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They didn't charge her? Wow, I had no idea. She was ID'd IMMEDIATELY, IIRC, but this story says little to nothing about the guy.

Must be named "Mohammad"...

Sorry if this is a repost.

Joseph Urbaszewski's Weblog
Tue - October 28, 2003
Updates since 7:04am (PDT).

Worse case scenario is here.
Backfires are being used on 18 higher up.

- "No confirmed information to report, but here is a little UNCONFIRMED information that was passed between dispatchers (other law enforcement dispatchers). SBSO dispatchers heard that at Twin Peaks SO station there was fire around the substation. NO CONFIRMED status on this information CHP dispatchers reported that a water pool is being constructed at RIM in the parking lot for attack helicopter retardant drop operations. NO CONFIRMED status on this information." [reliable source]

- Scanner: Air support transmissions have started, but no further information.

- Watching every TV station; all this looks alarmingly grim. I just do not know what else to say. The footage says it all.

- There has been no reportable information from the scanners.

- Running Springs needs attention as well. Teams are moving in. [6:35am]

- East Highlands update: Major ash fallout, no structures lost for now.

- How is it TV stations can be in the air with THEM asking where the air support was? The TV stations across the board keep asking about air support, yet no answers are coming about.

- The fire is near the high school. Rim Forest, at least with what we see on TV, does not look good. They are fighting the fire at the Bus Barn entrance of Rim High. They are using the "burns" to fight the fire. It is burning in "fingers". [NBC4 -TV]

- KTLA helicopter reporter did not give any clear information; just alarming pictures. Charter Cable and other buildings have perished according to KTLA.

- From a Crestline perspective, things are calmer. The KTLA report was from Top Town.

- 10% contained according to NBC4.

- The winds have shifted into an onshore flow, which is not helping our fire. The next hour will dictate a lot. The winds are flowing south.

- They are trying to save the high school, but the winds are taking the flames over their heads.

- Some small spot fires in Crestline (near Skyland) are being fought. [6:04am]

- "Running Springs is fine, no fire has reached Running Springs. Just saw Dan Teter of Centruy21 on Chanel 7 eyewitness news. He said that everything in running Springs is ok. They have setup a call station at Centruy 21 for Running Springs Residents to call. They didn''t leave a number, but I''m sure that if you search google for C21 running springs you''ll find their website." [John Patrick]

They didn't charge her? Wow, I had no idea. She was ID'd IMMEDIATELY, IIRC, but this story says little to nothing about the guy.

Must be named "Mohammad"...

It isn't too much of a stretch of the imagination these days in the post-9/11 era. I was also wondering if it could be an illegal guarding one of those huge pot fields I saw on Discovery Channel.