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Fire storm enters Show Low AZ
ETHERZONE

Posted on 06/23/2002 3:41:25 PM PDT by newsperson999

A few minutes ago the fire entered the west part of town with several houses on fire..pray UPDATES BEING POSTED HERE


TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; burning; danger; disaster; drought; dry; evacuated; fire; firestorm; forest; showlow; town; wildfire
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To: dittomom
One of the reporterettes in Show Low even said that prayers must be working because she can't understand why the fire hasn't hit Show Low yet. (She almost sounded disappointed...)

I'm sure she was. Local reporters live for carnage and suffering. It's the only thing that saves them from the monotony of covering the latest school board meeting or accident on the Interstate, gives them tapes they can submit for the local Emmy awards, and gives their agents tapes to use to plug the reporter to stations in bigger markets.

81 posted on 06/23/2002 11:00:56 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: Semper911
How long before the terrorists realize that all they have to do is drive around the West and toss cigarette butts out the car window? Someone could bring us to our knees very easily.

I wouldn't want to be an Arab living west of the Mississippi the first time an Islamist terrorist gets caught doing that.

82 posted on 06/23/2002 11:02:38 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: dittomom
And note, for example, what the pure luck of being in Lower Manhattan on 9/11 did for Ashleigh Banfield's career. And note how the New York Times swept the Pulitzers this year for 9/11 coverage, and how many local NYC TV stations got all the major TV news awards for 9/11 coverage. The suffering of the little people equals a major stepping stone to success for these people. They literally climb over dead bodies to move up in the industry.
83 posted on 06/23/2002 11:05:56 PM PDT by Timesink
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To: dittomom
The Hayman fire in Colorado has/had 3 type I teams so it has to be serious. We are at 137K acres but it looks contained.

Woodland Park, Colorado (where I live) will be on standby until the first heavy snows.

the Forest Service has done a PATHETIC job of managing this forest. We have dwarf mistletoe, pine beetles, drought and yet they refuse to allow burning and thinning.

I heard that they wouldn't accept our dozers from the Cripple Creek - Victor gold mine becuase "they would hurt the environment". Bullshit. These dozers are as big as they get but they aren't 24 MILES WIDE which is the Hayman fire.
84 posted on 06/23/2002 11:26:42 PM PDT by wireplay
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To: strela
A quick busy signal means that the telephone trunks to that areas are full. If the house had burned for example you would either get normal ringing or a standard busy signal.

Basically the fast busy signal means there are too many calls going into and out of the area. More than the telephone system can handle.

85 posted on 06/23/2002 11:27:19 PM PDT by DB
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To: Semper911
Think small plane over forest...

I believe it has been done before.

86 posted on 06/23/2002 11:38:21 PM PDT by DB
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To: DB
>Think small plane over forest... I believe it has been done before.

The Japanese made some sort of assault on the forests in the Pac NW in WW2.  Oregon, I think.  Also in Sydney, AU this year they caught people riding through the bush (forest) setting fires.  There Eucalyptus (blue gum) is more flammable than Pine trees and is similar to standing gasoline.

87 posted on 06/24/2002 12:39:32 AM PDT by 2sheep
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To: Brad's Gramma
My heart goes out to you. You do not deserve to have a such a Wuss for a brother.
88 posted on 06/24/2002 6:30:20 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: Fidgit
OMG
90 posted on 06/24/2002 7:51:40 AM PDT by homeschool mama
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To: sandyeggo; Brad's Gramma
Prayer bump for Arizona.

Anybody know if the fire has reached Pinetop? That's where my friends' home is.

91 posted on 06/24/2002 7:55:36 AM PDT by homeschool mama
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To: homeschool mama
On another thread it said part of Pinetop has burned.......I hope your friend's home is ok.
93 posted on 06/24/2002 11:24:04 AM PDT by rwfromkansas
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To: ohioman
Thanks. But the other one sure makes up for it!!!! HE'S a gem!!!!
94 posted on 06/24/2002 11:46:29 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma
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To: rwfromkansas
**On another thread it said part of Pinetop has burned.......I hope your friend's home is ok. **

thanks for the update...I hope their home is okay too.

95 posted on 06/24/2002 1:11:51 PM PDT by homeschool mama
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