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| Thread ID: 94091 | 2008-10-14 00:30:00 | Can You Believe That It's Already Been A Year? | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 712057 | 2008-10-14 00:30:00 | . . . since the last time I reported that California is under flames . . . . . . . . We have some masive fires running loose here . . . most have NO containment . . . most are getting hit with 65+ MPH (105 KMPH) winds . . although the heat isn't very high at this time of the year . (80ºF/27ºC) . Humidity is about 2-5% right now . . . and there's LOTS of combustible material on the ground . Fires in: Yosemite (The Sierras - ongoing for a couple of months now . . . . no figures yet) ) Santa Paula (30 acres - 75% contained - no cause listed) Porter Ranch/Topanga Canyon (2000 acres+, no containment, 1 death and lots of homes and buildings - probable arson) Merrick Fire (5,500+ acres burned, no containment - probably arson) Laguna Beach (300+ acres, 40% contained - probable arson) Camp Pendleton (US Marine Corps) Corona delMar (just started, no figures available yet) Tustin (fire is 60% contained - probable arson) Newport Beach (50+ acres - 60% controlled - probable arson) Right now we in Hemet/San Jacinto are safe from any flames . . . not like last year . . . but we can get fires closer again this time as there's lots of fuel here from a good growing season and no recent water/rain . |
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| 712058 | 2008-10-14 00:42:00 | I've heard that a lot of the forest fires are started by out of work casual firefighters... | Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 712059 | 2008-10-14 03:05:00 | Was a bit about them on our TV the other night. Said they might of been deliberately started. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 712060 | 2008-10-14 04:37:00 | I've heard that a lot of the forest fires are started by out of work casual firefighters . . . I'd say: "some" . . . but not all . They pop an occasional pyro- once in a while . But these are all set at the same time so it's kinda deliberate they think . Most smokers and fire people are prisoners and they don't want to actually work . . . so it's not likely they are doing any of it . If it's a firefighter setting a fire then it's prolly a privateer who's on contract with the state or Federal gvt . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 712061 | 2008-10-15 09:12:00 | www.3news.co.nz | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 712062 | 2008-10-15 14:13:00 | . 3news . co . nz/News/InternationalNews/Wildfires-edging-closer-to-LA-homes/tabid/417/articleID/75945/cat/62/Default . aspx" target="_blank">www . 3news . co . nz Nicely compiled story . . just missing a "today" update: The winds are dying a little but the temps are rising and expected to get near to 100ºF (human body temp, or about) for the next few days . I have 6% humidity today too here where I live, but the areas nearer the ocean are a little higher . The Santa Ana/Santanna (I prefer the latter name, it's more accurate) winds blow from our ENE or so and go out over the ocean driving the atmospheric moisture toward youse guys . . . so we get static electricity and no cooling moisture to help fight the fires . Strange to say . . . we have two seasons here . The Fire Season . . when things that grew and died now burn The Rainy Season . . . when things that burned slide off the hills Or maybe: The Hot/Dry Season The Dry/Hot Season |
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