BTTT!!
I'll just sit here, stunned.
Unreal.
In the mid 80's I was invited to the Reagan ranch to see how the Secret Service used satellite communications equipment I had designed. I was in my early twenties... Seems like a life time ago...
He will be missed.
Officials tell Key News fires are burning on the Shell oil refinery grounds as well. The refinery is shut down while crews try to protect the structures. Jun 5, 2004, 22:00:00
Another reason to raise gas prices.
6/6/04 A fire roared through more than 5,000 acres near Gaviota Saturday, forcing residents to evacuate as the flames jumped over Highway 101 and burned toward the sea - with no end to the burning in sight.
The blaze was not contained late Saturday night with at least 200 firefighters battling it, and the cause was under investigation, according to Capt. Charlie Johnson of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
Johnson said firefighters expect to be battling the fire for days.
Highway 101 was closed in both directions, from Buellton to Winchester Canyon - and will remain closed indefinitely. Power lines were down and rocks were on the roadway, Johnson said.
The oil refinery at the Mariposa Reina exit was threatened, and all railroad activity between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara was stopped until further notice, Johnson said. About 500 acres burned in Los Padres National Forest, he added.
Staff writer Erin Carlyle can be reached at 739-2218 or by e-mail at ecarlyle@pulitzer.net.
Fires burn in this area all of the time...there's tons of scrub oak, eucalyptus (highly volatile) and other brush that nature hasn't been able to take care of over time due to environmental restrictions. With sea breezes coming inland, they burn easterly over the hills often jumping over US Hwy 101. Quite possibly, this may have been sparked by a passing train with a locked or hot wheel bearing.
Brush fire closes 101
By Erin Carlyle - Staff Writer
6/6/04 A fire roared through more than 5,000 acres near Gaviota Saturday, forcing residents to evacuate as the flames jumped over Highway 101 and burned toward the sea - with no end to the burning in sight.
The blaze was not contained late Saturday night with at least 200 firefighters battling it, and the cause was under investigation, according to Capt. Charlie Johnson of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
Johnson said firefighters expect to be battling the fire for days.
Highway 101 was closed in both directions, from Buellton to Winchester Canyon - and will remain closed indefinitely. Power lines were down and rocks were on the roadway, Johnson said.
The oil refinery at the Mariposa Reina exit was threatened, and all railroad activity between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara was stopped until further notice, Johnson said. About 500 acres burned in Los Padres National Forest, he added.
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2004/06/06/news/news09.txt
Wow, I am bummed. My wife and I have gone camping about 5 times in the last several years at Gaviota State Beach. Hope it is ok.
Sorry for the double post: I did a search for the word "Fire", and nothing came up. Admin Mod, please delete my post from breaking news.
Just a crazy thought here but could it possibly be that someone wants to take away from the honor and media coverage of our dear President Reagan? This just sounds too suspicious to me to happen on the heels of President Reagan's death.
S**T! I just sampled 3 miles of the center median of 101 there a few weeks back! I found a train flattened penny under that bridge with my metal detector in the evening...
