SoCal Fires Live Thread 10/28

10/28/03 | Myself

[spectr17]

SoCal Fires Live Thread 10/28

[spectr17]

CDF paging out FFs, report to Hwy 18 and Daley Canyon,

Command calling for more strike teams

[Conservative4Ever]

To all the other FReepers out there in FReeperland.

Imagine one of your loveliest resort/vacation areas in your state. Put a clean blue lake in the middle of it with pine, fir trees surrounding this lake and then lots of beautiful lakefront homes, resorts and charming mountain commumities with character and history. A real jewel in the crown of your state's vacation spots. Now imagine it all in ashes...a burnt wasteland. This is what us SoCal people are looking at. It is enough to break our hearts.

[farmer18th]

From the scanner traffic, it really sounds like they're out of resources up there.

[spectr17]

Big Bear is next

[Ladypixel]

They've been out of resources for days - but this one's gotten really, really bad. :(

[Mr. Mojo]

A friend of mine has a house up in Sawpit Canyon near Arrowhead. .....Has anyone heard any news about that place?

[Mntngoat]

Big bear is only about 20 miles or so away

[BurbankKarl]

giving briefing soon....

said they are losing structures...

somehow I have both feeds playing on the computer...

[spectr17]

radio breifing, we're losing structures, heads up when we go in there, I'll pass on the triggers

Trigger being when they pull back

fire gets to so and so triggering certain pullbacks etc.

[bonfire]

Mine is breaking for you, Conservative. I am so sorry.

[BurbankKarl]

Big Bear is 20 miles away from Lake Arrowhead, but I dont think it is 20 miles away from the Burn...there were spot fires reported 6 miles south of Moonridge tonight

[petuniasevan]

When I was a kid, my dad took my brother and I out on Lake Arrowhead in a rowboat. I've got pics somewhere.

Our neighbors had a cabin at Big Bear Lake, and we rented it from them quite a bit.

Such memories. I still love that place, and it will be a crying shame to see it a burned wasteland.

[Ladypixel]

SB scanner - report of civilian vehicle in the middle of the strike team.

[spectr17]

Water tender 25 responding to RimForest

[Yaelle]

Not more than 2 years ago, we were thinking of moving up to Arrowhead. We really got close to deciding. Now, I am glad we didn't go. But what a shame it is, what a shame. I really feel for all those people.

[mstar]

To all the other FReepers out there in FReeperland. Imagine one of your loveliest resort/vacation areas in your state. Put a clean blue lake in the middle of it with pine, fir trees surrounding this lake and then lots of beautiful lakefront homes, resorts and charming mountain commumities with character and history. A real jewel in the crown of your state's vacation spots. Now imagine it all in ashes...a burnt wasteland. This is what us SoCal people are looking at. It is enough to break our hearts

Just over here weeping. . .some very beautiful country. Spent last Thanksgiving up in those areas with family. . .so sorry, so sick at my stomach.

[BurbankKarl]

one fire station reporting everything is on fire around it...

[spectr17]

Anybody that is still on that mountain is a fool or a FF