son were watering down the roof of their Berryessa Highlands home with a fire hose as the Hennessey Fire bore down when the water flow from the hydrant stopped. In other cases, fire hydrants did work. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: Artist Marcia Ritz, 77, walks past the rubble of her manufactured home at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa trailer park in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Marcia Ritz is lucky. “Pumping water directly into the potable water system which includes the hydrants is illegal.”. Firefighters experienced fluctuating pressure levels from the hydrants system, but got the water they needed, she said. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: Artist Marcia Ritz, 77, and her husband Jerry Rehmke, 80, sit outside the Spanish Flat Country Store and Deli which they own in Lake Berryessa, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. They stayed on the water — staring in awe and terror — for four or five hours. “I’m an artist, I lost all of my artwork, I lost all of my friend’s original art that I had, and everything I owned,” Ritz said. Why should the Highlands burn with all of that Lake Berryessa water stretching out below? The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A destroyed home and smoky sunset are seen from the fire-ravaged Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Firefighters stopped the fire. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group), LAKE BERRYESSA, CA - AUGUST 27: A statue of a bull is seen by a destroyed home in the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Much of Monday’s session involved the telling of stories of that Aug. 19 afternoon when the Hennessey Fire that had seemingly bypassed the community suddenly flared up and burned through it. Resident John Johnson said he evacuated and received a call during the fire from an acquaintance. Community Meeting: Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza will host a Berryessa Highlands Community Meeting on Thursday, August 16th at 6:00pm at Volunteer Fire Station 214. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. They talked about community water system problems and spotty fire hydrant performance. He said those who still have homes can thank firefighters who in some situations put themselves between the flames and the houses. The Hennessey Fire, part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, tore through the area on Aug. 18. “No, I like living up here,” she said. 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