VIDEO + EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT: Chatsworth Fire, 27 October 2003

amazing.com (my web site) ^ | 10/27/2003 | David H Dennis

[daviddennis]

I was horribly curious. I used to live in Chatsworth, and I knew it pretty well. I had to see the fire. I just had to. And in seeing it, of course, I had to bring back pictures and video to share.

Some people would say that I shouldn't have gone there, that I was visiting a spectacle off people's ruined lives. In my defense, I would not have un-ruined one life or saved one house or tree from burning if I had not been there.

I gave all emergency vehicles a wide berth and didn't even get vaguely close to the action. But I still saw the terrifying grandeur of the fire, and it is this that I can share with you in my video.

If your house was damaged or destroyed, I feel bad for you. I considered moving to Box Canyon; if things had gone just a little differently, it might have been my house destroyed.

[RonDog]

An alternative for those with a SLOW Internet connection is to download a copy of the movie to your hard drive FIRST, and then play that copy of the video from your own machine.

If you RIGHT CLICK on:

http://www.amazing.com/politics/freeping/2003-10-27/chatsworth-fire.mov

...and then chose "Save Target As" (for PCs running Windows) - you can download this video in about half an hour (while you are doing somthing ELSE) - and then you can come back later to watch the video.

GREAT WORK, daviddennis! (again)

I look forward to your documentary at the upcoming RATHER? (NOT!) FReep:

Rather to Be Honored at Nov. 10 Gala for "Commitment to Fair and Accurate" Reporting
Hollywood Reporter ^
Posted on 10/17/2003 11:58 AM PDT by RatherBiased.com

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS News' Dan Rather and "Friends" executive producers Kevin Bright, David Crane and Marta Kauffman will honored Nov. 10 during the Museum of Television & Radio's annual gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Rather will be feted for his "steadfast commitment to fair and accurate news reporting," while the "Friends" producers' work "has revolutionized quality primetime entertainment," museum officials said Wednesday...

CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

[goldilucky]

I saw that site last night and it was very very disturbing to view. The Sheriff, LAPD and LAFD are on serious tactical alert for arsonists responsible for the Val Verde fires that progressed to the Simi Valley and RimForest area.

When they find these arsonists, responsible for ruining a lot of people's lives and property, these young men should be tried under the Patriot Act as this was an act of terrorism.

A friend and I did not take video or pictures because to do such a thing would be like making a complete circus out of this calamity. We were on lookout to calculate how bad this fire was transpiring as it could literally spread into Los Angeles residential area had the wind not stayed calm. There was nothing spectatular or exciting about this event. This could happen just about anywhere out here.

My prayers are for the dead and those who lost their property and everything they ever worked for. God will surely make those people responsible for all this pay dearly.