Fire Watch

[IN_A_ROUSH]

smoke and lots of ash raining down this morning in vista.

[Kitana]

Chris just took these pics from the hill in our backyard. They're not the clearest things ever, but it's hard with the low light level and a point and shoot camera!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/evlcuddlz/IMG_6627.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/evlcuddlz/IMG_6628.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/evlcuddlz/IMG_6629.jpg

The houses you see close up in the pics are our neighbors across the street.

[domin8]

my friends went out last night and took these down in rancho...you can recognize the A&W from down by the edwards cinemas...

http://a817.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/38/l_1fa2ef410894f5ed97b5b78f0baca8f0.jpg
http://a826.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_9f44d594b275134043d9712e8a0f21b1.jpg

[slo65]

smoke and lots of ash raining down this morning in vista.

how close are the fires to vista? i have a couple friends down there

[IN_A_ROUSH]

how close are the fires to vista? i have a couple friends down there
Fallbrook. lots of smoke and ash in vista.

[slo65]

hmm, my friends parents live in fallbrook i know they stayed in vista for the night

[rrobello]

nbc was just live at a burnt house in RSF off via de la valle the area looks calm at the moment though, and the two homes on the burnt ones sides are fine

then they showed a fire in del mar just off the I5 on del mar heights road

[Lil bAre]

Is there a good site explaining which areas need to evacuate?

[El Presidente]

Is there a good site explaining which areas need to evacuate?

www.kusi.com

[GroverDill]

I5 and Delmar heights? shit that is damn close to me....

[IN_A_ROUSH]

new pics.



http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee66/In_A_Roush/Fire%20Oct%2022/Fire4_102307.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee66/In_A_Roush/Fire%20Oct%2022/Fire3_102307.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee66/In_A_Roush/Fire%20Oct%2022/Fire2_102307.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee66/In_A_Roush/Fire%20Oct%2022/Fire1_102307.jpg

[Yorchi]

Just got off the phone with 211

they said that parts of the 92104 and 92105 zip codes are on the evacuation list but no reverse 911 calls have been made yet...looks like its time to go pack up...see you guys later

[El Jefe]

So how much more has it spread this morning than last night?

[SanDiego01Snake]

its slowly working its way down towards la jolla

[El Jefe]

Wow how far?

[03_gt_fo_me]

Hey guys sorry to see the fires are as bad as they are, a quick word of advise for any of you having to leave your homes

Take pictures and video of every thing you have in the house in case you need to file a insurance claim latter it will help you

[GroverDill]

wow could you get a bigger picture?

[El Jefe]

blame Nasa

[GroverDill]

blame Nasa
You a dumb

[El Jefe]

I teh suck. I wonder how old that shot is. Its look damn close to La Jolla

[RS Capri]

Just got off the phone with 211 they said that parts of the 92104 and 92105 zip codes are on the evacuation list but no reverse 911 calls have been made yet...looks like its time to go pack up...see you guys later
You just identified North Park and City Heights; are you sure about those zip codes?

[rrobello]

ok to clarify the RSF/Del Mar areas as the news literally sucks, Im in communication with several friends throughout those areas....below is a bunch of info but as for Del Mar is sounds like its further east on Heights nearer Torrey Pines HS

just got off phone with friend, he watched the fire on the ridge all night, NE of his place in Olivenhein, sounds like the Bridges area....he said it flared up good at one point last night then around 11pm it went into a solid fire line as the winds died down and got smaller, he could see crews fighting it and said they got a brake in the fire and cut it in half and then not too much later they got it to small hot spots...this morning he cant see any fire just smoke everywhere

friend in del mar just drove around and cant find a fire anywhere, I told him where they were filming and he lives off of Del Mar Heights west of the 5 and said there is nothing but hes on the lookout. He was at a friends house last night in RSF and they went to the town in the center of RSF and watched the fire, at that point it was east of the town but flared up big he said so they left.

