Posted on 10/21/2007 9:48:36 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Per OC Register, fire is within 1/2 mile of the Riverside County Line.......feeding off....guess what? A NATIONAL FOREST’S UNDERGROWTH!
now you can bring in the 1900 USFS people
Sitting here wondering when the next Santa Ana condition starts..I'd bet by the first week or two of November.
My Parents live in Glen Ivy (Corona) just over the hill from fire....just spoke to my Aunt who is staying with them..their etire 3 acres is coverd in ash and sky black. Wish I could be there with them.
I think that was same day he did the "whether you like it or not..." this has gone well, people cooperated, we learned from Katrina...Etc.
Please tell them to get some “stuff” in order should they have to evac.
They have...horses, dogs and cat ready to roll if needed.
The have important papers I’m sure........how about their harddrives???
Boy, I’m sorry...they’re close and you’re not....hang in there, OK? Best you can.
The...they.
My brother told me last night that he could see the flames sometimes just over the hill, where the tollway goes. He lives very close to Corona.
Scanner:
Air attack asking why Super Scooper pulled of Slide fire and returning to Fox Field.
Anyone know why? Karl?
Hey,...typos are excused on Live Threads....right?
No!
I muzt be PREFECT! :)
Any idea where that is?
Fox field is up near Lancaster. That’s our big air tanker base.
Kind of like the air attack base in that movie with Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter “Always”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Field
SAN DIEGO UPDATE — more at the link
http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007_10_21_archive.html
Weather continuing to aid firefighters
Posted @ 11:15 AM
Improving weather conditions continue to aid firefighters around the county. Temperatures remain slightly above normal, but the winds are lighter and humidity levels are climbing.
Dense fog moved in and moistened the atmosphere in the coastal areas Friday morning, but the marine layer did not make into the inland valleys and mountains. Humidity levels in the mountains remained in the teens.
National Weather Service forecaster Noel Isla said wind speeds should be in the 5 to 15 mph range Friday and Saturday. The light winds are a big plus for the firefighters, but they won’t help the air quality, which is expected to remain poor for at least the next several days.
“There are no strong systems to stir it up or move it out,” Isla said. No rain is in the forecast for the next 10 days.
Coastal highs are expected to be in the mid 70s through the weekend. The inland valleys should hit the low 80s, and the mountains should be in the high 70s.
East winds are forecast to return Sunday and Monday, but the forecasters do not expect them to be strong. Gusts should not exceed 25 mph.
Palomar Observatory no longer threatened
Posted @ 10:58 AM
The Poomacha fire is no longer threatening any populated areas of Palomar Mountain, fire officials said Friday morning.
The fire is still active, but it is to the west of the historic Palomar Observatory in a rugged wilderness area that is inaccessible to firefighters.
Pat Bailey, an incident commander with Cal Fire, said the fire is burning into parts of the Pauma Indian Reservation and moving north toward the Agua Tibia wilderness area.
“We’re in the mop-up phase now on the mountain,” he said.
The fire also is moving slowly because there is virtually no wind on the mountain this morning.
Scott Kardel, a spokesman for the observatory, said firefighters may set up a base camp on the observatory grounds.
“We look pretty good right now. There are a lot of resources up here: many firefighters, bulldozers digging firebreaks,” he said.
The actual dome housing the 58-year-old 200-inch telescope is fairly immune to fire. It’s constructed of concrete and steel and actually serves as a refuge site in fire emergencies. Staff and residents at the observatory and nearby community, however, were evacuated Tuesday to other sites where facilities and provisions were better.
good news! thanks!
Thanks.
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