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Live Updating Thread: 2007 Southern California Firestorms
LA Times ^ | 9:35 AM PDT, October 21, 2007 | Associated Press

Posted on 10/21/2007 9:48:36 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

UPDATE: The city of Malibu is advising residents in Puerco Canyon to begin evacuating due to a wildfire driven by powerful winds. This area is north of Pacific Coast Highway and about 1 mile west of Pepperdine University. Residents along the beach on Malibu Road may soon be evacuated. Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Kanan-Dume Road and Topanga Canyon. Residents are advised to head to the west. Evacuation centers are being set up in the Zuma Beach area.

A wildfire driven by powerful winds in the Malibu Hills this morning threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and forced the evacuation of hundreds more, authorities said.

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To: dragnet2; MNJohnnie; eeevil conservative

No surprise from Johnnie the Jerk.


81 posted on 10/21/2007 10:55:04 AM PDT by La Enchiladita
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82 posted on 10/21/2007 10:55:10 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: La Enchiladita

Ok- glad you’re in not in danger where you are:)

Pretty amazing- winds gusts reported over 100 mph..


83 posted on 10/21/2007 10:55:18 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: La Enchiladita

tmz has some info
http://www.tmz.com/


84 posted on 10/21/2007 10:55:26 AM PDT by al baby (Hi mom)
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To: hole_n_one; BurbankKarl

Structure or Grass Fire Location: NB SR14 JSO PLACERITA CANYON RD
Zoom Map: 4641 2C info as of: 10/21/2007 10:55:45 AM

new fire?


85 posted on 10/21/2007 10:56:14 AM PDT by lainie ("If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate." - Marion Barry)
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To: SE Mom

I’ve heard a wide range on wind speed... earlier, it was 60-80 mph during the night.

The devil wind was fierce down here in West L.A. last night, blew all the tiny pebbles off the tar paper roof of my apt. bldg.....


86 posted on 10/21/2007 10:57:13 AM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: Old Seadog

That is strange, but I know what you mean. When I was departing from LAX and looking out the window it was disorienting to be seeing the Pacific Ocean and it wasn’t due west as you normally see it on a map, but it was looking north as you could see the lights along the coastline heading up towards Oxnard-Santa Barbara.


87 posted on 10/21/2007 10:57:24 AM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: lainie
"Same when you visit Santa Barbara. You look out over the Pacific and you’re looking straight south. It’s very disorienting.

Yup. Sorta like your first thought when someone tells you that Reno, Nevada is further west than LA.

88 posted on 10/21/2007 10:57:32 AM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: lainie