this seems like an accurate but old map from last night from what Ive been hearing:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=112674941830232417080.00043d199392855ccccc3&ll=33.000602,-117.111511&spn=0.845366,1.672668&z=10&om=1
the corrections I would make to it to be accurate as of this morning, would be at the top arc it up and to the left a bit to bring it a bit closer to the bridges, then at the lower left corner of that Im guessing it has moved west across via de la valle since the news showed a home that burned right on that road and said it had crossed the street, and bring it down and towards the left towards Fairbanks and San Dieguito Rd, across that road and as far down as Del Mar Heights; Ive heard that it did cross San Dieguito and entered Fairbanks and the news showed the fire just off Del Mar Heights to the north a bit, from the background during the video it looked like it was where Heights nears Carmel Valley Rd close to Torrey Pines High School...its a lot of brush over there....I just dont know how wide the fire is as it goes down into that area....is it just a finger dipping down or is everything to the east of that line also on fire???? I dont know. or it could be just small hot spots, but those areas have been confirmed on fire.

6131 6129 6125 Camino Selva have burnt in RSF, CBS is live in RSF at a 4th and 5th burnt house they just dont have an address to id them. here is a map of 6129 Camino Selva, this confirms that it crossed Via De La Valle a while ago heading SW:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=6129%20Camino%20Selva&city=Rancho%20Santa%20Fe&state=CA&zipcode=92067&country=US&geodiff=1

and here is what a friend said who lives in the Bridges:
Got another update from my dad:

He talked to a friend of his that was able to get into the Bridges, still nothing burned at all in the neighborhood, and the golf course sprinklers are keeping everything soaked. Our house is in the SE corner across the street from that Nursery that was burning, and that area has calmed down, so said it's a 99.9% chance now our house will be fine.

Right now, the blaze is still going just outside the NE corner of the property, and they are fighting like hell to keep it from spreading into that creek bed and all at wildlife preserve towards Olivenhein canyon. The good news right now is that the winds are calm and the fire fighters are starting to get it contained over there.

Only word I heard about Cielo is that some of the lower hills had some damage, but it wasn't complete destruction through there.

[GroverDill]

I am like 2 blocks from torrey pines, no smoke

[midnite]

the google map seems like it gets updated every half hour or so

[Yorchi]

You just identified North Park and City Heights; are you sure about those zip codes?
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571&ll=32.997146,-116.968689&spn=0.962878,1.867676&z=9

call 211 and ask about ur zip code...

according to that map ans 211 'parts' of our zip codes are in there just not mandatory yet

[rrobello]

I am like 2 blocks from torrey pines, no smoke

torey pines? HS? Rd? State Beach? State Park?

[GroverDill]

high school

[03_gt_fo_me]

The OC Register is reporting a visible fire from Camp Pendleton as of 40 minutes ago

[rrobello]

high school

and no sign of smoke? well thats a good sign and another thing the news has messed up...Im about to just go out and drive through RSF/Fairbanks and on down into Del Mar to look for myself....Im bored as hell and the news is just dumb. I just dont want to get into the way of the crews doing their jobs.

[Yorchi]

and no sign of smoke? well thats a good sign and another thing the news has messed up...Im about to just go out and drive through RSF/Fairbanks and on down into Del Mar to look for myself....Im bored as hell and the news is just dumb. I just dont want to get into the way of the crews doing their jobs.
wanna wash my car :wink:

[RS Capri]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571&ll=32.997146,-116.968689&spn=0.962878,1.867676&z=9
call 211 and ask about ur zip code...
according to that map ans 211 'parts' of our zip codes are in there just not mandatory yet

Thanks, I guess they're being extra-careful...the double-prequalified-voluntary evac list.:wink:

I know my house is not in a wildfire brush area, according to the maps. One of the few areas in the county.

As long as the Harris Fire smoke is going up and not across, we'll be okay.

[El Jefe]

I was watching Fox News about 30 mins ago and they had footage of an F22 Raptor flying around the fires. They had no idea what it was doing there. Anyone?

