[spectr17]

Wasn't Patriot4ever talking about the fire coming up around Mentone last night and it didn't seem to be a priority?

With the wind shift last night the fire made a run down the mtn at us, Highland and Redlands but it layed down about midnight. Mentone also threatened.

[maggief]

Tue - October 28, 2003
Updates since 8:32am (PDT).


Worse case scenario is here.
Backfires are being used on 18; so far, so good.
Here comes the air support; 1st priority is the Strawberry Peak Towers (communications).


- The first drops have started close to the water tank by Strawberry Peak.

- The winds WILL change to an onshore flow. I hope the air support can get to this stuff before they do change. Also, they are getting fuel at the Twin Peaks station.

- On channel 5 news they just said that Rimforest lost at least 6 or 7 homes, maybe more. Some of their Rim Forest pictures (8:20am) are great in illustrating the fight the firefighters put on last night at Rim Forest.