Brushfire Threatens Structures in Santa Barbara County (Reagan Ranch threatened)

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[DB]

I didn't know San Ardo produced that much crud or that what it produced was carried by train to Southern California.

Never really thought about it...

I'd say it passes by my home about 1/2 mile away from the tracks.

[FairOpinion]

"the cause was under investigation, according to Capt. Charlie Johnson of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. "

Maybe we will find out the cause, and maybe not.

[FairOpinion]

"The oil refinery at the Mariposa Reina exit was threatened, and all railroad activity between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara was stopped until further notice, Johnson said."

There is apparently also an oil refinery in danger.

[FairOpinion]

Latest:

"The fire briefly threatened two oil refineries, but officials say they were able to keep the flames away."

I hope things won't change for the worse.

http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1920822

[Truth666]

"the Pope will be next..."
"coincidental" fires May 12, 2000 and the Pope

[Peach]

You must be proud. You did good!

[Truth666]

He will be missed.
Sometime before Ronald Reagan's death, this google search would have returned 3 results : the two pieces of the puzzle put together, one of them and a piece out of place (not useless, but used to confuse people).
Check which result is missing now.

[Rebelbase]

Here is a nice Aeriel of the Reagan Ranch. Heavily wooded area. http://community.webshots.com/s/image3/4/80/43/29548043mfmtaOhMYt_fs.jpg

[dogbyte12]

Wow, I am bummed. My wife and I have gone camping about 5 times in the last several years at Gaviota State Beach. Hope it is ok.

[lainie]

I saw this on the 11 p.m. news but conked out. I don't have SB scanners anyway. What's the latest?

[Inspectorette]

Sorry for the double post: I did a search for the word "Fire", and nothing came up. Admin Mod, please delete my post from breaking news.

[pollywog]

Just a crazy thought here but could it possibly be that someone wants to take away from the honor and media coverage of our dear President Reagan? This just sounds too suspicious to me to happen on the heels of President Reagan's death.

[Axenolith]

S**T! I just sampled 3 miles of the center median of 101 there a few weeks back! I found a train flattened penny under that bridge with my metal detector in the evening...

[Inspectorette]

I don't know if it's suspicious - it's been hellishly dry here. All it would take would be some idiot tossing a lit cigarette out a car window.

We've been bracing for a bad fire year for well over a month now.

[SOSCEO]

Here is a good link from the CHP. It has a lot of details there. News in Santa Barbara is virtually non-existant. The only talk radio station has a infomercial on right now for ultimate HGH or some crap like that.

http://cad.chp.ca.gov/body.asp?centerin=vtcc

[BurbankKarl]

Size/Area
Involved
6,000 ACRES

% Contained or
MMA
0 Percent

Communities/Critical Infrastructure Threatened (in 12, 24, 48 and 72 hour time frames):
12 hours: Hollister Ranch
24 hours: Tip Top Ranch Tajuega Dump Oil Processing Plants
48 hours:
72 hours:

Critical Resource Needs (kind & amount, in priority order):
1. Engine Strike Teams, Type 1 and 3 for structure protection
2. Tankers and Helicopters for closwe ari support
3. Crews for line construction

Major problems and concerns (control problems, social/political/economic concerns or impacts, etc.) Relate critical resources needs identified above to the Incident Action Plan.
Inaccessable terrain, limited roads, large acreage increase and perimeter increase. State Park beaches closed. Union Pacific Railroad trestles burned. Evacuations of Hollister ranch. Highway 101 completely closed through Gaviota Pass, traffic diverted to Hwy 154, 405 and 33. Extremely dry air above the marine inversion, about 1300'.

Resources threatened (kind(s) and value/significance):
Residences, watershed, landfill, oil refineries

Fuels/Materials Involved: 4 Chaparral (6 Feet)
Heaviest mixed brush, oak woodland, grass. Fuels last burned in the 1955 Refugio Fire.

Today's observed fire behavior (leave blank for non-fire events):
Backing fire with rolling material fire spread

Significant events today (closures, evacuations, significant progress made, etc.):
Large acreage increases possible.

Projected incident movement/spread during next operational period:
The fire could move into additional drainages to the east closer to Tajigues Canyon.

Growth Potential - Extreme
Difficulty of Terrain - Extreme
How likely is it that containment/control targets will be met, given the current resources and suppression/control strategy?
Unlikely due to fire behavior

Cooperating and Assisting Agencies: SB County Fire, BLM, USFS, CAOES, Santa Barbara City FD, Montecito City FD, Carpenteria FD, Santa Maria FD, Vandenburg AFB FD, Orcutt FD, Santa Barbara County Sheriff, State Parks, L.A. County FD, CHP, CalTrans, CDF

[lainie]

Thank you both very much for the updates. A three-mile stretch of Hwy. 101 remains closed in both directions.

press report from 10:46 a.m.

[Inspectorette]

I had errands to run, so have been offline. KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara is now covering it live. San Marcos Pass (Rte. 154) is gridlocked due to closure of 101. 101 closed remainder of today. What a traffic nightmare it's going to be. This weekend in Santa Maria is final day of Elks' Rodeo - the biggest event of the year, thousands of extra people in town, all leaving today.

Fire is about four air miles from Rancho Del Cielo. A lot of it hasn't burned since 1955, a lot of fuel there.

It's fairly windy here today in Santa Maria, temperature is 81 right now - this fire is going to be serious trouble.

[Truth666]

The Arguello and Shell Oil refineries were threatened, but undamaged. Three outbuildings have been damaged, including one structure that was part of an abandoned school, Purkett said.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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Why be stunned..?


REAGAN dies, preset fires approach the REAGAN Ranch

ARNOLD wins, preset fires approach the REAGAN Library


Why be stunned..?