[Benny92LX]

Omg Its Transformers!

[RS Capri]

I was watching Fox News about 30 mins ago and they had footage of an F22 Raptor flying around the fires. They had no idea what it was doing there. Anyone?

Well, maybe they came in from Nellis AFB and are staging at Miramar, which is just a crow mile or two from the fires.
Perhaps they can get into areas and map hot spots that under smoke cover like they military was doing in the Harris Fire area, last night/this morning, identifying the hot spots via infrared equipment.

Or, perhaps it was a training exercise.

[El Jefe]

Infrared FTW

[djc]

I was watching Fox News about 30 mins ago and they had footage of an F22 Raptor flying around the fires. They had no idea what it was doing there. Anyone?

photos

[El Jefe]

twas on the TV. It was flying around and acted like it was going to land. Came about 10 feet from landing and went back up and the landing gear went up. It was on for about 30 seconds

[Yorchi]

Thanks, I guess they're being extra-careful...the double-prequalified-voluntary evac list.:wink:

I know my house is not in a wildfire brush area, according to the maps. One of the few areas in the county.

As long as the Harris Fire smoke is going up and not across, we'll be okay.
where do you live at?

I live off Home ave on the 94 in front of the 7-11...

I have a buddy on Fairmount that's gonna call me if he heres anything first since he's further east of me...

but if you're further east of me too give me a call if you know something we might not (909)525-8952

I just took a look outside in the 94 east direction and the smoke is pretty thick now and a little orangeish...we're gonna start packing

[94ford5.0]

I live in Vista county and the fire is all around my area like 15 miles away. I was up in Fallbrook earlier and the whole area has been shut down cause the rice fire up there is spreading still. This shit is crazy, the air quality is super terrible and can barely breath. The sky is filled with smoke everywhere. Pretty much just been stayin close to home and hoping that it doesn't spread to vista. My sympathy goes out to all the people that have been evacuated or lost their homes. Those who have been evacuated, I hope you guys haven't lost your houses because I can imagine how terrible it would be to lose your home.

[El Jefe]

Any pics?

[RS Capri]

where do you live at?
I live off Home ave on the 94 in front of the 7-11...
I have a buddy on Fairmount that's gonna call me if he heres anything first since he's further east of me...
but if you're further east of me too give me a call if you know something we might not...we're gonna start packing

I'm actually at work, currently, in Natl City. But the homestead is just west of the 805, and south of University. So, you'll know before I do. The stuff we see in our area is coming from the Harris Fire. That is the fire I have been watching.

If there was a fire destined for us Mid-City urbanites, it would have been the Cedar Fire of '03. FWIW, I was here and remember the Laguna Fire of 1970. These two fires were similar.

I'm not trying to be cavalier, but I would be more concerned with a locally set fire than what is happening "in the country" right now.

[conmech]

Pics of a buddies place in Poway. Burnt upto 20 ft from his house.

http://www.lightningrodder.com/forum/showthread.php?p=22253

[Yorchi]

Harris fire has started moving east...keeps me safe for a bit longer

[El Jefe]

Wow^

[cphk96]

Craig's List has a Fire Alert sub forum, and "they're" stating that an offshore breeze has picked up.

Hopefully, it will be strong enough to push the fire away but weak enough so that the aircraft can fly!

[SanDiego01Snake]

it is dead calm here in la jolla right now, hopefully the tankers are up and dropping

[EvilC]

I've been dropping massive deuces all day Beau, looking out for you

[SanDiego01Snake]

NICE! way to show your suppport

[GroverDill]

imna loot my neighbors houses for foodz

[SanDiego01Snake]

b33r

[Lil bAre]

Red Sun

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/02silver2v/Photography/RedSun_0014.jpg

[Kloogy]

red tits mo betta.

[EvilC]

http://oraculations.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/huge_tits08%20red-759143.jpg

[SanDiego01Snake]

what do you do with those

[Kloogy]

Hahaha ! Now thats a rack !

