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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Prayers for you safety, ArmstedFragg.
I-15 is closed from Via Rancho Parkway to the 56 (Ted Williams). This is very scary!
10-22-07 4:15 a.m. The City of Poway has declared a local emergency and activated their Emergency Operations Center . The Witch fire has expanded to the North East section of the City. All residents east of Espola Road From Lake Poway Road through Valle Verde Road have been asked to evacuate immediately. This includes the High Valley , Bridlewood Country Estates, Stoneridge, Heritage, Old Coach and Old Winery neighborhoods. Residents are being notified by telephone through the Reverse 9-1-1 System. The City of Poway has posted an emergency information online at www.poway.org. An emergency shelter has been established at the Poway Community Center located at 13094 Civic Center Drive . Large Animals can be brought to the Poway Valley Riders Association Arena, also known as the Poway Rodeo Grounds, at the corner of Tierra Bonita Road and Poway Valley Road . The Poway Fire Department with assistance from neighboring fire agencies is working to control the fire. All schools in the Poway Unified School District will be closed today
http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/
More evacuations being announced in the San Diego area via NBC San Diego, news conference telling people to pack their cars even if not yet told to evacuate, “dramatically worse than we thought a few hours ago”.
Oh my!! Just woke up here in Eagle Rock and doing a catch up on all the fires!!. My niece lives in Poway. Yikes. This doesn’t look good this morning.
Looks like there is a new fire:
Los Angeles Communications Center
0400 6:20AM Structure or Grass Fire
LAKE HUGHES RD AT DRY GULCH RD Newhall
Incident: 0400 Type: Structure or Grass Fire Location:
LAKE HUGHES RD AT DRY GULCH RD
info as of: 10/22/2007 6:26:38 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:21AM 1039 LACOFD 82 --
6:21AM UNK IF RELATED TO OTHER FIRE LOGS
6:20AM VISUAL OF FIRE UP THE CANYON
(((Hugs)))We will be praying today.
Anywhere we can get a run down on all the fires? Watching local TV but they are just focusing on SD County fires right now.
Canyon Country Update:
Incident: 0330 Type: Location: info as of: 10/22/2007 6:37:05 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:36AM PLS ADVS LACORDS TO ACTIVATE SIGN BOARDS ON SAN FRANCISQUITO AND BOUQUET RE CLOSURE
6:36AM E74 BATTALION CHIEF 4 REQ CLOSURE FRANCISQUITO TO LOWRIDGE TO SPUNKY
RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS
5:38AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:38AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:38AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:38AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:42AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:44AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:45AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:48AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:55AM CHP Unit On Scene
5:57AM CHP Unit On Scene
6:02AM CHP Unit On Scene
6:03AM CHP Unit Enroute
6:14AM CHP Unit Enroute
6:35AM CHP Unit On Scene
It’s the Santiago fire seen from Quail Hill
http://tinyurl.com/24we3q
I watched a bit of this coverage on FOX this weekend and it made me sick.
CELEBRITY HOMES fercryingoutloud!
Come On!
The homes of CELEBRITIES!!!!
...doesn’t everyone know that they are MUCH more important than ordinary citizen’s homes?
make me puke.
All that lame’o had to do was start walking downhill to find a stream that would find a river that would flow into the Ocean. Somewhere along the way he would run into people and be ‘rescued’; but his overweight fat ass didn’t feel like walking so he started a ‘signal fire’ that cost billions of dollars in damages.
What a Dumbski.
Witch Fire Reports
Incident: 0027 Type: Location: info as of: 10/22/2007 7:10:35 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
7:02AM K32, NEGATIVE TRAFFIC AT ARCHIE MOORE AT HIGHLAND VALLEY
7:00AM PER 108-16; STA M HAS A CLOSURE ON WCC AT WILLOW
6:56AM REF REQ FROM FD, THEY JUST NEED ASSISTANCE GETTING THEIR FIRE CREWS DOWN HIGHLAND VALLEY
6:54AM 95 ENRT TO HIGHLAND VALLEY RD
6:52AM 1039 SDG&E - COPIES LINE 63
6:44AM 1039 CDF REF TELEPHONE POLE
6:44AM ADV FD TELEPHONE POLE ON FIRE AND WILL MOST LIKELY FALL OVER, OLD JULIAN 1/2 JEO 3RD
6:42AM K4;FIRE IS UP AGAINST THE ROADWAY 1/4 MI FM 78/HAVERFORD IS CLOSE TO RDWY
6:40AM FD ENRT TO 16103 EAGLE CREST RD, THEY HAVE PEOPLE TRAPPED IN RESIDENCE, FIRE UNITS RESPONDING DOWN HIGHLAND VALLEY RD IF WE HAVE UNIT AVAIL TO ASSIST THEM
6:17AM 1039 108-S6, WCB REF K13 POST
6:16AM K13 DOESN T NEED RELIEVED, FIRE IS FAST APPROACHING HIGHLAND VALLEY AT EAGLE CREST
6:16AM SDSO ADV REF HIGHLAND VALLEY, THEY MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER ON EAGLES CREST, DIDNT SEE ANYONE COME OUT, THEY ARE UNABLE TO RETURN FIRE IS TOO CLOSE
6:08AM K21; INFO FOR UNITS ON POWAY RD, GRN FORD XPL JUST BLEW THRU THE CLOSURE 40 MPH, DRIVER WMA
5:29AM 1039 STA M
4:55AM LATE ENTRY 1039 SDG & E
4:51AM 95 ADV FIRE IS NOW ALONG THE FRWY AT HIGHLAND VALLEY
4:23AM K2 STILL FIRE ON BOTH SIDES LINES STILL DOWN ABT 2 INCHES FD ADV THAT IT POSSIBLE
4:19AM K4 - CAN SEE FIRE APPROACHING WILL BREAK DOWN POST AND MOVE TO SAFER LOCATION
Worried about fire jumping 241 Road
Orange County Fire Authority have done tremendous job throughout night.
The following roads, 241, 261, 133 were closed, then reopened then closed again.
261 is closed
241 NB is closed through Portola
Irvine Blvd. b/w Alton and Jeffrey is closed
714-628-7085 phone number for road closures
There are no current new evacuation orders.
However, there are still some ongoing mandatory evacuations.
There have also been some voluntary evacuations recommended.
Plan to have Orange County residents prepared:
Be Ready OC
1. Have all your valuables ready to go, including
a) Personal documents2. For those of you who want to go look at the area, look around, watch the firefighters, take photos, please do not go.
b) Personal photos
c) Passports
This is a challenging fire because of drought conditions and wind. CHP turned traffic around on toll road got commuters off toll road. Sheriff Dept. moved traffic off the streets in the Tustin, in Northwood area.
We couldn't have done this well without help from them and cooperation from State and Federal government.
Cause of fire: Sad to report that this is an arson fire.
There were three separate starts, two on one side of road and one on the other side of the road.
Anything or anyone you suspect, think you know, anything at all please call the Arson Tip Line.
Arson Tip Line: 1-800-540-8282
Prayers for all in harm’s way.
looks like some more threatened homes in Malibu, per channel 2.
I have lots of clients in that area I was due to work in northwood today had truck loaded ready to go got a call from her and said she and half her neighborhood evac late last nite so today is a scrub
But now the fires are erupting in other, ordinary people’s homes.
My prayers for all, celebs and non-celebs alike. I just want people to be safe.
Power lines this time. It’s a regular routine when the winds come up.
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