S Malibu Canyon Rd at Pacific Coast Highway Structure or Grass Fire 5:03 AM
Thomas Guide Map Coordinates: Page 628, Grid 6H
To Help With Set Up of Closures 5:05 AM
Per Lacofd / Request CHP for Traffic Control Due to Fire 5:05 AM
Message/Item Delivered Lost Hills So Tapia Park Will Most Likely Be the Coupe 5:07 AM
Per 108 Fire Advsing They Will Need As Many Units As Possible / S12 Copies for a Watch 5:25 AM
Malibu Cyn at Mulholland Will Be Closed Per 56-104 5:27 AM
.k/0577d1021.d/rp Said She Smelled Smoke and Saw Flames 5:32 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 5:47 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 6:17 AM
Per S12 Roll 406 to Top/pch Closure, Roll 108 Kanan/pch Closure 6:19 AM
Coupe Possible Wl Be Just North of Fire Malibu Cyn/mulholland 6:26 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 6:26 AM
South Kanan and North Topanga Cyn Need Hard Closure = Caltrans Please Responding to this Location Requested with Closure Material and Signs 6:28 AM
Ois Line 21 in Responding to Lines 19 and 20, If So Why-Please Responding with ETA Info 6:36 AM
Per Dupe Lg Amt of Fire at Corral Cyn/pch 6:37 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 6:37 AM
.k/0663d1021.d/per Dupe Caller-Fire at Malibu Canyon X Piuma, Message/Item Delivered Lacofd for this Location Requested Also 6:47 AM
Per 104 C Edison Workers Close to Piuma Need to Turn on Elec Switch Wl Affect Cellular Phone Sites 6:51 AM
Per S12 Affirm Just Mk Sure the Media is Warned of the Dangers-C56-104 Copies 6:58 AM
Per C56-104 Media Wants Access to Area to Truck Shots of Evacuation 6:58 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 7:02 AM
C56-100-Where Does Traffic Need to Be Diverted? 7:08 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 7:08 AM
C56-S12 Request ETA for Caltrans for Hard Closures at Kanan/pch and Topanga Canyon/pch-Thanks 7:10 AM
Caltrans ETA 30-45 7:14 AM
A 56-106 Shutting Down North Pch at Topanga Motel-All North Lanes-Per 106 Advise All Media Outlets 7:16 AM
The Follow Closures Are in Affect Per S12 7:21 AM
Transportation Management Center Copies Will Issue Sigalert for Unknown Duration—Message/Item Delivered Media 7:24 AM
Per a 106 Shld North Pch from Topanga Cyn Be Blocked off, Res Trying to Come Bk Thru to Get Items from Their Homes 7:28 AM
Transportation Management Center Copies—Message/Item Delivered Media 7:35 AM
Please Issued Sig Alert for All Closure Areas 7:35 AM
Message/Item Delivered Lost Hills They Wl Try to Send Another Unit to Assist 56-106 Top Cyn/pch 7:40 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 7:43 AM
Per 108 Roll Unit to Relieve Them at Malibu Cyn/piuma-104 ER 7:45 AM
Per 406 C Moving Closure Closer to Pepperdine Due to Flames Coming Over the Ridge 7:51 AM
Also Responding to Topanga Cyn/pch with a Hard Closure-ETA on Both Please 7:58 AM
Per S13 Advise Caltrans-56-10 is at Kanan/pch-Caltrans Needed for Hard Closure-ETA Please and Advise Whn 97 Per Sgt 7:58 AM
Interstate Telephone Lost Hills So They Advise D That People Can Get Thru Kanan 8:03 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 8:05 AM
Caltran Please Responding to Line 67 Immediately 8:22 AM
Caltrans Supervisor ETA 20 8:23 AM
CHP Unit Enroute 8:30 AM
Message/Item Delivered Sgt Mckenna (respond to Erc) 8:50 AM
Radio See Lanes 82 8:56 AM
A 56-106-Caltrans is 97 with Closures 9:32 AM
A 56-10-Caltrans is 97 with Closures in Place 9:32 AM
Capt Webb Request the Rrv Out at the Scene-Message/Item Delivered Ofcr Firkins Will Be En Route-ETA Approx 2 Hours-Message/Item Delivered Capt Webb 9:57 AM
Altadena and Newhall Please Advise How Many Units Your Sgts Can Send to Work this Fire 10:00 AM
All Areas Please Chk with Your Sgts for Any Units You Can Send to Assist with this Fire-a Total of 8 Are Needed-Interstate Have 2 En Route from Newhall, Thanks 10:11 AM
Message/Item Delivered 83-S8 Advise Not on Avail Unit at this Time 10:19 AM
CHP Unit on Scene 10:20 AM
Reporting Party Advise Fire Department Assignment Completed Still Fire on Piuma in the Canyons-Transition to Lacofd 10:23 AM
Reporting Party Was Told to Call Highway Patrol By Lacofd-2 Evergreen Trees Are Down and Blocking the Roadway Ptys Will not Be Able to Get Out If Evacuated 10:36 AM
Reporting Party not Able to Provide Address-this Will Be on Saugus Rd-No Further Information 10:37 AM
Message/Item Delivered Pub Works-They Don T Know Where Loc is on Liens 115-117 10:44 AM
Per 106 Ascertain If Kanan Dume is Open-Message/Item Delivered S13-Affirm from 101 10:52 AM
CHP Unit Assigned 10:53 AM
CHP Unit Enroute


89 posted on 10/21/2007 10:57:58 AM PDT by al baby (Hi mom)
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To: MNJohnnie

Jonnnie take it someplace else will ya


91 posted on 10/21/2007 10:59:37 AM PDT by al baby (Hi mom)
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Not a good thing to say, even if it was tongue in cheek. My sister lives only about 15 miles north of there in Agoura Hills. Don’t be a jerk.


92 posted on 10/21/2007 10:59:54 AM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: al baby

Some would not believe, and most would never know, there are quite a few ordinary, everyday people living in Malibu too....


93 posted on 10/21/2007 11:00:08 AM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: lainie; All

No injuries for Firefighters or civilians so far ....listening to Channel 2 CBS from the other room...some areas have mandatory evacuations...others voluntary...suggesting documents regarding pets...etc be gathered prior to evacuating....embers are really starting scattered areas to flame up...


95 posted on 10/21/2007 11:00:42 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: La Enchiladita

Yes i do know that worked up there after the 93 fires


96 posted on 10/21/2007 11:02:14 AM PDT by al baby (Hi mom)
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97 posted on 10/21/2007 11:02:27 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: al baby

He writes his posts in evaporating ink....:)


98 posted on 10/21/2007 11:03:14 AM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: lainie
OH my goodness. I didn't know this

KNBC live pictures of a Castle Kashan, built in the 1970's in Malibu, used as a charity/fundraising locale mostly. It's full of Elvis and other popular culture memorabilia. It's burning to the ground.

99 posted on 10/21/2007 11:04:02 AM PDT by pollywog (Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,)
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To: La Enchiladita

Is he the same guy that Danny Bonaduce face planted?


100 posted on 10/21/2007 11:04:53 AM PDT by al baby (Hi mom)
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