[GOPrincess]

Handel's coming out swinging on KFI: "Gray Davis wants your house to burn down."

Gray's revenge?!?!?

[maggief]

Updates since 9:35am (PDT).


Worse case scenario is here, but the battle rages on.
Backfires are being used on 18; so far, so good.
The priority for air support is to hinder the eastern part of the fire from advancing.


- Big Bear is under voluntary evacuation check www.bigbear.us for updates. [Radha Khalsa]

- The fire slightly east from the high school is coming up to the rim (18) rather close. Winds are changing a little and the smoke is increasing.

[GOPrincess]

Handel's saying now, Davis did ask for the military resources, *but* federal law prohibits the forest service from asking for military aircraft until it exhausts civilian resources. Then you can ask for military. Handel says this trigger occurred before Saturday, but planes couldn't fly over weekend due to 50 MPH winds. Handel now apparently was sarcastic earlier and appears to be defending Davis?