Posted on 08/31/2020 10:42:22 PM PDT by weston
Trump has a massive crowd in North Carolina.
Joe Biden couldn't fill a Waffle House.— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) September 8, 2020
Hello FRiends!
I am safe for the time being and my coworkers are safe as well.
We housed, fed and helped evacuate over 140 people that were trapped on this side of the fire.
Dozens of hikers came off the surrounding trails, and not a minute too soon.
Also, people that were at the High Sierra Pack Station, Mono Hot Springs Resort, Muir Trail Ranch, Florence Lake and Resort, Edison Lake, Ross Ranch, and the Mono Pass Trail Trailhead parking lot, sheltered with the owners and crew at Vermilion Valley Resort, where I happen to live and work all summer long.
The CA Army National Guard (Sacramento based) sent a Boeing CH 47 Chinook helicopter... call sign- Zero Six Comma, < 0 6 , > to the dam’s emergency spillway and transported several groups of people and multiple individuals down to the Yosemite Fresno International Airport this morning.
The US Navy sent a Sikorsy UH 60 “Blackhawk” helicopter from Lemoore Naval Air Station, Lemoore, CA, to the same location and also made multiple evacuation flights to Fresno.
The thin blue line consisted of Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies, and Fresno Police Department’s officers.
I rode in the front seat of a cop car for the first time in my adult life last night, and I kind of liked the experience. considering the alternative. lol An officer and I, went down to the beach last night to look for solid parking on the now dry lake bottom, and for a potential landing site if need be. This was a preemptive move as about 50-60 car owners needed a safe place to leave behind their vehicles, once they evacuated the area.
Contact was made at 0333 hours by the US Navy, in the dropping of a violet M 18 smoke grenade from said USN helo., marking an “alternative” LZ, which was not used in the operation.
On a sad note, a visitor collapsed and died the night before, in our parking lot, due to a preexisting medical condition. The corpse was flown out on the initial helicopter sans any other passengers. A number of hikers and campers took turns performing CPR on the individual, to no avail.
I am sheltering in place here at V V R, along with the owners and a skeleton crew. I’ll be in touch later, as I am turning over access to the computer and Internet service to a coworker.
THIS is the big fire that everyone feared.
Here’s a link to a map of the fire. Thomas Alvin Edison Lake is in the upper right corner, and V V R is located at the west end of the lake.
https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=37.22459,-119.30946&z=11&b=mbt&a=c%2Csma%2Cmodis_mp
Praise God you are here! We were concerned. Now, too read your after action report.
Oh so happy to hear from you and that you are safe but I don’t like that “for the moment” part.
We are all praying so hard for you and all who are with you and will continue till you are out of harms way.
Stay safe, FRiend!!!
And thank you so much for checking in and all the info.
Prayers will continue. I read that while right now you are safe, but that could charge of the fire doesn’t abate, right?
So good to hear from you Brother!
Thank you for the most excellent first person narration. You continue to carry the colors proudly up the hill.
Your Friends here will be praying for you.
Our Lord has you well positioned for His purposes.
Oh Dear God, I hope Freepers Up is alright!
Thank you Lord!
So glad you are okay!
*HUG*
Thanks,my friend!!
We are relieved!
We praise God for your deliverance.
We even commented last night that you would be making sure others got out safely before you.
See post #2482.
Prayers up kind sir!
Stay safe Weston!
Wow
Trump leaving Florida here...
https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1303418877406310429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Chanting “WE LOVE YOU!!!”
Say what you will about Trump, he loves being with the people— Peaceful Poso (@JackPosobiec) September 9, 2020
.@TeamTrump is the hardest working campaign in the business.
THIS WEEK: @realDonaldTrump in FL NC MI@Mike_Pence in PA@EricTrump in FL NC PA@DonaldJTrumpJr in OH MN NC@LaraLeaTrump in NE IA MN— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) September 8, 2020
Very touching moment.
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