Southern CA fires - Live Thread 10/27

10/27/03 | Myself

[Brad’s Gramma]

Now that El Moro (????) has disappeared from the screen.

I give up. HA!

[PhiKapMom]

Seems like the wind keeps shifting as well and one of the people a short time ago said that this is rapidly turning into a firestorm where the fire will make its own wind. Don't see how they can stop it without the drops from the planes -- cannot get back into these canyons to fight the fires.

This is really scarey for those people who live in those areas. When the police make one last run through the developments telling people to leave now you know the fire is near.

[hole_n_one]

I believe so.

[Heyworth]

Arnold on Channel 2 right now, visiting the firefighters in Moorpark.

[meyer]

Kinda hard to start your own hurricane.

Though Davis is doing his best to try. He needs to get out over the water and blow his hot air though. :)

[Misterioso]

All day long I wondered where Arnold was and now we find out that he has been out and about all day in fire areas. You are right -- leftist media doesn't want people to know he has been out into the fire areas!

Could be that Arnold didn't want to be seen as capitalizing on photo-ops like Dufus. Maybe "alert the media" isn't his cup of tea?

[PhilipFreneau]

>> If you want to see some dramatic pictures from the San Diego area Click here

I clicked on the link and found a page listing mandatory evacuation sites. My sister's home is listed: the 3000 block of Victory in Alpine.

[PhiKapMom]

I ended one of my posts this afternoon with "I Hate the Media!" Think we are going to be doing a lot more of that in the days ahead.

Gov Davis could have gotten military help to fight the fires out of Colorado. State Rep (R) from La Mesa has the details coming up. KFI going to interview the State Rep shortly about what happened.

[PhilipFreneau]

>> If you want to see some dramatic pictures from the San Diego area Click here

I clicked on the link and found a page listing mandatory evacuation sites. My sister's home is listed: the 3000 block of Victoria in Alpine.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Awwwwww geeezzzz.....let us know when you hear more, OK???

[hole_n_one]

The entire west SF Valley has become inundated with smoke and ash.

[hole_n_one]

[Weimdog]

Lake Arrowhead could get ugly real fast -

Four years of severe drought have left the forests of San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties in Southern California significantly stressed and vulnerable to a bark beetle infestation that has created hundreds of thousands of dead and dying trees.
This has created an extreme fire hazard resulting in Governor Gray Davis declaring a State of Emergency on March 7, 2003, and extensive multi-agency, community, landowner, and resident efforts to reduce the fire threat, and to plan for the possibility of wildfire.

"Trees on more than 150,000 acres have died and an estimated 75,000 residents are threatened by catastrophic wildfire, injury and property damage from falling trees," said Governor Davis. By declaring a State of Emergency the Governor reduced the "red tape" and provided landowners with the regulatory relief necessary to quickly remove dead and dying trees from their property.

It is the responsibility of the property owner on private property to remove bark beetle infested trees, and due to the extreme fire danger, and the danger of falling trees, officials encourage prompt removal of dead standing trees. Don't wait to receive a notice requiring their removal. Contact a licensed contractor for tree removal and trimming.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has been taking steps to protect public safety identifying significant evacuation routes into and out of these hard hit areas. These routes would be used in the event of a wildfire not only for evacuation of residents but also for response by emergency vehicles. Local CDF Units are also working with communities to identify fire safe evacuation centers such as schools and community centers that would be safe locations for residents to go in the event of a wildfire. CDF conservation camp crews have been busy removing trees that might be susceptible to falling and blocking evacuation routes, or threaten evacuation centers.
The magnitude of the problem has necessitated a multi agency state, federal, and local government response. The links on this site provide information about the Bark Beetle infestation, and the community, resident, landowner, and multi-agency effort underway.

http://www.fire.ca.gov/ResourceManagement/so_cal_beetle_infest.asp

[meyer]

KFI now saying that looters are going through homes of areas that've been evac'd. My goodness! Those people need to be SHOT!

Around here, they WOULD be shot!

[lainie]

I've been watching and listening to coverage around the clock. I haven't seen anyone say anything like that.

[Stars N Stripes]

[Misterioso]

-- locations is north of the 118 along Topanga Canyon.

Not to be picky, but Topanga Canyon Blvd (Hwy 27) is south of 118, and Topanga Canyon itself is much farther away.

[PhiKapMom]

So Maria was out at San Bernardino to visit with people who were evacuated. Where have the media reports been until now? We saw Davis on the news everytime we turned around today.