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Please, more Hopes, and Prayers!!
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10-23-2007, 04:38 AM
Just heard a news report that the three Canyon Country fires are going to merge within 48 hours to create an 80,000 acre wildfire.
To everyone involved from victims, to rescue folk, my hopes and prayers! BGnR
10-23-2007, 04:39 AM
I'm sure the situation is in all of our hearts and minds.
10-23-2007, 05:04 AM
I saw some pictures from the area...
Shocking. I hope everyone is doing alright!
10-23-2007, 05:51 AM
Wow, just bad stuff.
They are even talking about the situation on the local radio stations (coastal NC). We have a history of brush fires, but nothing on the scale of what SoCal is going through. God bless, and everyone stay safe.
10-23-2007, 05:59 AM
We are obviously hearing nothing about any other fires right now. It's amazing. One would think this is the only place in the world that's on fire right now.
An 80,000 acre fire will dwarf the 45,000 acres on fire down here. It is really a mess. Canyon Country fires are at the very top of this photo… 
10-23-2007, 06:02 AM
Goodness that map is unbelievable.
I think these fires are worse than previous years.
10-23-2007, 06:18 AM
Thanks to NASA. http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/
About three hours elapsed beteen these two pictures:  The fires are bad, the drought is worse. The conditions are unfortunately exactly what is needed for these firestorms to occur. Heat, wind, practically no humidity, and lots of tinder dry fuel. A spark is literally all it takes to ignite a fire in these conditions.
10-23-2007, 07:19 AM
We are 21 inches below normal on rainfall here, extreme drought conditions.
Already had a 1000 acre fire that came within a half mile of the house, we were evacuated until they got a fire break established. I feel for the affected people.
10-23-2007, 10:19 AM
The Sand Canyon fire stated me drinking.
I evacuated my parents house for the October fire (sunday morning) I loaded out, almost evacuated TO my parents house from the Buckweed ( Agua Dulce/Canyon Country) fire. Monday, I load back in, because my brother is mandatoriarily (?) evacuated from Westridge, in Stevenson Ranch. When I found that a new blaze started at sand canyon and was headed towards me, that was enough. I went down to market, bought a bottle and a bag of marshmallows, and went Zen. No glow on the horizon yet. But damned if the wind won't stop howling...
10-23-2007, 11:07 AM
The wierd part is the TV stations all signed off on coverage at the same time Midnight.
If it doesn't happen between Midnight and 4AM it's not real for them. These are public airwaves they are sending infomercials over while their target audience burns. What's wrong with this picture (lack of actually). Before deregulation and amalgamation this could never have happened. It's time to make broadcasters responsible to the community again. Regulate the fukkrs. Split them into smaller entities and let those compete. Kinda' like what we had that worked so well for so many years before this current corporate monopoly bought their way in and took over OUR airwaves. NBC & CBS both own stations in the area affected, neither stayed with coverage overnight. ABC showed a rebroadcast of their 11PM News at the same time two new fires were breaking out. Never again believe anything TV News trys to sell you about community responsibility. They have none. |
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