Posted on 09/02/2009 9:37:08 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES – A U.S. Forest Service official says the huge wildfire burning in the mountains north of Los Angeles was human-caused.
Deputy incident commander Carlton Joseph said Wednesday that it's not known specifically how it was started. Investigators will be trying to determine whether it was accidental or arson.
Carlton says investigators have leads that brought them to the conclusion but he will not give any further information. Carlton notes that the options were lightning or a human cause and lightning has been ruled out.
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What, no lightning in L.A.?
;-)
Sure, of course: anthropomorphic global warming on a local level.
welp, those leftists always have bumper-stickers on their Vovlos that read, "Think globally, act locally."
Going out on a limb here, but I say Illegal Mexi-gang pot growers. They are like bugs across the rural, rugged western landscape. They are everywhere they think they can hide in our forests and mountains, and the guys who actually tend the crops are not the smartest in the bunch. Them accidentally starting a fire would not be a mental stretch for me.
Yep, humans at the EPA insisted on all kinds of air quality studies and other hurdles before they would let forest management do any controlled burns. Im guessing air quality is a bit worse under this.
I do hope the hurricane about to hit the Baja can travel far enough north to put that one out. I can’t imagine being a firefighter in that mess.
Maybe the next fire would start further north, say, nancy pelosi’s vineyards..
I have been watching the projected path. Yesterday the peak (toward the US) was about 50 miles south of San Diego Fri eve. Today it looks like 150 miles south of San Diego Sat eve. It’s losing steam.
Local TV weatherheads are pretty much ruling that out....at best, we'll just get a bit more humidity down here in the low desert.
Looks like new models for Jimena have it kind of stalling of the baja peninsula for a day or two.. earlier reports had it as unlikely SoCal would benefit from any moisture tossed around by Jimena.
Ah! I was right ... Pelosi is behind this for a distraction! (Just kidding, but could it really be that far from the truth?)
post 11 link is current location of Hurricane Jimena
Think ILLEGAL ALIEN encampment for drug growing and you will most likely be correct
Thanks but no thanks we are already fighting massive fires up this way too
If the fire gets close to Pelosi, her face will melt.
Wouldn’t be the first time this year here in California... more like the 3rd or 4th confirmed..
Yeah, you sure are.
What would explain the annual forest fires in all the previous years/
Yeah, you sure are.
What would explain the annual forest fires in all the previous years/
It wouldn’t be a stretch, IMO, to consider this a possible terrorist act as well.
Watch it. I own 2 Volvos. Proud member of the VRWC - volvo-owning right wing conspiracy...
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