[Yorchi]

what do you do with those
duh...you squeeze them and :monkey: all over them

[M8KMDAY]

http://oraculations.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/huge_tits08%20red-759143.jpg


Way TOO MUCH. Wouldn't know what to do with them, I may drown

[Kloogy]

That's ok....I'll take good care of them for you !! :ohbaby: :iluvu:

[runningmole]

I drove by my place (right next to 15S)and it was still standing. Ben is right next to me, but behind a hill. Couldn't see that from the freeway. BUT all trees are still there and I'm pretty damn sure his place is A-okay

[SDKB]

Awesome!

Temporary sigh of relief.

[WICKDV8]

Good to hear Matt!

[Navymailman]

I been surrounded by fire since Sunday. Got the scare of my life Sunday evening when the fires came right up to the hills behind my house. At least 6 fires in my area, since Sunday, have burned or are still actively burning, as I type this. Good luck everyone who is also affected by these fires. I can't thank the brave Firefighters enough for the awesome job they continue to do!

[DSG 56]

www.sandiego.gov

Go to "City Council" on the right side of the screen, then click on your District Rep.

I went to Councilmember Brian Maienschein, for District 5, which is where RB is, and I found a HUGE list about 11 pages long with addresses. Mine is not on there, but I'm not going to believe it until I'm standing in my living room.

I tried to go and see what I could find today, but the National Guard was posted at the intersection of West Bernardo and RB Road. They were only letting in people who needed medication, but there was at least a 3 hour wait, and you had to have proof of residence with you(Plus I didn't have any meds to get). Unfortunately all my stuff shows my old address :owned:.

The hill on the south side of the Lake Murray was black and still smoldering when I was there as well. I got a random text saying that they RE-EVACUATED my neighborhood about an hour ago. That is unconfirmed.

As of now, I'm still at the same place as last night. My fiance's parents can't go home either. They live off Espola road and that is still blocked. We were able to sneak in to that area on foot earlier today and confirmed their house is still standing. But the fire was still smoldering on the hill just a half mile down the road.

[DSG 56]

I drove by my place (right next to 15S)and it was still standing. Ben is right next to me, but behind a hill. Couldn't see that from the freeway. BUT all trees are still there and I'm pretty damn sure his place is A-okay

Thanks for the update. I'll believe your news over others. That rocks :headbang:

[rrobello]

I just got back home, I had to take a break, here are the updates as I know them...sorry if these are repeats. Olivenhein, Encinitas evac has been lifted at 7 (although I was able to drive around all throughout there all day today) and people are allowed home. Del Mar has also been lifted and people are allowed to go home. Huge flames can not be found anywhere from the Witch or Fallbrook fire at the time but officials are still concerned to make sure it doesnt start back up over night. Wind has moved back the other direction heading in the Julian area and that fire is moving back the way it initially came. The witch fire is being contained around the hodges area and so far is under control. So as long as the winds dont pick up or turn around again they should be able to control it through the night and have full containment in a day or two. I can speak to the Encinitas/Olivenhein area as the skies being MUCH better, air is breathable now (not perfect but MUCH MUCH better) and clear skies overhead. Same goes for the Cbad and San Marcos/Vista areas.

Thoughts go out to those that didnt make it unscathed, best wishes to those people and to those who are still in harms way.

[SDKB]

some arial footage (http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=4658855&ch=68276&src=news)

At the end, it shows a cul-de-sac with some homes burned and some not. Amazing how some are standing, while others are nothing mroe than ashes.

[EvilC]

Fire Dept is saying the Witch fire is 1, yes 1% contained. Not under control by any meaning of the word.

Cedar was not contained fully until 10 days after ignition, and wasn't fully extinguished until 40 days after ignition.

Cedar started October 25th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fire

Full containment was achieved on November 3 and the fire completely controlled on December 5.[1]


This current fire is very similar.

[rrobello]

Fire Dept is saying the Witch fire is 1, yes 1% contained. Not under control by any meaning of the word.

