Southern California Fires -- Live Thread 10/29

[lainie]

sb scanner

171.975 briefing frequency

[okimhere]

Thanks. I saw a reporter near the corner of Ranchero and Maple an hour ago and the gusts of wind pushed her around pretty good but no fire so far. That is 1/2 block from where my house stands. So far, I think only Hesperia Lake has been in danger. That's where mountain folks with motor homes, etc., were spending evacuation. Now, again....poor people!!

[Merdoug]

A firefighter,..a HUMAN'S life is NOT WORTH a house!!

[nicmarlo]

Prayers to their family and friends....and more for all the other brave firefighters out there.

[prairiebreeze]

Fox 6 News reporting 3 firefighters have lost their lives in/near the town of Julian. :(

Terrible, tragic news. Prayers for God's comfort and blessings to their loved ones. Now these brave folk who gave themselves to help others will rest in the Everlasting Arms.

Prairie

[BurbankKarl]

C130s from Channel Islands heading to Ramona

[nicmarlo]

OMG, that's just awful, dubya.

[Ladypixel]

I have a friend who lives near Hesperia Lake, and she has not been evac'd yet; she's north and west a little ways, but there's those hills in between.

Siiiiigh - I go up to Hesperia Lake the first weekend of May, every year; don't want that area to burn! Not that I've wanted anywhere else to burn, either, but... *sigh*

This is terrible.

[.38sw]

Oh no. Firefighting is a dangerous occupation, and these fires are so huge, and fire behavior can be unpredicitable at times, when there are extreme conditions. Prayers for their families.

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 1751 Type: Structure or Grass Fire
Location: VALENCIA BLVD AT CITRUS ST
Zoom Map: 4550 3F
Info as of: 10/29/2003 2:29:11 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
2:27PM - THE FOLLOWING ARE CURRENT CLOSURES ****** I-5 CLOSED BETW LYONS AVE AND SR 14 BOTH SIDES OF FWY CLOSED AND SB AVF CLOSED TO NB I-5 AND SB I-5 CLOSED AT SR 126 DETOUR FOR SB TRAFFIC TO WB SR 126 IF THEY WANT TO ACESS THE US 101 FWY OR THEY CAN DETOUR EB SR 126 TO SB AVF ** AND NB I-5 DETOUR TO NB AVF EXIT SAN FERNANDO TO MAGIC MOUNTAIN PKWY TO THE OLD ROAD THEN NB BACK TO NB I-5
2:17PM - PER OFC LYNCH, PLS ADVSD LASO TO CONTACT ANIMAL CONTROL AND HAVE THEM EVACUATE THE HORSES AT WILER CYN THXS

[TomGuy]

Difficult to tell from all the smoke how
close it is to where those cars are parked:



Backed up freeway traffic near the above picture. (Didn't
catch which freeway this is. Heavy traffic is moving toward pic one area:

[lainie]

oh what a nightmare

[Ladypixel]

Big Bear on ABC - fire visible through clouds of smoke. (Don't know if the helicopter folk are sure it's Big Bear or not, tho.)

[null and void]

damm

[Mrs.Liberty]

The San Diego Union Tribune is reporting 1FF killed, 2 injured.

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 0426 Type: Structure or Grass Fire
Location: EB I8 JWO SR79 (El Cajon area)
Zoom Map: 1235 6H

Info as of: 10/29/2003 2:31:05 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
2:11PM - RP SEES FIRE NEAR DAM
1:34PM - DONT SEE THE FIRE ANYMORE, JUST SEE WHI SMOKE
1:17PM - AFFIRM ON SMOKE UP ON THE HILL, JNO 8 1MI JWO SR79
1:08PM - FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE IN A BURNED AREA

[aCookieMomster]

Yes it is.

[Ladypixel]

Most of deaths in Cedar Fire so far were people who did not heed mandantory evac orders, ABC says.

Current totals:
950 square miles burned
Deaths: 17
2000 homes destroyed
11,000 firefighters working
Costliest disaster in state history.

Death toll confirmation-wise was 17, does not include the three firefighters who were killed, so actual death total is 20.

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 0010 Type: Structure or Grass Fire
Location: DESCANSO / JULIAN
Zoom Map: Click Here
Info as of: 10/29/2003 2:31:53 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
2:28PM - 207 SCENIC - SHED ON FIRE - CON CDF
2:24PM - OKAY TO LET IN TO GET HORSES PER CP6
1:46PM - CP6 CK W/S3 STILL HAVE CLOSURE AT OLD JULIAN/78 AND 79/MESA GRANDE OR MOVED TO 78 AT SANTA YSABEL
1:36PM - R44 AND R35 ADV PUETZ AT ARNOLD IS OPEN
1:27PM - 1039 HLFD FOR LINE 188 AND LINE 173
1:25PM - 1022 FD AT THIS TIME, RESIDENT HAD FIRE UNDER CONTROL
1:19PM - PER 108-R30 FIRE HAS REACHED OLD 80 AT GUATAY
1:17PM - AFFIRM SMOKE UP ON HILL, JNO 8 1MI JWO SR79, ADV FD