I just flew home (Orange County, California) yesterday from Florida. About 1 hour out they came on and told us we had to land in Tuson Arizona because all flights into California were cancelled. We were there a couple hours, sitting on the tarmac, got gas and they cleared for us to go. Got into Caifornia thru Barstow and up to Palm Springs then over to the coast. We could see smoke that looked like an A Bomb has been dropped. As far as we could see it looked like everything was on fire. As we got closer to Orange County we could not see the ground, everything was brown below us. We were told we had to go and fly around Catalina Island for quite a while before we were allowed to land. Reallly scary when everything was so brown. We finally came down and as we got closer we could see the ground. There were planes all over the tarmac loaded waiting to go. They had limited radar, so only about 1 plane could go or land at a time. Got in terminal and there were people everywhere. They had beds made on the floor to sleep etc, had a hard time walking through. When I got outside it was like Mars, real gray color and the sun was bright orange. It was so weird. I hear today there have been over 700 homes burned, about 13 dead so far and its still going strong. Sorry this is so long, but thought some of you may be interested.
California fires
- Thread starter msdee
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i am off Mulholland Hwy.. south of Malibu canyon..
and we have lots of fertile hills around.. hopefully things calm down soon..
and we have lots of fertile hills around.. hopefully things calm down soon..
I hope it ends soon for you all. If that dam wind would just stop for you. GL were praying for all of you.
my uncles place in somis partially burned up thanks to the fire dept they saved most of the house.. the heros. he grows oranges for sunkist and all his trees burned up.
freelancc-- my old house was overlooking topanga canyon off Mulhollland hwy and remember the 93 fire season.. not pretty
My buddy really believes the arsonist is al-queda related!
freelancc-- my old house was overlooking topanga canyon off Mulhollland hwy and remember the 93 fire season.. not pretty
My buddy really believes the arsonist is al-queda related!
Glad you made it home Dee got some pictures froma friend from this site i have never seen something like that and seen the everglades burn bad in fl but nothing looked like what a saw in those pictures the orange sky was scairy looking hope all you ca people and your family and friends are safe and nothing haappens to your houses
Eric
Eric
I'm not making light of the situation...
But that whole state needs an overhaul from top to bottom. WTF else can go wrong there. They have to be able to handle crisis situations better. Better leadership might help. With the monster economy they have, I can't believe that there aren't any decent and responsible people anywhere. It just seems to me from afar, that it just one bad decision after another.
Gangs
energy prices
smog
foreigners galor (no control elements)
forest fires (no control elements)
government budget shot
water
real estate prices
overall cost of living prices (to live in this shit?)
F'n tigers attacking people (sorry, wrong state)
Every day there another demon arises. Total chaos.:shrug:
No opinions from me, just no idea what they are doing?:shrug:
But that whole state needs an overhaul from top to bottom. WTF else can go wrong there. They have to be able to handle crisis situations better. Better leadership might help. With the monster economy they have, I can't believe that there aren't any decent and responsible people anywhere. It just seems to me from afar, that it just one bad decision after another.
Gangs
energy prices
smog
foreigners galor (no control elements)
forest fires (no control elements)
government budget shot
water
real estate prices
overall cost of living prices (to live in this shit?)
F'n tigers attacking people (sorry, wrong state)
Every day there another demon arises. Total chaos.:shrug:
No opinions from me, just no idea what they are doing?:shrug:
geez.......seeing all these photos of what southern cal looks like right now, is ALMOST enough to make a person glad they live in MN.
stay safe all you guys/gals out there........don't test or play with fire if it gets too close to you.
stay safe all you guys/gals out there........don't test or play with fire if it gets too close to you.
Update:
17 people dead, 1608 homes destroyed, 564,984 acres burned so far and still going strong.(As of late last nite)
Some of these fires are joining each other, have 45 or 50 mile fronts. San Diego is the worst area, complete small towns gone. Over 1000 homes lost.
San Bernadino moutain fires are racing up the moutains and some is going down other side into a desert town of Hesperia. People are coming down the back road from Big Bear to the desert.
Fires in L.A. area around Magic Moutain, Simi Valley, Clarita etc area still going strong also. Beautiful homes in big tracts are in fires path. Hundreds of homes already gone.
17 people dead, 1608 homes destroyed, 564,984 acres burned so far and still going strong.(As of late last nite)
Some of these fires are joining each other, have 45 or 50 mile fronts. San Diego is the worst area, complete small towns gone. Over 1000 homes lost.
San Bernadino moutain fires are racing up the moutains and some is going down other side into a desert town of Hesperia. People are coming down the back road from Big Bear to the desert.
Fires in L.A. area around Magic Moutain, Simi Valley, Clarita etc area still going strong also. Beautiful homes in big tracts are in fires path. Hundreds of homes already gone.
just tonite in a small hillside enclave outside Julian --250 homes-- completely burned to the ground..
santa ana's
santa ana's
the santa ana's are a real problem out here, every year we get them. there doesn't have to be a fire to cause havoc, fallen tree's, overturned big rigs. it's just horrible. now we have the winds going with a fire and throw in bark beetle destroyed pine tree's that are at least 50 ft. tall and it's beyond description.
god bless everyone. and god bless the FIREFIGHTERS.
santa ana's
the santa ana's are a real problem out here, every year we get them. there doesn't have to be a fire to cause havoc, fallen tree's, overturned big rigs. it's just horrible. now we have the winds going with a fire and throw in bark beetle destroyed pine tree's that are at least 50 ft. tall and it's beyond description.
god bless everyone. and god bless the FIREFIGHTERS.
Let me tell you folks about some HERO'S, living in Simi Valley and
having witnessed the most horrific 72 hours of my life, the one thing I got out of this was the unbelieveable job the fire dept
did, the whole north perimeter of Simi (aprox 12 mi.), the east
perimeter (2 mi), and the west end which extends on to other
towns, is surrounded by mountains, which burned down to every
piece of property to the lawns, the fire crews protected EVERY
HOME in this perimeter, and from what I understand, less than 5
structures were lost. The first 48 hours was war. Monday I saw
several crews of 4 to 6 units pulled over to parks and 15 to 20
firemen sprawled out on the grass exhausted, taking a short
break. People were bringing them drinks and refreshments.
I heard that many people in the mountain areas were letting the
firemen come in and take showers. These guys have been going
12 hour shifts for 5 days now, understand the protectivegear they wear, the physical exerction, the fatigue. These guys are worn out. This fire is a run-a way train. There is no controling it.
Only mother nature can intervene. The basturds who set it will pay.
having witnessed the most horrific 72 hours of my life, the one thing I got out of this was the unbelieveable job the fire dept
did, the whole north perimeter of Simi (aprox 12 mi.), the east
perimeter (2 mi), and the west end which extends on to other
towns, is surrounded by mountains, which burned down to every
piece of property to the lawns, the fire crews protected EVERY
HOME in this perimeter, and from what I understand, less than 5
structures were lost. The first 48 hours was war. Monday I saw
several crews of 4 to 6 units pulled over to parks and 15 to 20
firemen sprawled out on the grass exhausted, taking a short
break. People were bringing them drinks and refreshments.
I heard that many people in the mountain areas were letting the
firemen come in and take showers. These guys have been going
12 hour shifts for 5 days now, understand the protectivegear they wear, the physical exerction, the fatigue. These guys are worn out. This fire is a run-a way train. There is no controling it.
Only mother nature can intervene. The basturds who set it will pay.
