Guest guest Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Fraggle, I just saw the news about the fires in Cal. Are you nearby? I can't believe something like 30 acres? Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 no, not me. they are down in SoCal. LA and just north of San Diego..three major fires more er less we had a few small fires around here, and 400 acres burned on Angel Island in the bay, but nothing like down south, and nothing like the major fires earlier in the season. and, its not 30 acres, its over 30 square miles..one fire in Porter Ranch area of the Simi/San Fernando Valley north of LA alone has burned almost 10,000 acres. flower child Oct 14, 2008 8:35 PM Fires Fraggle,I just saw the news about the fires in Cal. Are you nearby?I can't believe something like 30 acres?Wow! Fascism, like socialism, is rooted in a market society that refused to function. A financial system always devolves, without heavy government control, into a Mafia capitalism -- and a Mafia political system. A self-regulating market turns human beings and the natural environment into commodities, a situation that ensures the destruction of both society and the natural environment. Karl Polanyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Oct 14, 2008 8:48 pm US/Pacific Sesnon Fire Burns Into Simi Valley HillsSIMI VALLEY, Calif. (CBS) ― A wildfire that destroyed 19 structures in the Porter Ranch area of the San Fernando Valley has now moved into the Simi Valley area in Ventura County. But a Ventura County fire captain says firefighters are confident they will be able to protect homes in the area. Flames whirled dangerously close to homes Tuesday as gusty Santa Ana winds sent the biggest of southern California's wildfires flaring in hilly brushlands on Los Angeles' northern edge and along subdivisions to the west. Firefighters with hoses guarded houses as helicopters unleashed loads of water on hot spots of the more than 15-square-mile blaze charring slopes above the San Fernando Valley communities of Porter Ranch and Granada Hills. Flames then pushed west to the rolling grasslands of Ventura County and made runs toward Simi Valley neighborhoods of modern homes defended by a broad firebreak, helicopters, airplanes and ground crews. The fire is one of three major blazes that have burned more than 27 square miles of Southern California, destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes this week. One man died in the flames, and a motorist was killed in a crash as a fire neared a freeway. Despite the fire's activity, there were no reports of new structural losses in the Porter Ranch area. Nineteen buildings, including some homes, were destroyed there Monday. The blaze, dubbed the Sesnon Fire, broke out at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Porter Ranch area. The Sesnon Fire alone has burned 9,872 acres of brush and fire authorities have reported no containment of the fire, which has destroyed or damaged 19 structures. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa acknowledged the uncertainty facing residents of the fire areas. "Many still don't know when they are going to return home," he told a news conference. "Our hearts and prayers are out with all of them." The outbreak of fires followed the weekend arrival of the first significant Santa Ana winds of the fall. The National Weather Service said the intensity of the winds was diminishing but warned there would still be strong gusts. Warnings for critical fire weather conditions were to remain in effect until Wednesday night. The Santa Anas usually sweep in between October and February as cold, dry air descending over the Great Basin flows toward Southern California and squeezes through mountain passes and canyons. The extremely low humidity levels, which make vegetation easier to burn, and high windspeeds combine to whip fires into infernos. (© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. . This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.) fraggle Oct 14, 2008 9:12 PM Re: Fires no, not me. they are down in SoCal. LA and just north of San Diego..three major fires more er less we had a few small fires around here, and 400 acres burned on Angel Island in the bay, but nothing like down south, and nothing like the major fires earlier in the season. and, its not 30 acres, its over 30 square miles..one fire in Porter Ranch area of the Simi/San Fernando Valley north of LA alone has burned almost 10,000 acres. flower child Oct 14, 2008 8:35 PM Fires Fraggle,I just saw the news about the fires in Cal. Are you nearby?I can't believe something like 30 acres?Wow! Fascism, like socialism, is rooted in a market society that refused to function. A financial system always devolves, without heavy government control, into a Mafia capitalism -- and a Mafia political system. A self-regulating market turns human beings and the natural environment into commodities, a situation that ensures the destruction of both society and the natural environment. Karl Polanyi Fascism, like socialism, is rooted in a market society that refused to function. A financial system always devolves, without heavy government control, into a Mafia capitalism -- and a Mafia political system. A self-regulating market turns human beings and the natural environment into commodities, a situation that ensures the destruction of both society and the natural environment. Karl Polanyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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