Cedar was not contained fully until 10 days after ignition, and wasn't fully extinguished until 40 days after ignition.

Cedar started October 25th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fire



This current fire is very similar.

when was this info given? KUSI just showed a satellite infra red image showing hot spots and the Witch fire is at least 80% smaller than it was this morning. not disputing ur info, just trying to get an idea of what is the accurate info.

[EvilC]

I am listening to NPR with CBS on in the background.

Who knows what the truth is though... so much info from so many sources. If Witch burned itself out like that from lack of fuel or something that would be awesome/

[SanDiego01Snake]

channel 8 just showed a map that says my area is under mandatory evacuation..methinks no one knows wtf is up

[EvilC]

maybe it's a sinkhole evac!

[rrobello]

I know that Encinitas, Olivenhein, and RSF has clear skies overhead (before nightfall I could see blue sky) and supposedly 100% containment in that area of the which fire, it supposedly switched back towards Hodges area and moving back into Julian

[rrobello]

just saw an early 60s stang burnt in Julian on KUSI

[Yorchi]

channel 8 just showed a map that says my area is under mandatory evacuation..methinks no one knows wtf is up
use this map Beau...it gets updated with every new report

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571&ll=32.997146,-116.968689&spn=0.962878,1.867676&z=9

[Kloogy]

maybe it's a sinkhole evac!

I just saw on Fox news that a cross is burning in Santee !! :wink: :banana2:

[EvilC]

I just saw on Fox news that a cross is burning in Santee !! :wink: :banana2:

That wouldn't be news!

[Kloogy]

That wouldn't be news!

:iluvu: :contract:

[uh60lchief]

that's a Clantee "all is clear" signal

[Gibs]

just saw an early 60s stang burnt in Julian on KUSI


I saw these cars in an Albertsons parking lot. Just the first 20 or so car pics.

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/Gibs07GTcpe/?start=all

All lined up. It looks like they were all owned by the same person and he was putting them there for safe keeping. Glad to see they were not left to fight for themselves. A little quick detailer and it could have been a car show. These were about .5 miles from the fire on Miguel Mountain down here in CV. It has gotten to within a mile of me but turned more north when they started doing the BACK FIRE thing to keep it out of the residences. Anyway, best of luck to all. Hopefully none of you have lost everything.

Gib

[SanDiego01Snake]

use this map Beau...it gets updated with every new report

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571&ll=32.997146,-116.968689&spn=0.962878,1.867676&z=9
now that map shows the yellow line as being 7 miles from my place. will the fucking fire make up its mind already.

[Gibs]

^^^^^AGREE with that. The yellow line was gaining on me quick then it went away and is now closing a bit again. I completely understand how you feel.

[razzi]

lol will the fucking fire make up its mind... most of you know I'm new here in CA and this is a new experience... I'm at CSUN (Northridge, in LA) and I can see the smoke here... it's crazy. There's a fire at Lake Castaic, that's where I go for wakeboarding class :( It got canceled... DAMN YOU FIRE!!!!!!

The view from my balcony:

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v143/78/51/1293751039/n1293751039_30605737_6245.jpg

Other than seeing the smoke, I really have no idea what the fuck is going on here. No TV owns me. I don't see flames, I think I'm safe, hahahaha.... but my Aunt in Santa Clarita (15 miles from me) is packed, ready to evacuate... my other Aunt and Uncle in San Diego are already evacuated.... knowing my Uncle, he probably took the Bullitt first, lol. The fucking smoke makes me cough like crazy. :(

[rrobello]

I saw these cars in an Albertsons parking lot. Just the first 20 or so car pics.

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u227/Gibs07GTcpe/?start=all

All lined up. It looks like they were all owned by the same person and he was putting them there for safe keeping. Glad to see they were not left to fight for themselves. A little quick detailer and it could have been a car show. These were about .5 miles from the fire on Miguel Mountain down here in CV. It has gotten to within a mile of me but turned more north when they started doing the BACK FIRE thing to keep it out of the residences. Anyway, best of luck to all. Hopefully none of you have lost everything.

