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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And Pan Dulce—sweet bread. Yum! ;-)
Oh, no!! :-(
You succeed!
Hahaha I thought of buying the 2 buck Chuck while I was out there. I ended up buying 2 to try out, not bad, but not great. A steal at $2.97 though.
You & me, both. Someone in my family has dual citizenship and works in Canadian films on occasion. The hatred is intense, when all the guy is doing is looking for work like anybody else. Canadian hatred in Hollywood is union driven. If the system weren’t so bloated and expensive here, there wouldn’t be any need to look elsewhere.
Two-buck Chuck is awesome!
I like that!
Oh, thanks for letting me know.
SoCalPol just posted that on the California board. It might be in San Diego? (Yep--fires breaking out there, too!) :-(
how sad . I am assuming the FF was one injured in San Diego County fire near Ramona/Julian?
ML/NJ
A 904k photo on a live thread?
Yeah, it is a nice area.
ML/NJ
http://www.fox6.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=b3ba9cf6-da74-4b6a-b723-780b3283d6b7
Cal Fire officials report that at least four people have been seriously injured in the Harris Fire. Four air ambulances have responded to take people to UCSD Burn Center. Unconfirmed reports indicate that at least some of the injured are firefighters.
The Harris Fire is one of two wildfires are burning in the East County, whipped by Santa Ana winds. The newest one, according to the California Highway Patrol, started in the Witch Creek area, between Ramona and Santa Ysabel, somewhere along Highway 78. This fire is more than 100 acres. Authorities report buildings are threatened and the Sheriff is preparing to evacuate areas around Witch Creek.
A bigger fire is near the border where at least one home was destroyed and another was seriously damaged today in a fast-moving brush fire in a rural area near the Tecate border that was being fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds, authorities said.
“There’s nothing we can really do until the wind dies down to slow it down,” Cal Fire Capt. Matt Streck said at midday.
The blaze started about 9:30 a.m. near Harris Ranch Road and Potrero Valley Road and had scorched both sides of Highway 94 and was heading west as
of the noon hour, but no injuries were reported, Streck said.
Highway 94 was closed between Forest Gate Road and Highway 188. The fire has jumped Highway 188.
About 50 to 100 homes were in potential harm’s way as of midday. At that point, at least one home had been lost and another was seriously damaged, Streck said.
The Sheriff is issuing mandatory evacuations for Barrett Junction and Dulzura. Evacuations are also in effect from Potrero Park Road to the south; north of Highway 94; west of Harris Ranch Road and east of Potrero Valley Road.
Fire officials say people should use common sense and not wait to be told to evacuate. They advise to plan ahead if you are near the fire’s path and evacuate if you see fire. They also advise that people with animals will need to plan for additional time.
Residents in and around the Julian area were told to head to Ramona High School to the west or the Borrego area to the east if Ramona was too far, according to San Diego County sheriff’s officials.
About 300 firefighters were battling the flames, with help from five airtankers, three helicopters and two bulldozers.
The County Emergency Management Center has been activated. An estimated 700 homes were notified of the danger by reverse 911 calls.
County Animal Services is setting up at a shelter that has been opened for displaced residents at the Steele Canyon High School. The San Diego Humane Society is helping take care of large animals near the Jamul Fire Station.
People with non-emergency calls about the fire as asked to call 2-1-1. The non-emergency number from a cell phone is 858-300-1211.
Smoke from the fire is drifting east into more heavily populated areas. Ash is falling in some neighborhoods and residents report smelling smoke.
Watch for more updates here on FOX6.COM and see full coverage of the fire and today’s Santa Ana winds tonight at 10:00 on FOX6 News.
2 of the FFs are in critical condition and being taken to UCSD Burn Center
1 civilian fatality
The FF injuries and civilian death are from the Portero Fire (per channel 7/39 KNSD news in San Diego)
The Witch Creek Fire (near old Highway 78/Santa Isabel/Julian area) is leading to evacuations to Poway High School.
The Portero Fire (near 94 and Harris Creek) is causing evacuations to Steele Canyon HS
And anyone in the western parts of north county SD seeing smoke (and all the ash raining on us) it’s coming from the Julian area fire they’re saying. I’m quite a few miles from the Ramona/Julian area, though pretty much due west, and it’s as smokey here now as it was during the October wildfires that were under two miles from my house.
Hi CC, the far east part of San Diego Co. & NE are the fires.
Approximately 300 firefighters battled a fast-moving fire burning in the East County area Sunday.
Cal Fire said the vegetation fire was 500 acres wide and was west of Harris Ranch Road and north of Highway 94. The Santa Ana wind-driven fire had 35-55 mph winds from the east that were pushing the fire to the west, authorities said. The fire crossed Highway 188 Sunday afternoon.
According to Cal Fire, current evacuations are from Potrero Park Road to the south, north of Highway 94, west of Harris Ranch Road and east of Potrero Valley Road. Highway 94 was closed between Forest Gate Road and Highway 188.
The Red Cross asked all evacuees to head to an evacuation site at Steel Canyon High School, which is located at 12440 Campo Road in Spring Valley.
Oh my word, that was a beautiful Presbyterian church.
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