SoCal Fires Live Thread 10/28

10/28/03 | Myself

[spectr17]

SoCal Fires Live Thread 10/28

[ErnBatavia]

I never realized how many Freepers are in the LA and SD areas until now. I've been reading the threads for 4 days now, and I'm becoming rather familiar with the area.

What's weird is that - until just before dusk this afternoon - we here in the Palm Springs area were probably the only southern Kalifornians to have no visible sign whatever of this fire storm.

Just now has the pressure shifted enough to allow the smoke from the fires to drift eastward. I look south and see the pall from the San Diego fires, and up north over the Coachella Valley and see the smoke from the Arrowhead fires.

[PhiKapMom]

The people telling the reporter were chuckling as they came by wondering what the guy was going to do now.

[viaveritasvita]

Oh Dear God! Please help us. Send rain. Calm the winds. Send reinforcements. Foil and frustrate our enemies. If You are willing, Father. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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[nicmarlo]

Incident: 1328 Type: Report of Fire
Location: WB I10 JEO CABAZON
Map Page: 723 3J
Info as of: 10/28/2003 6:26:07 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:24PM - 1039 CDF
6:24PM - FIRE IN THE CD

[The Westerner]

Is the town of Running Springs in the path of the fire?

[lainie]

it would be ironic if the tree they wanted to save is lost in the fire

Now THAT would be poetic justice. (No offense to the tree)

[viaveritasvita]

As of your post, we're still waiting for people in that area to confirm. Keep reading.

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[ridesthemiles]

Savage had calculated that the state had already lost more money then they wanted to collect in just those couple of weeks. (Not sure on how he reached the numbers, though.) And that was JUST San Diego...


He most likely did a phone survey of car dealers, used their figures, and compared the extra 2/3 rds of the license fees against the sales taxes on a new car, most of which are over $20,000. The additional loss of income for the salesmen means fewer purchases with sales tax in the state, also.

[PhiKapMom]

All these fires just starting are making me wonder big time what is going on right now.

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 0330 Type: Traffic Hazard
Location: SR99E AT HOGSBACK RD Red Bluff
Map Page: 163 4G
Info as of: 10/28/2003 6:27:51 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:25PM - SUB IN THE ROAD
6:23PM - MALE IN WHEELCHAIR CHASING HIS DOG

[spectr17]

Is the town of Running Springs in the path of the fire?

It's next in line to burn

[calawah98]

Can you believe every thing that is going?
I am going to call the kids and tell them to hop a plane and get up here in the wet northwest, until the fires are put out.

[Brad’s Gramma]

http://www.rimoftheworld.net/

There's a bunch of info on this site, too.

[BossLady]

Solar flare earlier was one of the largest ever! Yikes!

Interesting that we are having solar flares and all the fires at the same time....

[Conservative4Ever]

sounds like the perp is moving east. Cabazon is east of us about 15 miles.

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 0936 Type: Vehicle Fire
Location: NB I215 JSO DEVORE RD (San Berdu area)
Zoom Map: 515 6D
Info as of: 10/28/2003 6:29:09 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
5:37PM - 1039 SB COMM - GIVEN TO FD CP - WILL BE RESP
5:35PM - SMALL BRUSH FIRE STARTING - ADVISE FIRE DEPT PLS - ASCESS FROM THE FRONTAGE ROAD - 100 YDS FROM THERE

[lainie]

I know it's not funny but I found the whole Chuck Henry affair laughable. Did Chuck pull a Geraldo or is Geraldo pulling a Chuck? I wish I could draw, it would make a great cartoon. Those two idiots up there in the fire trying to outmachismo each other.

[BossLady]

Good Point!

[spectr17]

FF reporting Heaps PEak Commo site btween Rimforest and Running Springs NOT theatened right now, could be tonight,

Fire running up to Jobs PEak right now