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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Any OFC members effected by the La Canada/Flintridge fire north of LA? I house-sat for a friend's wealthy relatives in a very nice place in Flintridge one summer back in the 1960's. Beautiful area. The Rose Bowl is relatively close. If there are any OFC members in this area, I hope you're safe and protected. Same with anybody in the path of Jimena along the Baja Peninsula. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
I hope you're safe and protected. Same with anybody in the path of Jimena along the Baja Peninsula. Likewise! Stay safe... |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...here are some pictures taken from my roof top of the Yucaipa Fire yesterday..... the DC10 actually made a pass..... very impressive.
Yucaipa Fire |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Tim in Yucaipa:
...here are some pictures taken from my roof top :eek: I'll hunker down for a 'cane any day instead of that!
Tim, I pray you're out of the path! |
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Location: Vernon CT | Stay safe Tim and all you SoCal Ofc'ers! |
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Location: East Tennessee | Tim, Stay safe. If they tell you to leave..... Leave. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Tim, if you haven't gotten out yet, GO! After seeing what these fires can do, I am totally freaked out by this. The wind can change and turn the fire in seconds. Please be safe and remember, your stuff can be replaced but YOU can't. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | As a fireman for 40+ years, I argee to what has been said above: a fire has a mind of its own and never think otherwise...Stay Safe!
As for the storm, if you can leave, leave... |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ..Thanks all,... fortunately the hills that are burning are farther away that the pictures indicate due to the lens foreshortening, however, fire is certainly un-predictable. One good thing (I guess) is that I only have one "O" to save if I have to evacuate! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I know, I'm a worrywort, but do you have a "go bag" packed? We learned a couple of years ago that everyone who lives in a fire prone area should keep a suitcase or bag with all the important papers, medication, pictures, whatever else is irreplacable, packed and ready to grab. I also keep the cat carrier ready and at least one guitar in the case so I can just grab it and run. Never let the gas tank get below half. I keep a gallon of water in the car at all times and a few snacky things (like crackers). Also a towel. (The Hitch-Hiker's Guide was right.)
Please keep us updated when you can. I know I'm not the only one worried about you. Thanks. |
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Location: east coast usa | YIKES...ID BE GRABBING MY OVATIONS AND HEADED EAST
BE SAFE AND IF YA NEED TO GET AWAY FOR A SPELL... SHIT I GOT A SPARE BEDROOM.... IT JUST NEEDS A BED. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Ah, one of my favourite summer memories was fighting fire in '71. Somewhat similar to going to war with fewer contradictions.
'Course I was still smoking then, so after a couple hours with a wet hanky tied 'round my mouth, black streaks down the face, someone would come to spell you and you'd step upwind and light a stick. Young, dumb, and stupid....but I sure was pretty back then.
Everybody stay safe as you can. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...it seems like they are getting the upper hand on the Yucaipa fires and with the change of weather promised (cooler, higher humidity, possible drizzle) things should go well.
Thanks for the concerns. This is really a special place!..... now, where'd I leave my hat? |
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| Good to hear that you're safe Tim.
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Location: Pennsylvania | Hope things go as well as predicted. Stay safe nonetheless.
Very impressive pics. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | stay safe |
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Location: SoCal | Actually there are no fires out here. We just put out this news once a year (and earthquake news once every 3 years) to discourage too many people from moving out here.... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Just read that Floridas population shrunk for the 1st time in 60 years. I think all the old folks are on a cross country pilgramage to California. The media hype of the fires spooked 'em so they got as far as Arizona and said, Ah fuck it let's stop here. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | by moody, p.i.:
Actually there are no fires out here. We just put out this news once a year (and earthquake news once every 3 years) to discourage too many people from moving out here.... :D Kinda like the Great Northwest! :p
Bunch o' Redneck Loggers up here. And it Rains 9 Months outta the year, and snows the rest.
We got Fires, Volcanoes, and idiots who get stuck up on mountains and starve. (or fall off)
Oh yeah... We are due for a Tsunami soon. As soon as y'all tourists get to the beach. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We don't have many fires this year--so our firefighters are down in California. This doesn't mean the Californians should move up here. We're just like Oregon, except for no ocean, less rain, no volcanoes, wolf hunters and usually a lot of fires. They don't have the interagency fire center here for nothing. |
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Southern California Fires . . .