SoCal Fires Live Thread 10/28

10/28/03 | Myself

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SoCal Fires Live Thread 10/28

[nicmarlo]

Good news, thanks much.

[nicmarlo]

0089 4:00AM Report of Fire SR38 AT MANZANITA AV Arrowhead

[jesi]

Could someone please tell me if Perris Ca is ok and what conditions are there? Can't get ahold of family there. From what I can tell from the map it is about 16 miles w of Hemet on 215. I haven't been able to figure out from the reports though where it falls into the range of fire. Thanks for all your efforts, stay safe.

[Molly Pitcher]

Fox News giving its first report in the 7 ET hour...

[Molly Pitcher]

Steve Doocy saying fairly low winds predicted out there today should help.

[nicmarlo]

Got that on now.......they're saying how bad/big the fires are......that callers/e-mail coming in saying people in Calif. never have experienced this extent of fire before. You think FOX will get a clue now to COVER this DISASTER? (I'm not going to hold my breath).

[dogbyte12]

Do you have the latest updates of situation in Simi and in Lake Arrowhead? If Bluejay is on fire, it's basically at the lake now.

[pops88]

Jesi, I saw your post yesterday, but it was buried about a hundred posts and I'm not in CA, I'm the other side of the world. I have friends in Perris, too (skydiving). From what I can tell, the fire is well west of them and I don't think there is any danger to them. Hopefully someone actually in CA can answer you. Also, welcome to FR!

[nicmarlo]

Looking on the CHP site.....they're not posting much of anything. Nothing posted for Ventura County, not much posted for San Bernardino County. Odd.

[nicmarlo]

Ventura Dispatch Center
Number of Incidents: 0 Last Updated at: 10/28/2003 4:12:25 AM

No Current Incidents Available.

[archy]

Another request from an East Coaster -- I have relatives in the city of San Diego that I haven't been able to reach. I don't know the city so I can't be more specific about where -- a condo complex is all I know. Are the power/phone lines down there?

Praying for all of you!

Travis, can you perhaps field this one?

[nicmarlo]

Inland Communications Center
Number of Incidents: 3 Last Updated at: 10/28/2003 4:12:36 AM

No. Time Type Location Area

0089 4:00AM Report of Fire SR38 AT MANZANITA AV Arrowhead

0071 3:11AM Traffic Collision - Ambulance Responding VALLEY BLVD AT ALDER AV San Bernardino

0012 12:07AM Weather Condition INLAND Inland Comm Center

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 0005 Type: Structure or Grass Fire
Location: ALPINE (El Cajon area)
Zoom Map: 1234 6B
Info as of: 10/28/2003 4:14:40 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
4:10AM - SR79 FM RIVERSIDE NB TO CUYAMACA IS OPEN
4:09AM - PER 108-S5 THERE ARE NO MORE CLOSURES FOR THE FIRE -- ALL IS OPEN
3:26AM - OLD 80 & FLYNN SPRINGS IS OPEN

[jesi]

Thanks for the welcome and response. I'm in the rural midwest and we have basically no good news coverage of this mess. It's very frustrating and bothers me they are not giving this more attention for the people in CA.

[nicmarlo]

FOX now saying a series of fires in SIMI area???

[nicmarlo]

Emergency Update
All Simi Valley Unified School District schools will be closed Tuesday, October 28, 2003 due to the fires.
All field trips for the week of October 27 have been canceled.

All athletic competitions for October 28 and October 29 will be rescheduled.

Special Board meeting scheduled for October 27, 6:30 pm has been canceled
http://www.simi.k12.ca.us/

[Molly Pitcher]

Think so....also referred to extraordinary satellite photo....WELL SHOW THE DARN THING!! For Pete's sake!!

[nicmarlo]

Brush Fires Burn 105,000 Acres In Ventura County


Brush fires have burned 105,000 acres in Ventura County over the past four days, destroying or damaging dozens of structures and prompting Governor Davis to declare a State of Emergency. The largest fire is the 80,000 acre "Simi Fire" which has burned in the Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Bardsdale and South Mountain areas. That fire flared up in several locations Monday morning with renewed Santa Ana winds, most notably at the east end of the fire near Highway 118 at Rocky Peak. It's threatening the Box Canyon area and Bell Canyon could have problems. Meanwhile, the 25,000 acre "Piru Fire" has burned up to the northeast city limits of Fillmore. They thought that fire was almost fully contained Saturday night, but it jumped its containment lines and moved through the Sespe Condor Sanctuary and down towards Fillmore and Piru.
http://www.kvtaam1520.com/showfeature.asp

[nicmarlo]

A large line of flames from the Val Verde/Simi fire can be seen at the top of the ridge heading towards Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita.

[nicmarlo]

Verdao/Simi Incident:
Val Verde (LA County)/Simi Valley (Ventura County)
Latest Reports (10/27; 13:01): 90,000 acres burned, 5% contained, 14 structures lost, 6 injuries reported, 300 homes threatened, 400+ firefighters fighting the fire.

*Note that Los Angeles County is in command of the north front of this fire along Highway 126 in by Val Verde, Peru, and Fillmore, and are calling it the Verdao/Val Verde Incident. Ventura County Fire Department is fighting the South front of this fire along the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley and they are calling it the Simi Incident


Grand Prix Incident
Fontana/Rancho Cucamonga
Latest Reports (10/26; 13:37): 82,000 acres burned, 21% containment, 15 firefighters injured, 490 structures and 1 helicopter lost, 2,167 firefighters on the fire lines, 8 bulldozers.

Waterman/Old Incident:
San Bernardino, CA (Waterman Canyon)
Latest Reports (10/26; 20:32): This fire merged w/ the Grand Prix Fire.
http://www.anzwers.org/free/calscan/frame2.htm