Live Updating Thread: 2007 Southern California Firestorms

LA Times ^ | 9:35 AM PDT, October 21, 2007 | Associated Press

[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.

Related Stories
-	Wildfire burns 500 acres near Interstate 5
-	Santa Ana winds are sweeping the region

[yorkie]

“You have FRiends here”.

That is the truth! Please see his plea, here:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914954/posts

[yorkie]

Kim, prayers going up for your relatives. May they be safe, and surrounded with His protective care.

[bd476]

Unbelievable. Nightline is interviewing a weatherman in Georgia about weather here in Los Angeles. The weatherman works for the Weather Channel but lives and works in Georgia.

He says “we are getting...” “we had wind gusts...” as if he is actually here in Los Angeles.

Hey, Terry Moran. Los Angeles has its own meterologists. Right here in Los Angeles.

It’s like going to National News piped out of New York to hear about breaking news in L.A. as they do every single day on KNX AM Radio. Radio has a slimmer budget than television.

Cheap, penny-wise and dollar foolish stunt for a national television broadcast.

[pollywog]

Does anyone know who might have coverage live right now?

[janetjanet998]

radio

http://www.kfwb.com/

http://www.knx1070.com/ (best)

more new fires being reported now

[stephenjohnbanker]

Thanks

[porter_knorr]

where is that noted? What part of Da Luz?

[A CA Guy]

Any websites posting the progress of these fires?

A friend has a home in Fallbrook on a hill overlooking the Fallbrook golf course and I wondered how their house could be doing.

[justa-hairyape]

Does anyone know who might have coverage live right now?

Looks like everyone is exhausted. Some of the local TV stations will be live at 4 am pst. Gonna get some sleep.

[pollywog]

Thanks Janet. I will turn on KNX now.

[A CA Guy]

Some of the cable news channels show it off and on.

They were reporting winds have slowed down to 28 MPH in many places which is less than what they were.

[pollywog]

http://home.pacbell.net/mtcheer/scanner/scanner.htm

found this live scanner for Santa Clarita. Not sure how much info I will get on it though...

[A CA Guy]

THanks.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

we’re noticing new flames off in the distance from our house in south Orange County. They appear to be located east of Ladera Ranch. Any words on this fire?

[mfccinsd]

Thanks for asking.

Nothing concrete on my home. Roof lines in part of the condo area were seen many many hours ago (a good sign, obviously). Then flames were on the hill in front of it a few hours after that. And no news since. I’m more hopeful than I was 12 hours ago, but still not overly optimistic. Especially b/c things are still changing drastically and what was safe an hour ago is suddenly engulfed minutes later as things have been going. Honestly, even if I hear tomorrow it’s standing, I won’t ::really:: rejoice until later in the week when the winds calm down.

But I, and my family and friends, are all safe. We’ve had A LOT of losses of homes and things...but that’s just stuff. The people are all safe! Praise God!

[yorkie]

>>We’ve had A LOT of losses of homes and things...but that’s just stuff. The people are all safe! Praise God!<<

Yes! Thank you for the up-date. We will continue praying. I’ve been thinking about you all day, today. I’m so glad you are safe.

[fatima]

Last I spoke to mfccinsd they were safe and home still standing.Many neighbors around had lost their homes.

[bd476]

MSCASEY wrote: " 'Apartment building in Canyon Country? :( '

Do you happen to know what block this is happing in is it around the 20000 block or 18000 block. Thanks!"

I don't know. However, here's the latest information for that general area from the CHP:

Newhall 3581 10:34PM Structure or Grass Fire SB SR14 JNO SAND CANYON RD 7 51

Incident: 3581 Type: Location: info as of: 10/23/2007 12:25:44 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

12:18AM PER 78-S1 THERE S NO FIRE NO IMPACT OF INCIDENT AT SERRA HWY AT PLACERITA

12:02AM PER S1 - WEST SIDE, SOLEDAD SIDE IS COMPLETELY KNOCKED DWN ON RS, FD IS MAKING THEIR WAY UP OAK SPRING FOR A COUPLE OF HOT SPOTS * ALSO EAST SIDE HAS BEEN KNOCKED DWN AND ONLY A FEW HOT SPOTS * SHUD ONLY BE ABOUT 45 MINS MORE AND UNITS CAN CLR

