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Location: atlanta | Scary developments in your area:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfire...
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Location: SoCal | Thanks for asking David. Not yet. The nearest fire is about 10 miles away and it's not moving in this direction. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Those winds must be fierce. they knocked over your guitar and are now pushing the fires towards homes. Good gravey. Stay safe Moody. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Having grown up in this general area, and still having family in Orange County and San Diego, fire was a constant concern, particularly with the Santa Ana winds. My son's band's studio is in Ramona, one of the evacuated areas. It is a stand alone cinder block structure in the middle of an agricultural field, so it will likely be o.k. Thoughts are with you, Moody, and to Bruce (Noah) and all other OFCers in this area as well. |
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Location: SoCal | Thanks guys. So far so good.... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The winds/smoke might make your guitars smell like BeefJerky... yum! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Furgit Jeff, Moody. It ain't worth the jerky. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | We have hurricanes, but at least they don't come with fires. Those winds are something else. Stay safe Paul. |
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Location: NJ | ". . We have hurricanes, but at least they don't come with fires . ."
Not yet, anyway . . . |
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Location: SoCal | We're about 15 miles from the closest fire. I think we're fine. The winds are slowing down and the humidity is expect to start coming back up so by the end of the week, the fires should be contained.
The problem is that this is only the beginning of the fire season.... |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | I was wondering if any of you guys were in the fire area.
Take care Moody and anyone else in that area.
We have also had our share of them here. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Those who pray, pray for the rain to fall where it is needed. New Orleans was drenched yesterday, but doesn't need it. Atlanta's water supply is now numbered in months, as the drought continues in the southeast. And there are these fires.... |
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Location: NJ | Just got an e-mail that our SanDiego office just shut down . . . |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Surreal... the fire control officer interviewed on CNN said it these fires can't be controlled or put out that they may just burn until they reach the ocean. We've not seen it quite like this before. |
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Location: atlanta | Check out this slideshow:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2007/10/21/GA2...
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Just talked to my son in San Diego. The fires are out of control. He retrieved his drums and most of the equipment from his bandroom in Ramona, but not all. The fire raced through the property during the night. According to the property owner, the structures survived but the wind blew the doors off and the ash and embers likely ruined the remaining contents of the room (some PA equipment, a few spare amps, etc). Now he is concerned about looters. Of course, hundreds (or is it thousands?) have already lost their homes and possessions, so a few spare amps seem miniscule in the scheme of things. Keep our Southern California friends, family and neighbors in your thoughts and prayers. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I heard that in Greece similar fires were started by arsonists working for real estate developers. But I'd say it's a hell of way to restart the housing market. |
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Location: atlanta | Half million people flee!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071023/ts_afp/usfires
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Location: SoCal | San Diego County, over 260,000 evacuated, thousands at the stadium without cover although they are trying to set up tents, all schools in county closed for this week, a lot of businesses closed...as far west to Del Mar Heights in the north; close to Chula Vista and Spring Valley in the south.
Gusts at top of hills were up to 100mph...today, finally some helos dropping water or retardant.
It will be interesting for another 48hours. |
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Location: SoCal | 
Portola Hills last night around 9:30 as seen by a friend from her driveway. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Be smart, all of you out there. Take what's critical, leave what's replaceable and get the hell outta there if you have to (and don't test it). Thoughts are with all of those with losses. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My niece had to evacuate in the Rancho Bernardo area.
But she managed to get her snakes, so now she's not so worried.
Be Safe all y'all! |
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Location: SoCal | It's interesting. We can see the fire from the street that's just up the hill from us but it's probably about 10 miles away. Can't smell it at all (a very good sign). They say that it's going to be a few more days before it's contained, but I'm hopefull. |
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Location: SoCal | Just now listening to a brief at Office of Emergency Services (San Diego County)...since Cedar in 2003, had Marine and Navy trained to fly in support of the fire...then CalFire came up with the need for one of theirs to fly in a military bird...today, 40 a/c were available, only 2 allowed to fly as they only had two of their staff available.
CalFire couldn't fly yesterday because they based their helo and fixed wind in Ramona which was in the thick of the wind and fire...and, they wouldn't fly in greater than 35mph. When their Ramona base lost power, they couldn't load retardant when there was a window to fly. Not smart to pre-position assets in the most vulnerable location. At the time Ramona had 35-70mph winds, Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar had approximately 5mph.
Marine and Navy (also Guard coming in) are fine flying above that limit...plus the military have heavier birds (from blackhawk/seahawk to heavy lift).
Duncan Hunter, Bilbray, and Issa hamered the CalFire chief, combined him with the DOD and the Marine General. They went ballistics when the head of CalFire said that the General should send him a memo.
Should say that the head of the Guard has every available C130 (fire equiped) in the US coming into SoCal. He ordered them to transit to California from Colorado, Wyoming, and the East Coast before approval, called it a training mission. They should be here tomorrow.
In addition, supplies and personnel coming...not just from CA Guard, Guard from other states, but active duty.
Cautious, highly bureaucratic state officials have had their ass kicked! |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Head of FEMA was interviewed by CNN this morning and asked point-blank: are you going to let this be another Katrina? |
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Moody P.I --fire close to you?
