Live Updating Thread: 2007 Southern California Firestorms

LA Times ^ | 9:35 AM PDT, October 21, 2007 | Associated Press

[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.

Related Stories
-	Wildfire burns 500 acres near Interstate 5
-	Santa Ana winds are sweeping the region

[SCalGal]

Pet owners can call the following VCA facilities that currently have space available:

Alhambra VCA Mission Animal Hospital 626-289-3643

Arroyo Grande VCA South County Animal Hospital 805-489-1361

Bellflower VCA Lakewood Animal Hospital 562-633-8126

Big Bear City VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital 909-866-2021

Burbank VCA Animal Hospital (Burbank) 818-845-7246

Canoga Park VCA Companion Animal Hospital 818-340-1569

Cypress VCA College Park - Ana Brook Animal Hospital 714-827-6861

Encinitas VCA North Coast Animal Hospital 760-632-1072

Glendale VCA Arden Animal Hospital 818-246-2478

Hermosa Beach VCA Coast Animal Hospital 310-372-8881

Hesperia VCA Victor Valley Animal Hospital 760-244-8022

La Mesa VCA Grossmont Animal Hospital 619-697-0082

Laguna Niguel VCA Aliso Viejo Animal Hospital 949-643-0437

Lake Forest VCA Saddleback Animal Hospital 949-586-4250

Lake Forest VCA Arroyo Animal Hospital 949-770-1808

Long Beach VCA Los Altos Animal Hospital 562-421-3749

Los Alamitos VCA Rossmoor-El Dorado Animal Hospital 562-598-8621

Los Angeles VCA Miller-Robertson Animal Hospital 310-657-7050

Los Angeles VCA Petville Animal Hospital 310-313-9118

Mission Viejo VCA Mission Viejo Animal Hospital 949-582-1220

Monrovia VCA Santa Anita Animal Hospital 626-359-3281

Palm Springs VCA Desert Animal Hospital 760-778-9999

Pasadena VCA A Breed Apart Animal Hospital 626-795-4444

Rancho Mirage VCA Rancho Mirage Animal Hospital 760-346-6103

Reseda VCA McClave Animal Hospital 818-881-5102

Ridgecrest VCA Crestwood Animal Hospital 760-446-7616

Rolling Hills Estates VCA Silver Spur Animal Hospital 310-541-3331

San Diego VCA Angel Animal Hospital 619-291-0042

San Diego VCA Hillcrest Animal Hospital 619-299-7387

San Diego VCA Main Street Animal Hospital 619-232-7401

San Diego VCA West Bernardo Animal Hospital 858-485- 7570

Santa Fe Springs VCA La Mirada Animal Hospital 562-921-3539

Santa Monica VCA Santa Monica Dog and Cat Hospital 310-453-5459

Santa Monica VCA Wilshire Animal Hospital 310-828-4587

Spring Valley VCA Paradise Valley Animal Hospital 619-475-9770

Temecula VCA El Rancho Animal Hospital 951-296-3898

Torrance VCA Clarmar Animal Hospital 310-371-2474

Torrance VCA Kennel Club Resort & Spa 310-539-2201

Upland VCA Central Animal Hospital 909-981-2855

Venice VCA Marina Animal Hospital 310-306-8707

Victorville VCA Mesa Animal Hospital 760-245-0109

Woodland Hills VCA Parkwood Animal Hospital 818-884- 5506

[Brad’s Gramma]

Tell your wife to PLEASE keep the weather forecasts to herself from now on.

:)

I wasn’t THAT warm till I heard.....

[BurbankKarl]

4:25PM STA M ADV THEY HAVE THE POSS SUSP VEH STOPPED IN CITY OF ESCONDIDO

another one

[al baby]

During a big fire west of Denver in the 90’s, people who couldn’t evacuate their horses or had to leave them in other areas spray painted their phone numbers on them

Peta sued them for curelty to animals

[null and void]

I see a blue pool and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black...
I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black

[bd476]

La Enchiladita wrote: "Did you know that Terry Moran’s brother Rick, co-hosts Michelle Malkin’s blog? Yeah... Rick’s the only conserv in the family I think."

There's hope then and it's good to hear.

[BurbankKarl]

County officials released the names of five San Diego County residents who have died this week during the wildfires.

The list includes one death directly related to the fires, two that occurred during evacuation activities and two that happened after the people were evacuated.

Thomas James Varshock, 52, of Tecate, died on his property during the Harris Fire on Sunday.

Alla M. Robinson, 91, was an in-patient at Fallbrook Hospital who died of natural causes while in the process of being evacuated to Tri-City Medical Center on Monday.

Suzanne Elizabeth Casey, 62, died from a fall at a restaurant on Monday after being evacuated from her Rancho Bernardo home.

Donald Swarting, 92, died of natural causes at the Mount Miguel Covenant Village Nursing Home in Spring Valley on Tuesday after becoming unresponsive during the evacuation process.

June E. Brewer, 95, died of natural causes in her room at an Old Town hotel on Tuesday after being evacuated from her Rancho Bernardo home.

[al baby]

It was hotter today than my mistress on a saturday night

[It's me]

Really? A few years ago, my sis-in-law went in for abdominal pain. They send her home and told her to take a laxative. Later in the afternoon, I took her to Mercy Hospital, waited for literally hours, and she had an emergency appendectomy at 1:30am.

That said, I had my last baby there.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I see a blue pool and I want it painted black

Hey al! null'n'void's going to clean the pool!

[null and void]

Murder most foul.

[null and void]

Nope, just paint.

After the cookies...

[dragnet2]

Many local stores, including Walmart donating many truck loads of food, water etc into the Stadium in SD and other shelters.

Good for them.

[WestCoastGal]

CNN listed 9 in critical condition and 7 in serious. I think 4 of those are the FF brought in the first day but they did not say who was in the 9 or 7.

[Myrddin]

The number and location of these fires has been more than one would expect with simple propagation by wind. There were arsonists at work in 2003 as well.

[BurbankKarl]

Running Springs - The Slide and Grass Fires have burned over 10,000 acres of brush and timber, according to CAL Fire. According to a utility employee in the Running Springs area, the fire has damaged homes on the following roads: Deep Creek Drive, Secret Drive, Encina Way, Chicago Drive, Old City Creek Road (from near Highway 330 and up), Knoll View Drive (1 or 2 homes lost), Nob Hill Court (1 home lost), Frebalba Road (homes lost on both sides by the Catholic Church), Circle View Drive, Valley View Drive, Camp Helendade (some structures), and Easy Drive. Many others areas were threatened according to the employee. “The fire is jumping around due to the winds. It looks like a war zone here.”

[Brad’s Gramma]

http://www.ocregister.com/article/map-santiago-fire-1902193-orange-county

[KylaStarr]

Yahoooo!!!!!

[Czar]

It was 99o today when we went to lunch around 1:30pm.

Winds are way down (good) but humidity has been around 3% - 5% (bad).