Southern California Fires -- Live Thread 10/29

[PhiKapMom]

Fires have merged in San Bernardino county.

[nicmarlo]

Gotta get back to work.......here link to California Highway Patrol

[aristeides]

Arson suspected in most of 10 fires : 2 men set Old Fire, witnesses say.

[BreitbartSentMe]

Local news Fox 6 has NOT reported that paradise and cedar fires have merged. I don't think I'd believe MSNBC. Presser coming up.

[CedarDave]

Camera in Stephenson Ranch shows a green, irrigated area up the hillside that has not burned. Probably someone's high-grade pot patch!

[PhiKapMom]

ROFLOL!!!!!!!! That was good for the green patch!

[null and void]

He has quite a chin on him. Jay Leno's kid???

[maggief]

Wed - October 29, 2003
Wednesday Morning Updates after 11:13 am (PDT)


Scanner: "It is going to be a busy day, especially when it gets warmer."
Air Support has major issues.
New website: San Bernardino Fire Information


- Scanner: Twin Peaks Sheriff Substation being evacuted...all weapons and ammunition being moved to secondary command post.

- Evaluating the back of Crestline (Cottonwood and CPP). Not good. The front side of Crestline seems to in the clear. [The Stockade]

- Fire near Squints Ranch (NE of Lake Arrowhead, outside of Cedar Glen), Bacon Flats, and Hook Creek. [KCAL9]

- No equipment in the Pilot Rock facility. Also, no crews in Cedar Pines Park. The fire is in the Old Willow Fire (2 yrs ago) area. [scanner]

- Silverwood is getting more support. KCAL9 is showing air drops, but I do not where just yet. Please confirm.

- "GVL, the view from a rock point, overlooking Arrowhead, the fire moved from Heaps Peak north to the old burn area from 4 years ago. My brother in law who was a Hotshot and has fought over 200 fires said he had never seen a fire move so fast. It burned through the trees in a blink, like a flash fire. GVL is ok for now, but now sitting between two fires. The fire seems be going around GVL but could change with wind shift. Firefighters gathering in GVL in case winds shift." [Jeff]

- An ABC7 reporter decided to interrupt a strike force meeting to ask the "same old common sense" questions. Let them WORK! Scanner: Reporters at RHS are really concerning the crews up there. Some reporters screwed up yesterday with understanding safety.

[Letitring]

Oh God, FF's are hungry. They didn't SAY they were hungry, but very interested in the status of "a little market."

[Tijeras_Slim]

All these pictures look the same. Did John Doe # 2 and Jose Padilla have clones made?

[PhiKapMom]

Voluntary evacuations in the Palomar area -- they are still hoping the the fires don't merge in San Diego.

[Grampa Dave]

SOL? :)

[BreitbartSentMe]

from gillespie field, update on fires from CDF info officer. introducing people who will be updating

weather service issied fire weather watch for sd county SW winds gusts to 45 mph at treetops. fire made significant runs in cuyamaca area, structural loss in cuyamaca and julian. fire moved north to vulcan (sp) mountain range. heavy focus on NNE areas of cedar fire. estern areas/south side of cedar looking good. 223K acres, estimate will grow. total structural loss 960 dwellings, anticipated to grow also.

[aCookieMomster]

With mandatory evacuations for Hisperia, wouldn't it be wise to prepare to evacuate in Apple Valley taking into consideration the lack of roads, and the speed which this fire has spread?

[aristeides]

The Habsburgs had chins like that. You can see it in Velazquez portraits.

[Grampa Dave]

Geez, I think that you are correct.

Does anyone have the pictures of John Doe # 2 and Jose Padilla? If so please post them.

I got a reply that this guy looks like SOL or Son of Leno with that chin.

[BreitbartSentMe]

Paradise fire, 40K acres, 20% contained,active burning in palomar mountaina nd lake hensahw, 111 destroyed structures.

[wolficatZ]

KCBS broadband chopper cam is up, not sure of loc or how long it will be up

rtsp://a1150.l848822889.c8488.g.lr.akamaistream.net:554/live/D/1150/8488/v0001/reflector:22889 realplayer

[Conservative4Ever]

Hey..Mom...what SB fires have merged.