San Diego County fires - Live Thread 10/26

[WestCoastGal]

Blossom Valley, Quail Cyn Rd, residents watering down brush above homes. Standing and fighting and winning!! A lot of fuel to burn, no homes burning yet. Scorched hillsides, so far so good. Wind picking up.

[justa-hairyape]

Did not get much info from the firefighting captain I talked to yesterday. They are extremely busy and going with no sleep now. They know arson is involved in a few of the fires and suspect it in others. Another friend of mine is an ex-firefighter (tryed to stop the Laguna Fire in the canyon before it got to Laguna), he said the first two fires in San Bernadino (which he checked out and talked to other firefighters) looked like arson 'test' fires. In other words, more fires were coming. Whoever they are, if they get out of so cal alive, they may try this elsewhere in the country.

[WestCoastGal]

Tierra Santa and Santee should keep watch on the wind, if it changes this afternoon fire can affect them.

Wind gusts up to 57 MPH in pass areas.

[lainie]

Santa Paula airport is on fire.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

FOXNEWS just had a news alert with photos of the San Diego fires.

[nicmarlo]

Yeah, for two seconds....then off to Iraq, now talking about Clinton and Uma

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 0552 Type: Structure or Grass Fire Location: SAGE AT DE PORTOLA
Zoom Map: Click Here Info as of: 10/26/2003 11:50:47 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
11:49AM - BRUSH FIRE

[WestCoastGal]

Is Santa Paula Airport near the Moorpark fire? Or is this a new one?

[bonesmccoy]

Have any gov't buildings or assets been torched that would be involved with investigations (like the Chicago fire in the Illinois Sec of State office)?

[bonesmccoy]

your thank you has been noted...
my work on the site in the last 24 hours in appreciation of the Freepers work in the past.

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 1174 Type: Traffic Control
Location: GUNN STAGE RD AT SAN VICENTE RD (El Cajon)
Zoom Map: 1173 3D
Info as of: 10/26/2003 11:52:31 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
11:44AM - PER 87-17 FIRE IS RIGHT ONTOP OF US, MOVING TO 67/MT WOODSON, ADV CP

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

None of the local LA TV channels are showing anything either.

They all had live reports last night!

[Miss Marple]

I am reading this thread for news. Fox just broke in again with coverage. Covering the two people dead in a car while trying to escape.

My hearfelt prayers go up for all Californians!

[lainie]

What's a 'test' fire?

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 1174 Type: Traffic Control
Location: GUNN STAGE RD AT SAN VICENTE RD (El Cajon)
Zoom Map: 1173 3D
Info as of: 10/26/2003 11:55:11 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
11:54AM - B3 HAS TRAFFIC COMING SB 67 FROM POWAY - CONFIRM THE N/END OF 67 CLOSURE STILL MANNED
11:44AM - PER 87-17 FIRE IS RIGHT ONTOP OF US, MOVING TO 67/MT WOODSON, ADV CP

[lainie]

I don't know. Several homes in Santa Paula are on fire, too. I think it's a "new" one but not extremely recent. Like early this morning new.

[nicmarlo]

We had no news here last night, or this morning. I've already ripped into FOX via e-mail this a.m. about their continued noncoverage of the fires and nonstop coverage of Iraqi hotel and other drivel.

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 0373 Type: Structure or Grass Fire
Location: SB I15 JSO POMERADO RD (San Diego)
Zoom Map: 1229 1G
Info as of: 10/26/2003 11:57:54 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
11:51AM - NEED TO CLOSE NB 805 AT 8, ROUTED TO CT
11:47AM - NB 15 AT I8 CLOSED "126X 1097 NB 15 AT UNIVERSITY
11:46AM - AIR61 CANNOT SEE SB 805 N/O 52, NEED TO CHECK SMOKE CONDITIONS

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

I wonder if ELF or other terror groups put out the word that this weekend would be the weekend for mass arson attacks?

I'm not discounting the Eco-terror possibility entirely, but isn't this a little out of ELF's depth? I know this is a cheap and easy way for an upstart terror outfit to put itself on the map, but what's missing here is the self-promoting claim of responsibility and the eco-symbolism that usually comes with an ELF attack.

This just seems too big for them. Unless they're working with the Islamists.

[desertcry]

who ever they are..... I think many in FR have a very good idea who these people are. They are the same group who burned our forests here in Arizona. These people, when caught should not be shown any mercy.