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Live Updating Thread: 2007 Southern California Firestorms
LA Times ^ | 9:35 AM PDT, October 21, 2007 | Associated Press

Posted on 10/21/2007 9:48:36 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

UPDATE: The city of Malibu is advising residents in Puerco Canyon to begin evacuating due to a wildfire driven by powerful winds. This area is north of Pacific Coast Highway and about 1 mile west of Pepperdine University. Residents along the beach on Malibu Road may soon be evacuated. Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Kanan-Dume Road and Topanga Canyon. Residents are advised to head to the west. Evacuation centers are being set up in the Zuma Beach area.

A wildfire driven by powerful winds in the Malibu Hills this morning threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and forced the evacuation of hundreds more, authorities said.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; US: California
KEYWORDS: 0interestloans; albabysfault; arson; breathofsatan; firestorm; heros; ididitfatnotlazy; jamul; julian; lakearrowheadfire; malibu; orangecofires; prayforrain; ramona; sandiegofire; santaanawinds; wildfire; wildfires
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To: calcowgirl

Oh, good! I can’t imagine leaving my babies behind. If I go, they go.

I still can’t reach any of my friends, although my husband got in touch with two of his. Both were evacuated, but doing fine.


2,621 posted on 10/23/2007 3:36:20 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Some people are like slinkys, the idea of them tumbling down a flight of stairs makes you smile.)
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To: Brad's Gramma
Watching channel 9...lengthy interview with a Fire Captain...Lake Forest...asking folks to just shelter in their home saying that because of the modern fire code construction of the homes and the area they were safe and things looked much worse than they really were......fire is now at 30,000 acres....

El Toro is now receiving San Diego evacuees...also...

2,622 posted on 10/23/2007 3:39:09 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: calcowgirl

We have American Indian names for everything up here.

I noticed you guys have American Spanish names.

Was California once a non American territory?

Just curious to all the spanish names.


2,623 posted on 10/23/2007 3:39:42 PM PDT by Global2010 ( The Lord will guide you but you have to move your feet.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
This may all end up bigger in impact than Katrina....

Well, there is no where near the destruction in San Diego as there was with Katrina. There may be an estimated 750,000 people evacuated but we would be counted as one of the homes evacuated but we are still here at home. We are no where near the fires at this time, by the way. (We are packed and ready to go we are about a minutes drive (or less) to interstate 15.)

Most of the evacuations are precautionary. They learned from the Cedar fire to evacuate early and not wait until the last minute and create panic. Black Mountain is directly behind us. We've been through this a few times before and last time we were not allowed back in after we were told that we would be. Most people on the street are gone some are still here. If the fire even begins to come close, we will be gone in a flash.

2,624 posted on 10/23/2007 3:39:58 PM PDT by It's me
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To: BurbankKarl; LasVegasMac
"LASD Santa Clarita has one arson suspect in custody."

YES!!!!

Take him up in a chopper and set him down in the middle of the fire and let him fry.

2,625 posted on 10/23/2007 3:41:15 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (MTN DEW/AMP/NAT'LGUARD=88 "HMS is like going to Toys R Us When your coming from Kmart"~ Tony Jr)
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To: CedarDave

I can tell you this much about the changing winds.

In the area of Santee I live in, the winds are stronger now than they have been and are coming out of the SouthWest. I can barely make out the top of Rattlesnake Mountain, which is directly to my south. NOt even a quarter mile.

In fact, it looks bad enough that I need to make verify that it is just smoke from the Harris fire and not a new, closer fire.

afk


2,626 posted on 10/23/2007 3:41:19 PM PDT by KylaStarr (..keeping watch in east county SD)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Did they ever do anything with the Marine base there in EL Toro? I know there were plans for houses and stores etc.


2,627 posted on 10/23/2007 3:42:46 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (MTN DEW/AMP/NAT'LGUARD=88 "HMS is like going to Toys R Us When your coming from Kmart"~ Tony Jr)
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To: Global2010
Was California once a non American territory?

Check your History books...Spanish Missions up and down the coast of California.....

A Start:

explore the California missions, their history, and their impact on both Europeans and Native Americans.

2,628 posted on 10/23/2007 3:44:51 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: yorkie

3 areas in San Diego just had the evacuation order lifted.

I am so impressed with all the good people showing up to help or if evacuated helping others even in their time of need.

Kudo’s to Californians.

Prayers continue.


2,629 posted on 10/23/2007 3:45:23 PM PDT by Global2010 ( The Lord will guide you but you have to move your feet.)
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To: BurbankKarl

>>all that smoke is gonna come back when the winds change....<<

that is exactly what’s happening in my area now. I thought at first there may be a fire breaking out close to here but it is just the smoke blowing back on us.

Horrible air quality!


2,630 posted on 10/23/2007 3:46:32 PM PDT by KylaStarr (..keeping watch in east county SD)
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To: WestCoastGal
It's getting heavy development ....and a GREAT PARK...

THE EL TORO SALE AND START OF PARK PLANNING

2,631 posted on 10/23/2007 3:47:22 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: BurbankKarl

Hot damn! Who gets first shot?


2,632 posted on 10/23/2007 3:48:42 PM PDT by KylaStarr (..keeping watch in east county SD)
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To: Brad's Gramma

LOL! You called that one : )

I hope they catch more of them.


2,633 posted on 10/23/2007 3:49:25 PM PDT by KylaStarr (..keeping watch in east county SD)
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To: SoCalPol

I didn’t relize he had more than one.

I love the one he has up here in the PNW.

Built into a side of a mountain on the water.


2,634 posted on 10/23/2007 3:49:40 PM PDT by Global2010 ( The Lord will guide you but you have to move your feet.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Thanks!!


2,635 posted on 10/23/2007 3:50:56 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (MTN DEW/AMP/NAT'LGUARD=88 "HMS is like going to Toys R Us When your coming from Kmart"~ Tony Jr)
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To: KylaStarr

I’ll share.....


2,636 posted on 10/23/2007 3:51:27 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mother of the Bride here, treat me with respect for once, will ya? ;))
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To: KylaStarr

Stay inside. I remember the smoke from the Idylwild fire several + years ago. It actually hurt your lungs to breath that.


2,637 posted on 10/23/2007 3:53:09 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (MTN DEW/AMP/NAT'LGUARD=88 "HMS is like going to Toys R Us When your coming from Kmart"~ Tony Jr)
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To: Brad's Gramma
Thank you Washington!!!!!

I think they were saying they'd be there by tomorrow morning. It's not much, but if they can spell a few exhausted firefighters it'll help.

2,638 posted on 10/23/2007 3:53:27 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Some people are like slinkys, the idea of them tumbling down a flight of stairs makes you smile.)
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To: Global2010
"Was California once a non American territory?

I hope you didn't get anything higher than a D in high school US History. California was Spanish territory for 250+ years, then, when Meixico won its independence in the early 1800's it became part of Mexico until the Mexican War when the uS won and annexed California, and most of the Southwest (1848).

2,639 posted on 10/23/2007 3:56:01 PM PDT by cookcounty (Murtha, World's Dumbest Marine Officer, --He can't find Okinawa on a map..)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Have you all seen this about arson?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1915286/posts


2,640 posted on 10/23/2007 3:56:17 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (MTN DEW/AMP/NAT'LGUARD=88 "HMS is like going to Toys R Us When your coming from Kmart"~ Tony Jr)
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