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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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TOPICS: Breaking News; US: California
KEYWORDS: 0interestloans; albabysfault; arson; breathofsatan; firestorm; heros; ididitfatnotlazy; jamul; julian; lakearrowheadfire; malibu; orangecofires; prayforrain; ramona; sandiegofire; santaanawinds; wildfire; wildfires
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; al baby; BurbankKarl; All

Per OC Register, fire is within 1/2 mile of the Riverside County Line.......feeding off....guess what? A NATIONAL FOREST’S UNDERGROWTH!


4,061 posted on 10/26/2007 10:42:28 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mother of the Bride here, treat me with respect for once, will ya? ;))
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To: Brad's Gramma

now you can bring in the 1900 USFS people


4,062 posted on 10/26/2007 10:42:54 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: spectr17
With the wind lying down, they should have that out or totally reduced and or contained in 4 to 5 days...Hopefully.

Sitting here wondering when the next Santa Ana condition starts..I'd bet by the first week or two of November.

4,063 posted on 10/26/2007 10:46:58 AM PDT by dragnet2
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To: Brad's Gramma

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.


4,064 posted on 10/26/2007 10:47:38 AM PDT by FeliciaCat (I like my money where I can see it...hanging in my closet.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I actually liked Arnie for a few moments shortly after the local state assembly man (jerk) whined about not having enough aircraft. When a reporter asked the Guv to explain he stared at him or her and said Ninety aircraft!

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.

4,065 posted on 10/26/2007 10:49:30 AM PDT by norton (Go ahead, vote for Hunter, you know you want to.)
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To: FeliciaCat

Please tell them to get some “stuff” in order should they have to evac.


4,066 posted on 10/26/2007 10:50:26 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mother of the Bride here, treat me with respect for once, will ya? ;))
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To: Brad's Gramma

They have...horses, dogs and cat ready to roll if needed.


4,067 posted on 10/26/2007 10:52:01 AM PDT by FeliciaCat (I like my money where I can see it...hanging in my closet.)
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To: FeliciaCat

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.


4,068 posted on 10/26/2007 10:54:26 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mother of the Bride here, treat me with respect for once, will ya? ;))
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To: Brad's Gramma

The...they.


4,069 posted on 10/26/2007 10:55:00 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mother of the Bride here, treat me with respect for once, will ya? ;))
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To: FeliciaCat

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.


4,070 posted on 10/26/2007 10:57:30 AM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Global warming is to Revelations as the theory of evolution is to Genesis.)
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To: All

Scanner:

Air attack asking why Super Scooper pulled of Slide fire and returning to Fox Field.

Anyone know why? Karl?


4,071 posted on 10/26/2007 10:58:06 AM PDT by spectr17 (What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Hey,...typos are excused on Live Threads....right?


4,072 posted on 10/26/2007 11:02:00 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

No!

I muzt be PREFECT! :)


4,073 posted on 10/26/2007 11:02:27 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mother of the Bride here, treat me with respect for once, will ya? ;))
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To: spectr17
Fox Field???

Any idea where that is?

4,074 posted on 10/26/2007 11:03:46 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=gmail&q=Fox+Field,+CA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

???????


4,075 posted on 10/26/2007 11:06:18 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mother of the Bride here, treat me with respect for once, will ya? ;))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

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


4,076 posted on 10/26/2007 11:09:55 AM PDT by spectr17 (What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

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.


4,077 posted on 10/26/2007 11:20:57 AM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl

good news! thanks!


4,078 posted on 10/26/2007 11:23:06 AM PDT by ferri (Be Politically Incorrect: Support the Constitution!)
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To: spectr17; Brad's Gramma

Thanks.


4,079 posted on 10/26/2007 11:29:38 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: All

To lighten the mood:

“America Can’t Win The War On Fire”

http://www.imao.us/archives/008989.html


4,080 posted on 10/26/2007 11:29:57 AM PDT by ArmstedFragg
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