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SoCal Burns
« on: October 23, 2007, 02:26:03 PM »
Don't we have some of our board brethren living in the burn area? Are you guys all okay?
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2007, 05:44:11 PM »
Quote from: Ted on October 23, 2007, 02:26:03 PM
Don't we have some of our board brethren living in the burn area? Are you guys all okay?

I think Reality is the only guy that could be in danger.  weakcoast is an OCP..Orange County Pus......err....nevermind.
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2007, 06:25:05 PM »
I thought you were in the area too? Where you at now?
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2007, 06:50:56 PM »
Quote from: Ted on October 23, 2007, 06:25:05 PM
I thought you were in the area too? Where you at now?

I used to live in Escondido, north of San Diego, now I live in central/west L.A.  Reality is in the San Diego area.
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2007, 08:01:21 PM »
I live in Irvine where one of the files is blazing (that one was arson)...although it is east of where I am at and we were told it would be contained so to not worry.  Lucky for me all of my family that is in OC, IE are all in spots that are near fires but not close enough to worry.

My girlfriend was working in San Diego for a project and a bunch of companies shut down for the last 2 days.  Needless to say she was told to go back home and work from Orange County.

Reality...how are things going down there?  My GF described driving back from SD as 'eerie' because of how it was pitch black at 5:00 because of how thick the smoke was.  OC got a nice taste of a red moon as well Monday night.
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2007, 09:24:39 PM »
Heard from Reality today, he's doing ok.  The board was down for most of the day today so he hasn't posted.
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2007, 09:29:47 PM »
Fire got close to house, but firecrews fought it back with air aid.  All is safe for now.  I've been volunteering at Qualcomm, it's a great atmosphere and lots of people have been very generous.  In addition the food is great with a bunch of chefs and restraunts really kicking in with the kindness.  Kind of sorry to hear evacuees gets the boot on Friday due to the Chargers needing the stadium. ::)  It just seems wrong.
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2007, 11:32:56 PM »
Quote from: Reality on October 24, 2007, 09:29:47 PM
Fire got close to house, but firecrews fought it back with air aid.  All is safe for now.  I've been volunteering at Qualcomm, it's a great atmosphere and lots of people have been very generous.  In addition the food is great with a bunch of chefs and restraunts really kicking in with the kindness.  Kind of sorry to hear evacuees gets the boot on Friday due to the Chargers needing the stadium. ::)  It just seems wrong.

When did that news break?  Last I heard the Chargers were going to play in AZ.
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2007, 01:18:23 AM »
Quote from: WayOutWest on October 24, 2007, 11:32:56 PM
Quote from: Reality on October 24, 2007, 09:29:47 PM
Fire got close to house, but firecrews fought it back with air aid.  All is safe for now.  I've been volunteering at Qualcomm, it's a great atmosphere and lots of people have been very generous.  In addition the food is great with a bunch of chefs and restraunts really kicking in with the kindness.  Kind of sorry to hear evacuees gets the boot on Friday due to the Chargers needing the stadium. ::)  It just seems wrong.

When did that news break?  Last I heard the Chargers were going to play in AZ.

The mayor is suppose to decide tomorrow according to the local news

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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2007, 09:12:16 AM »
Glad to hear everyone is okay. 
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2007, 10:24:48 AM »
Top of the morning to all.  Thanks jn.

Regarding Qualcomm, my understanding is the stadium has to be evacuated on Friday whether or not the Chargers play there this weekend. 
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2007, 10:31:56 AM »
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Regarding Qualcomm, my understanding is the stadium has to be evacuated on Friday whether or not the Chargers play there this weekend.


Glad to see we still know how to prioritize in this country.  ::)


Good thing everyone's doing fine.  Was this forest fires that went out of hand or arson?
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2007, 11:50:25 AM »
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Regarding Qualcomm, my understanding is the stadium has to be evacuated on Friday whether or not the Chargers play there this weekend.

Good thing everyone's doing fine.  Was this forest fires that went out of hand or arson?

We ran a package on our 10:00 PM news that said FBI investigators believe one of the fires was set intentionally.  I would assume it's the one 'koast mentioned.

I don't believe arson is suspected as being the cause of the others.
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2007, 12:17:48 PM »
media is reporting two main original fires, my terms "SD South and SD North" (Harris Fire and Witch Fire) were stated by
South-  illegals cooking food at campfire just this side of the border.  Huge undocumented and skeevy US citizen crossing point.
North- downed power line.

Orange Countys "Santiago Fire" reported as a fact is arson http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/25/fire.arson/?iref=mpstoryview  along with the Riverside fire and i would suspect many others.  http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3774317&page=1

Manhunt is on but so far only a 70K reward.  I would think a million plus would be more fitting but maybe that encourages so many false reports.
Incredibly, arson is a max 3 year sentence. ::)
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Re: SoCal Burns
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2007, 03:00:09 PM »

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After delays getting through customs (Reality here, i think like over 48 hours delays), the Martin Mars amphibious water bomber has arrived from Vancouver, British Columbia and is in Southern California. Reader Dave Bohorquez snapped this shot of the big seaplane floating in Lake Elsinore, awaiting firefighting assignments.  Update, will be utilized Friday at the earliest (5 days after fires started).

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The Marine Corps had offered up to 20 CH-53 firefighting helicopters as early as Sunday, according to a Miramar news release. But a Marine spokesman said Cal Fire didn't ask for them until Tuesday.
We were prepared to conduct missions before that, but we had not received any requests at that time, said Maj. Jason Johnston, a Miramar Marine Corps Air Station spokesman.  I do know that, once the request came, we were able to respond.

A drumbeat of criticism, fanned in part by talk radio, TV news and the Internet, appeared to build during the day over whether the firefighting fleet was fully mobilized. Those concerns may have been heightened by an announcement late yesterday afternoon that the arrival of a giant Canadian seaplane  the privately owned Martin Mars called in to join the fight had been delayed because of customs issues.
San Diego Fire Chief Tracy Jarman expected the former Navy flying boat, capable of dropping enough water to cover 4 acres in a single pass, to arrive in Southern California last night.

Retired San Diego Fire Chief Jeff Bowman was just as critical when discussing military support, or the lack thereof. He said he watched as Hunter appeared on morning news briefings yesterday to talk about the delay in bringing in massive military planes designed to drop tons of fire retardant.
?Why weren't those pre-positioned here weeks ago?? Bowman asked.  We knew the high-pressure system was building.
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