Gib

that green shelby looks familiar...I think Ive seen it as some local shows

Ive seen so many cars being evacuated, there were a string of exotics and classics/vintage leaving RSF yesterday. There were several exotics sitting in the Albertsons parking lot in La Costa earlier.

[rrobello]

in case anyone is still looking for info here is an update as of 1am, most of the info came from Fox News and CBS

RICE FIRE-
ALL OF FALLBROOK IS UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION
7500 Acres have burned
10% Contained
Full Containment expected by Oct. 28
Full Control expected by Nov. 5
One firefighter has been injured.
Over 200 residences have been destroyed, as well as 2 commercial properties, 40 outbuildings, 91 vehicles and 20,000 avocado trees.
40,000 people have been evacuated

WITCH FIRE (Rancho Bernardo, Poway, Ramona, Escondido, Lakeside, Valley Center, Rancho Sante Fe, Julian, Cielo, Crosby, Olivenhein, Encinitas, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Etc.)-
FIRE IS CURRENTLY THREATENING JULIAN AND PINE HILLS, JULIAN UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION.
196,420 Acres have burned
1% Contained....referring to 1% of all the areas listed above combined.
12 Firefighters injured, 1500 firefighters assigned to this fire
Currently working east towards Julian. (A couple hours ago was the main threat was still the Lake Hodges area)
On the Julian front firefighters have the fire line 10% contained
In RSF, Cielo, Del Mar areas the fire is contained....residents including those of Encinitas, Olivenhein, and Solona Beach allowed to return home.

POOMACHA FIRE (76, La Jolla Indian Reservation)-
20,000 Acres have burned
0% Contained
10 Firefighters injured, 218 assigned to this fire
50 homes destroyed

HARRIS FIRE-
CURRENTLY THREATENING RANCHO SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA
72,000 Acres Burned
0% Contained
Full Containment expected by Oct. 31
Cost of fighting just this fire so far is $2.1Mil
21 civilians injured, 1 killed
4500 People evacuated more being mandated
200-500 homes burned, 1500 have been threatened
1200 personal fighting this fire

CORONADO VALLEY FIRE (San Marcos)-
No details on the specifics, but earlier today they stated it was 100% contained.
San Marcos/Coronado Valley, San Elijo, Carlsbad residents have been allowed to return home.

2 More fires on Camp Pendleton with no info being currently reported on those. However earlier today 1300 residents were reported having been threatened by first, the second is by the amo dump by the Fallbrook gate near the Rice fire and had burned about 300 acres. Amunitions Rd is now closed to evacuies from the Rice fire.

5 freeway closed both directions between basilone and las pulgas, fallbrook evacs need to go to Mira Costa College as evac center

and the EL CAPITAN FIRE that was started last night is now out.

[Kloogy]

Good update. Im a couple of minutes from the intersection of Via rancho and del Dios. No many of my neighbors have returned. Looks like they got this part taken care of.

[El Jefe]

Is everyone dead? Its been 7 hours since the last post...

[uh60lchief]

Some people sleep... And some people work... And some people stay home and go straight up Mike Tyson on punching the clown:cheese: That and not too much has been happening except on Pendleton and I-5 as far as I know. I'm at work now.... Smokey as a muh fuckah:thumbsdown:

[Kloogy]

I'm still at home. We can't get to any of our current jobs because neighborhoods and entire areas are closed. Poor air quality too. You can get pretty sick outdoors breathing this for 8 hours straight.

[uh60lchief]

Yea I'm doing office calculations and other bullshit. I don't even want to think about what is in the air right now. Probably fucked up chemical city

[Kloogy]

We are replacing the mechanical joints in a well water pipeline that feeds the Fairbanks ranch country club. I don't think I want to be out there breathing that air quite yet.