11:59PM S1 REQ UNIT TO SHUT DWN SB SOLEDAD OFR * 89-40 HAS IT SHUT DWN AND 78-200 IS ENRT TO RELIEVE AV UNIT

11:58PM S1 REQ UNIT TO HAVE SAND CYN OFR AND ONR TO NB SHUT DWN * 300 HAS OFR AND 500 HAS THE ONR SHUT DWN

11:58PM 69-S4 - PER BATTALION CHIEF - NB 14 CAN BE OPEN AND BRING THRU TFC VERY SLOWLY - UNITS COPY

11:44PM S1 REQ 145 TO OPEN SOLEDAD ONR TO SB AND 98 W/HIM SB ON SAND CYN OFR

11:44PM S1 ADVSD TO OPEN SB SIDE - BRING IN VERY SLOWLY THRU - ALSO HAVE AV UNITS BRING THEIR BREAKS IN ALL THE WAY DWN TO SOLEDAD

11:44PM S1 ADVSD NB SIDE IS COMPLETELY STOPPED DUE TO FIRE PERSONNEL

11:33PM S1 ADVSD FIRE ON EAST SIDE IS GROWING - UNITS RUNNING BREAKS NEED TO BRING THEM IN SLOWER

11:31PM 89-40 HAS BREAK STARTED SB JSO CROWN VALLEY

11:29PM PER 200 - FIRE STARTING ON EAST SIDE OF FWY NB 14 JNO SAND CYN

11:21PM UNK ETA TO OPEN SB 14 TFC - NB IS BEING ESCORTED THRU

11:16PM REQ AV UNIT - RUN BREAK FRM SB 14 AT CROWN VALLEY AND BRING IN SLOW BREAKS - CAN TURN AROUND AT AGUA DULCE * 89-1 AND 40 COPY AND ENRT

11:12PM S1 WILL NEED SAND CYN SHUT DWN BTWN SIERRA TO SOLEDAD - FIRE IS 1/2 MI TO THE WEST OF SOLEDAD FRM THE 14 SIDE - TRAVELING TO THE EAST

11:11PM PER S1 - TRLR PK IS IMMED THREATENED - FIRE IS AT BACK DOWN

11:10PM PER S1 - FIRE IS ON OAK SPRING APPROX 1/2 MI JWO 14 - HEADING BACK TWD THE 14 AND SAND CYN - SEVERAL SO AND FIRE PERSONNEL ONSCENE, APPEARSW TO BE DOING PART EVACS

11:10PM VEHS ARE ALMOST RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER ON SAND CANYON VEHS CANT GO ON SAND CANYON AND THEY ARE GETTING STUCK ON ALL THE SIDE STREETS

11:03PM PER S1 - HAVE 100,500, AND 147 RUN SLOW BREAKS FRM NB 14 AT VIA PRINCESSA TO SHADOW PINES AT 45 MPH * THIS IS OK FOR NB SIDE ONLY * S1 CHKG SB SIDE

11:00PM S1 - FIRE IS SB ON RS AT SAND CYN AND GOES TO THE NORTH APPROX 400 YRDS AND WILL BE GOING TO THE WEST TO RESIDENTIAL AREA

11:00PM S1 ADVSD HVY SMOKE AND VISIBILITY IS LIMITED - REQ UNITS TO RUN BREAKS ON NB 14 * 300 AND 502 ENRT 10:58PM 500 ADVSD BOAT SHOP ON CORNER OF SAND/SOLEDAD BEHIND THE CHEVRON HAS FIRE INSIDE IT

10:56PM ADV RP SHE IS STUCK IN TRFC, CALLER ADV FIRE IS ON SB SIDE OF THE FWY CHP IS THERE STOPPING THE TRFC DUE TO THE FIRE

10:43PM 1039 78-S1 - WILL ALSO ADVS CP

10:39PM 1039 LACOFD

10:35PM FIRE IS NOW STARTING ON THE SOLEDAD ON AND OFF RAMPS

10:34PM PLS ROLL SO FOR 1184

[janetjanet998]

http://www.10news.com/video/14036255/index.html

off and on live shots of large fire approaching eastern Chula Vista in southern SD county

[444Flyer]

I live in the next city over. Check www.nctimes.com. Fallbrook is completely evacuated. It doesn’t sound good from the reports. Even scarier is that the fire is going into the direction of Pendleton. Munitions and fire don’t mix. Please keep prayers up for us all in North County.