O/T Fires in So Cal

[Brendan P]

I feel soo helpless here.

Good luck to anyone over there in this mess.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

So that's over 500 homes between where I live and where Charles/ and Rekd live!!!

 

SUch devastation.... another fire started in Hemet (about an hour East of me). Man.....

[Trevor Bailey]

My mother-in-law lives in the house I had before I moved to NC. The whole neighborhood/community I lived in is gone now. That is the SD Country Estates. I feel so helpless. That neighborhood had hundreds of homes in it.

 

Finley, I hope all is well. I have been trying to call your cell and got no answer. If you get this, how is Matt Z's place doing?

[Trevor Bailey]

Just got word that the whole town of Ramona, CA has to be evacuated. I lived there for the past 15 years. I feel so bad.

[Charles Davis]

Now the area around Otay Lakes (south San Diego County_ is an inferno....

 

When the heck with this end?

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I'm curiouis as to what this looks like from sattelite imagery. It's GOT to be visible.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I think I found a shot.

1Km Visible Animation

 

The most left plume is the fire in the Simi Valley area, the one apparently straddling a yellow line is what started in Rancho Cucamonga and stretches 50 miles! The SD fires are the furthest plumes south.

 

BTW, this link is pretty close to real time so you'll have to wait till 7:30am Pacific Time to see anything. The satellite is in geosync orbit.

 

[ 10-27-2003, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: James Meyette ]

[Rekd™]

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Finley, I hope all is well. I have been trying to call your cell and got no answer. If you get this, how is Matt Z's place doing?

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Trev, I'll call Mattie. I think he's ok, a bit west and north of me. Still seeing flames from my house.

 

'Rekd

[crazy^millman]

Treavor Sorry to hear that. They are now askign that employers allow employees to stay home tommorrow and just a little idea how bad it is the fire near LA burned over 70,000 acres in the last week these fire haved claimed over 150,000 in one day. It is so bad they the Air Tankers cna not even take off to fly. Andthey are affriad they might crash into each otehr visiblity is so bad. It is said over 20,000 familes are out right now and they think tommorrows weather is suppose to be worst.

 

Crazy Millman

[crazy^millman]

Glad your hanging in there Rekd. This something I see as crazy and pray it gets better. I hope the help gets here and whatever avaiable resourse come ot bear down. I also tip my hat to the Brave Firefighters they are at points now where they are without truck only one hose and trying to save it blocks at a time. I wish they would let average Joe's help them cause I would be gone in a heartbeat.

 

Charles Glad you are hanging in there also. I just wonder how many will aloow there workers off tommorrow like I know you will. I will be in there bright and early at 6:00am not liking it but such is life.

 

James I hope you are not in harms way also!!!

 

Crazy Millman

[gcode]

On the news they just said there are 14 dead

and 650 homes gone. There is no wind here in Anaheim this evening. I hope it stays that way out in the hills tonight.

[Rekd™]

Looks like a private plane crashed into the median on the 163..

 

'Rekd

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

So far we're ok but I live in a hilly area and anything can happen.

 

The plane was probably some clown trying to get a "Better View" and couldn't see, or the engine got all gunked up with ash and crud.

 

[ 10-26-2003, 09:35 PM: Message edited by: James Meyette ]

[Müřlıń®]

Damn guys good luck.....

 

I bet its scary stuff....

 

Murlin teh prayin for rain.....

[Rekd™]

NOW they're evacuating evacuation centers.

 

'Rekd

[cadcam]

How much closer is it to you at this time?

I wonder if you are going to lose power?

 

Matt do you have my Cell?

[Charles Davis]

I've told my staff to stay home so to leave the freeways open for emergency equipment. I'll go into work if the road is open, since I don't get on the freeway. I'd encourage other company's in SD to make this a 3 day weekend.

 

I thought this was dying down, then went to the top of the hill about an hour ago. Bad news... this is very far from over.

 

So far in SD: 12 dead, 300+ homes burned, 120,000+acres burned. Fire so hot that the sap in trees are boiling and the trees are exploding!

 

It may take a week to contain this according to my father-in-law, who used to manage fire fighting teams and is seldom wrong.

 

 

Everyone knows everyone who has lost a home or been displaced.

 

With Forward Looking Infrared, GPS coupled terrain maps, etc. (which even Gulfstream G5 business jets have on them), I can't see why these tankers can't fly at night and through smoke. How many million dollar homes need to burn before we spend a million on a plane that can save them?

 

I'll bet .25 Billion worth of homes burned in San Diego County alone today!

 

[ 10-26-2003, 10:01 PM: Message edited by: Charles Davis ]

[cadcam]

Charles I have been trying to get ahold of Greg at SFA today to see how they are doing .

Have had NO luck.

Shawn is in Teaxes doing a install..

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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NOW they're evacuating evacuation centers.

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[cadcam]

I just talked With Shawn from SFA and he has a dozen people staying with him . Eather they lost there house or have been evacuating .

But at this time they are all good.

[crazy^millman]

Jay he is a good man for doing that. Charles you be safe out there me I hope I am far enough away but if it starts heading in this direction we are gone no hesation. I hear now that the fires are picking up steam in direction that they thought were safe are now getting winds the oppsite way. It was 2 weeks back in florida before al the fires were out and it was flat land this is a whole lot worst cause you can cut good firebreaks like they can back in florida no rock to deal with there and they line up 5 bulldozer break it dow nand start back files here hard to do and it is freaking big really scary stuff for all those in volved directly and indirectly around here.

 

Crazy Millman

 

[ 10-26-2003, 10:36 PM: Message edited by: Millman^Crazy ]

[Lars Christensen]

I can not imagne what you guy's are going throw, please stay safe, things can be replaced you and your famely cannot.

 

thoughts and prayers from me and my famelly.

 

Earlyer today before I heard of these fires, my biggest worry was that I need to get my snowfence up, now.....who cares

 

STAY SAFE, YOU HEAR!!!!!!

[G Caputo]

My thoughts and prayers go out to all affected by the fires. Your postings have put into perspective the seriousness of the situation which is something we don't realize from so far away. Stay safe, and we wish you the best.

 

Greg

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Here's a pretty accurate view of the sky as I saw it yesterday.

 

 

NASTY!!!!!!

[Rekd™]

Still creeping closer. Not sure how this is gonna end tonite.

 

Found a pict from earlier today..

 

 

'Rekd