[uh60lchief]

I had a couple of jobs in the Ranch, but fuck that noise. Them beesches can wait:banana2:

[rrobello]

more good news: I-5 is reopen and all of Poway is reopen for residents to return home

[Kloogy]

Not sure Richard. I tried to drive to Maderas country club , and I couldn't access it an hour ago.

[midnite]

i thought high valley was still closed

[95cobra5.0]

I hope that I can get back to the base from the airport. Does anyone know if they have closed it down?

[Slingblade]

http://www.pendleton.usmc.mil/ Latest info on Pendleton there.

[95cobra5.0]

Is the airport still up and running? If these keep blazing and I cant get in then I'll be UA. Not good.

[GroverDill]

pick up a phone, call your command....

[Slingblade]

pick up a phone, call your command....

+1

Camp Pendleton officials have announced that only key and essential personnel,
to include I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base personnel,
should report aboard the base. All other military members and DOD employees
will not be required to report to work due to safety concerns. However, they
must contact their organizations and provide an update to their status.

[rrobello]

Not sure Richard. I tried to drive to Maderas country club , and I couldn't access it an hour ago.

just reporting what the news said at the time, they said entire area was open except one community and it wasnt Maderas....so I dont know

[95cobra5.0]

How is my command going to know if the airport is closed?

[WICKDV8]

If you are talking about Lindberg Field, it is open. Didnt close during this whole debacle.

[Reno]

How is my command going to know if the airport is closed?



They will know. If they dont know already, they will.

[Slingblade]

Your command at least is going to know where you are and what your status is. Thats better than just saying fuck it I can't get home and telling no one. You guys I am sure have a duty phone number to call, to pass on info on your status.

[95cobra5.0]

Your command at least is going to know where you are and what your status is. Thats better than just saying fuck it I can't get home and telling no one. You guys I am sure have a duty phone number to call, to pass on info on your status.

I think that we are not understanding each other. If I could not make it on time to get home from leave then of course I would call in and tell someone. I am not new to the game. All that I wanted to know was if San Diego Airport was closed or not and if I5 was closed in the pulgas exit area. THATS IT. Not what to do if I can't make it in time to check back in. Christ.

[Slingblade]

At this point they are probably only concerned about having 100% accountability of their Marines. So I am sure they won't mind hearing from you. I am actually suprised they haven't tried to contact you, but I guess they just assumed you are on leave.

[WICKDV8]

I think that we are not understanding each other. If I could not make it on time to get home from leave then of course I would call in and tell someone. I am not new to the game. All that I wanted to know was if San Diego Airport was closed or not and if I5 was closed in the pulgas exit area. THATS IT. Not what to do if I can't make it in time to check back in. Christ.
Once again, San Diego Airport (Lindberg Field) is open. Settle down there slappy...

[RedRyder]

you always take awesome pics.

[uh60lchief]

Bambi bucket FTMFW!:rockon:

[El Jefe]

wow they did a good job stopping it.

[95cobra5.0]

Just got off the phone with a buddy and he said that they started "controlled" fires on Camp Pen near Los Flores to help contain the rice fire. Well they lost control and evacuated my camp completely. My buddy has not gone to work the past two days and isn't going tomorrow either. That sucks I missed three free days off. Oh yeah I am retarded for not realizing that Lindbergh was SD airport. Thanks for the info.

[DSG 56]

I'm still not allowed to go home. My area is still blocked off because SDG&E is still going home to home checking the gas and power lines.

This map shows my area on the lower left side of the page. I haven't seen my house on the list of destroyed, so that's a good sign. But I won't be happy till I see my house with my own eyes.

http://www.sandiego.gov/mayor/pdf/071024rbclosures.pdf

[EvilC]

This page is impossible to read on a mobile devices thanks to 400 pics.

[RS Capri]

This page is impossible to read on a mobile devices thanks to 400 pics.

There are only 42 pics. :wink3:

[ogbatman]

Just read that the police shot one of the people trying to start another fire.

[Silver04Cobra]

Just read that the police shot one of the people trying to start another fire.

If they did, its a beautiful thing. I would have to imagine they have had a long week as well, and have had about enough of this bullshit.

Arsonists right now, deserve at least to be shot. I say torture first.

[ogbatman]

If they did, its a beautiful thing. I would have to imagine they have had a long week as well, and have had about enough of this bullshit.

Arsonists right now, deserve at least to be shot. I say torture first.


Heres the link: http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_297210413.html

[Gut]

Long story short we bailed from south escondido due to air quality late monday afternoon and got stuck going north on 15 unable to join mom in her rv down on 32nd st base. 78 w to 5 south looked horrendous so we pulled off at the el camino real mall just as they were evacuating carlsbad and some other coastal areas (unsure as it was word of mouth in a parking lot). We ended up being mallrats til mall closed and spent night in our volvo. Met a guy named Wayne that had an original shelby kr? parked a few spots down from us. Next day took off for the 15 as it was supposedly re-opened checked my place in esco and my mom's in rb and both were fine and proceeded to the rv. spent the night in rv and got back home yesterday afternoon. Jeez freaky seeing the burnt area around lake hodges and on the hillside on the east side of the mall here in escondido - really really close.

Glad to hear ben and matt and everyone else is ok.

[MadStang]

for everyone living in the Escondido/San Marcos area I've got some excellent pictures from where I live. I live on Emerald Heights (if you guys happen to know where that is) and got some excellent pictures from our mountain!

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a201/Wilecoyote/San%20Diego%20Firestorm%202007/

password: fires

glad to hear everything is clearing up by the way. it's much needed around here!!

[DSG 56]

We officially made it home this afternoon. My fiance got here around 3pm. I didn't get here til I could get out of work at 10. I've never been happier to come home, and I've never looked forward to cleaning my house more than tonight.

I drove about a block north of my place on West Bernardo and I could see several scorched homes from the street. Very sad to see the devastation, even at night. I will take a look at things tomorrow to see how bad it really is, and how close it really got to my place.

[slayr281]

Are all of our stangers accounted for?

Who has yet to check in?

[Yorchi]

if anyone needs help this weekend I should be free on Saturday provided someone can watch my daughter

[runningmole]

Finally home. Place is still standing just kind of dirty. I am amazed it didnt' catch fire. When I left for work @ 2:40am Monday, there was lots of dry brush and debris blowing around. That stuff could have easily been lit! But we're glad to be home

[El Jefe]

Have any SCS members lost their home? Its a big eye opener to those of you who dont carry renters insurance.

[Silver04Cobra]

Ben and Matt. Glad to hear the good news fellas.

A good friend on mine's parents live right off Duenda, looks like they lucked out big time. I don't think they are home yet, but have heard the news.

A bunch of houses right around them burned to the ground. I do think that his stepbrothers home got burnt, but not to the ground.

[DSG 56]

i took a short drive north on West Bernardo this morning and you can see several homes that were destroyed. Only thing left standing were the chimneys. Then saw the scorched hillsides near Lake Hodges. Very humbling experience.

But I did manage to meet some of the firefighters that saved my area at work today. They came in to buy supplies and I talked to them for awhile. They told me about how they decided where and when to fight the approaching fire. And I realized that had they not decided to make their stand at the Church at the Intersection of West Bernardo and Duenda, I would be homeless right now.

I thanked each and every one of them, and even bought their chief a new sleeping bag. Now I have an invite to have spaghetti dinner with them at the station. They were all very happy to see the appreciation for their hard work, and for risking their own lives to save our homes. Meeting them was one of the coolest things I've ever experienced.

I think those guys are under paid and under appreciated, and I've permanently added them to my christmas list.

[NorthCountyFlip]

You're right DSG, Firefighters save our asses!

In the cedar fire they stopped the fire literally a few feet from my doorstep, in country bush and trees no less. Thankfully this time around it didn't get that close to my home, but I'm no less grateful to the firefighters :flag: