socal fires?!?!?!

[S13Leprechaun]

what the hell is going on? i leave the state, and then i get calls a day later that theres like 3 fires in socal... malibu, potrero, and ramona/poway(in sd.)... bunch of injuries and shit.. what the hell????? you guys think people are starting them or is wierd shit just happeing with the santa anna stuff? strange...

[Kn1ves]

happens all the time. florida gets hurricanes, and we get fires with a slight chance of earthquake

[S13Leprechaun]

yeah, just wierd tho... i bet this is human negligence... hahhaha... that just reminded me of that radio commercial of that guy,''90% of fires are cause by human negligence''..haha... neway.

[DreamN]

most likely was human negligence. wasn't hot enough for a fire to randomly start. the wind played a huge factor in setting ablaze countless other spots. embers being taken away by the wind pretty much pwned the firefighters.

Sucks Malibu lost the Castle it had. I was PCH Friday thinking "damn, I should check that place out one of these days" and 2 days later... gone.

[S13Leprechaun]

haha.. coincidence... just wierd... im tryin to wathc the news but im in ohio right now, and they obviously dont give a rats ass about the west caus ei cant find shit on tv... internet shit but its limited... and im lazy about reading. lol.

[rainier]

i hate the weather.

[B Love]

Its windy as f*** by my house and 2 small fires

[S13Leprechaun]

yup.. i guess the next few days in the week its sposed to get up to 80mph winds... pretty gnar. im glad im nowhere near there right now... driving in wind is the SHITTIEST thing.

[boogerlovers]

yeah these fires are crazy, i just came down from palmdale, and its windy as hell up there, and on my way down you could see the fires in canyon country...

[boogerlovers]

o yeah, the fire in santa clarita is effin huge!!! so sad i hope that property loss is minimal....

[S13Leprechaun]

thats gotta be a sweet sight... not sweet but prolly cool lookin. crazy shit. fires are manly.

[boogerlovers]

haha yeah they are pretty manly, buh yeah its a crazy sight...fire had just reached the peak of the mountain and it started comin down into the city...:-/

[S13Leprechaun]

i remeber that when the sd fires happened a few years back member that? shit was crazy.... i saw footy of malibu's fire and it was like deja vu man... makeme tingly.

[boogerlovers]

i dont remember those fires...but yeah theres a total of 11 or 12 fires that are burning or that have burned today alone in so-cal...crazy

[S13Leprechaun]

yeah... prolly a good time to go fuck around on the streets... like some big ass parking lot.. pretty sure most authorities are preoccupied with other things like poeple getting hurt... do it do it! lol.

[powersteeringless180sx]

damn it would be damn crazy if we had an earthquake during all these fires. i don't know about everyone else but it's been crazy windy all day where i am.

[A Spec Products]

im glued to the tv right now

here in irvine the smoke is pretty bad

im running the a/c with the windows closed

hopefully nothing gets crazy where we have to evacuate

[240love]

yea its crazy in my area too...Smoke was so bad that it blocked the sun at like around 2 oclock and everyone had their lights on...crazy

[Zenki_S14]

Just to give you an update as of 10pm wescoast time, they believed it was caused by a spark from a power line, 1 dead, 4 fireman in hospital, 13 civilians injured, approximately 14,000+ acres burned, mandatory evacuation in Ramona, and there are still a few people at their homes waiting to fight off the fire. I was in La Jolla earlier today, I could see the ashes falling form the sky. Definately brings me back to the time when we had the Cedar fire.

[azndummie]

if the fires in irvine cross Portola RD imma start packing my shit haha

[qwikspool]

crazy cali weather. it is pretty humid and warm today. that sucks though.

[Omarius Maximus]

The smoke is burning my eyes.

[DudeYourSoOOJDM]

What about all the damn accidents recently? We were swamped at the hospital last week with the victims of all the accidents in Mojave

[grnappletree14]

the fires are surround me in like from 3 different places so im gettting crzy wind and smoke, alot trees have falling where i live, this shit is crazy, been blowing all day.

[jdm538girl]

the ash is getting all over our stuff i just got my car washed boo this sucks. i just hope no one gets hurt from these fires.

[drift freaq]

damn Malibu is totally up in Flames houses going down left and right.

[kouki_s14]

it was crazyyy today, i was driving back from a weekend in vegas and traffic was horrible where the 215/15 meet all the way to the 210. The wind was insane! Big rigs were tipping over, my car was being pushed to the side, smoke was everywhere you looked. The wind was so crazy it even made a big rig buckle in the center, like the portion between the front and rear wheels of the trailer caved in and the entire thing collasped. All high profile vehicles were advised not to take the 15 because of the wind, i saw buses swaying ready to tip over, so they immediately pulled off the freeway. it was a crazy drive....

[Grendel]

Wow thats pretty crazy... there was a huge fire in Ramona when I lived there back in 2003 or so.

I found this pic of the fires

http://images.townnews.com/nctimes.com/content/articles/2007/10/22/news/top_stories/14_14_1810_21_07.jpg

My parents live in Warner Springs, I hope the fire doesn't start heading that way.

[topsecretgold]

my eyes are burning off...im crabby

[w0nderbr3ad]

I was passing through miramar for work when I saw all the smoke hovering. By the time I got to my second job in chula vista I saw the smoke from the hills in Jamul. This sucks because I don't know how much the air quality will be affected tomorrow and I have to drive up the 15N to get to san marcos.

[boogerlovers]

wow i hope that drive doesnt suck for you....buh i heard the fires over toward the 15 were contained...? am i wrong?

[topsecretgold]

last think i heard was 5% containment on one fire...so not so good but things may have changed

[Flipzide]

I'm in the area by the "witch fire" in ramona. I live in escondido on the side by ramona.. lots of traffic rolling though. i specifically live in a valley and the other side of it, everyone is getting evacuated right now. i'm prolly gonna be next to leave if they start moving out people from escondido. im glad i got my 240.. lots of room for boxes and bags...

[Jung918]

That is why you guys should get a trailer hitch for your 240.

[kouki_s14]

That is why you guys should get a trailer hitch for your 240.

with these winds, it'll flip you over

[Jung918]

with these winds, it'll flip you over

add a wing to your trailer

[Flipzide]

I just got evacuated. Last i heard there was fire on the other side of the street from my house and the fire is headed towards rancho bernardo. I'll post pics later.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Id rather have Typhoons here in Okinawa than a fucking firestorm in socal. I remember when i was living in Temecula and fucking Pechanga almost burnt to the ground, that was literally a spitball away from my parents place. Also, 4 yrs ago when Mira Mesa was on fire, that shiet jumped across the 15 and started fires all over.

[w0nderbr3ad]

News right now states that the whole northside of the 15 just pastt the 56 is closed. My school has been closed down today and the fires have created massive amounts of smoke. I saw the traffic cam footage and the sky is orange and gray. Hope you North County guys stay safe. Last night the winds were really kickin.

[B18C5MK1]

this stuff happens every year. and everyone acts the same like its new. it reminds me of people who build there homes too close to rivers and then it rains and floods their house... then everyone is like "wow we sure weren't expecting that..."

so you build your house on or near a dry brush hill, add the santa anas, throw in a careless cigarette. boom you got a brush fire. plus it was 83 in irvine yesterday.

heh.

[S13Leprechaun]

fuck... now i wake upn this morning, i guess my friends house is like 90% for sure gone and hes got a bunch of 240s and parts and just shit everywhere... i hope thats not gone... and a kickass garage... im in ohio right now and its gorgeous here... i think i took the weather with me nojoke.. cause it literaly happened right after i left.. lol.. sorry guys... IM A MURDERER! jk.. but i leave and now back in sd theres a massacre or some shit... its gonna look like hell when i get back to sd... im trying tog et shit on the news here but there just like not very descriptive at all with anything... pissin me off.. so if anyone has anymore info or pics and shit.. and can someone go check on mycar? haha.. good thing i parked more coastal id be shitting bricks.

[steve shadows]

I cant breath well today:barf:

[S13Leprechaun]

i assume so.. lol. did it go thru el cajon yet?

[boogerlovers]

damn crazy shit....flipzide...dang man i hope your alright and nothin happens to your shit...good luck

[PhilVia]

well no work today .... they mention the fire was close to rancho bernardo so they advise to stay home.

i help my friends transport two of his cars to my lot damn it look like war going on at rancho

if anyone else need a safe place to park their ride pm me
i'm far from the fire ... still...i can still fit five cars

[B18C5MK1]

i cant breathe.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/peternickolas/IMG_5445.jpg

[S13Leprechaun]

jesus... pretty sure m planes gonna be doin barrel rolls when we're laning in the wind. lol. hopeeveryone is safe... this is gettin serious.

[B Love]

There are 2 fires by my house. Im just hoping we dont have to evacuate

[FaLKoN240]

Last night I was dying in the dorms of UCSD because of the smoke, and as I was leaving I saw the hills of Santa Clarita on fire.

It was inspiring but scary at the same time.

I'm just happy to be back home now.

(My car is covered in ash and soot.)

[mrmephistopheles]

This shit makes me worry about our property and family there.

The fires got within a 1/4 mile of our apartments back in 2003...

[PhilVia]

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/topheadline/2007/sat_fire.jpg

[S13Leprechaun]

jesus.. where is that? ^^^

[VROOOM]

my work has a ready mix cement plant in lake forest, the fire department closed our plant down and are using it as a headquarters right now. kinda crazy. at least with all the firemen there our plant may survive.

[ronmcdon]

Last night I was dying in the dorms of UCSD because of the smoke, and as I was leaving I saw the hills of Santa Clarita on fire.

It was inspiring but scary at the same time.

I'm just happy to be back home now.

(My car is covered in ash and soot.)

I used to go to school at UCSD. Did the campus get damaged?

[S13Leprechaun]

i doubt it i dont think its over in that region yet... but its coming.... i wont be surprised if it goes all the way to the shore... were gonna have to be fled out by boats and row to fuckin sf to get away.. lol.. shits weak.

[Flipzide]

Well I went to my friend's house and we tried to roll back through San Pasqual Road to check out the houses and such.. here are pic that I took while packing my car (the hill was about 1 mile away on the other side of the valley i live in)... and the last is of me in my friend's s14 driving back around the backway to get through roadblocks to see if my house and my neighbors houses are fine. for now its good, but the other side of the valley isnt looking too good. If you don't know the area, it's where all the nice houses are across from North County Fair Mall in North County San Diego.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flipzide/DSC05799.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flipzide/DSC05803.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/flipzide/DSC05809.jpg

[boogerlovers]

dang man that is some crazy shit...that fire looks insanely close...:-/

[boogerlovers]

o yeah...i live in long beach, and this morning when i came out my car was convered in a light layer of ash and soot...that means all the smoke from irvine is landing here in long beach :ugh:...and right now this air quality seriously blows...:-/

[BustedS13]

i love how there's fires in california and a drought in the south, but all i have to complain about is ALL THIS RAIN :(

seriously, i JUST washed my car, and now it's pouring. you guys in california and the south should all wash your cars at once, it's the modern rain dance

[topsecretgold]

insurance companies are going to be less than thrilled after this...anyone know if fire insurance is crazy expensive in socal? i dont own my own house so i have no idea. SPARE FIRES?!?!

[mRclARK1]

It's getting really bad from the sounds of it. A buddy of mine just got told he'll likely have to ditch on his place soon.

Here's hoping for some decent rain... and soon.

[daryl337]

Yeah... pretty much north county... and easy county... hell even san ysridro... all turned into crispy marshmallows....



Good thing my ass is in lemon grove. :/

[B18C5MK1]

here's a couple pics from today... sorry about the img size.. i smell like a chimney. i'll post some more after i go shower. heh.

i got some pretty crazy pics with huge flames. even a pic with one of these houses on fire:ugh: . i'll post em when i get back. (resized too)

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/peternickolas/IMG_0595.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/peternickolas/IMG_0506.jpg

[mrmephistopheles]

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/7290/fshscalifornianocolor29kc9.jpg

[boogerlovers]

^^^thats a really neat image that you got there....thats crazy amounts of smoke

[Farzam]

I feel bad for all the people who're losing their shit to fire...

[topsecretgold]

my car is covered in ash but im thankful i still have a roof over my head

[S13Leprechaun]

im not there but i wish i was... sorta... for my shit's sake... all my east county friend are shittin there pants.. anyone agree or think this may be a terrorist attack? LA? san diego? north and sounth side of sd? its basically surrounding and trapping sd... if it is a terrorist attack, theyre doing a damn good job.. little fish that its the SAME time period as the cedar fires in 2003 huh? hope im not the only one that noticed that... wish you all safe.

[boogerlovers]

hmm idk about terrorist attack, it happened around the same time as the last fires cuz its fire season, or we are experiencing the same type of weather pattern...?

[S.ONE.THREE]

I had to be evacuated from my home in Rancho Bernardo and all i could grab is some of my cloths and a few things like bathroom stuff. I had to leave behind my 240 bcause it had a flat tire and expired tags, I cant even get back into my home and im stuck in the OC with friends. if you want to listen live to my local radio go to channel933.com and click on listen live.

[silviapilot]

Where do you live exactly?
I had to pull my trailer out of Lakeside today, so it is empty in my driveway.
Jim Wolf had to evacuate his household today out in the Crest area.
If anyone needs help with getting stuff out of value in San Diego, LMK.
I had to be evacuated from my home and all i could grab is my cloths and a few things like my xbox 360 I had to leave behind my 240 and a lot of my things. if you want to listen live to my local radio go to channel933.com and click on listen live.

[S13Leprechaun]

hmm idk about terrorist attack, it happened around the same time as the last fires cuz its fire season, or we are experiencing the same type of weather pattern...?

possibly but i think it could be dude... its like this in other areas of the country too, like up north more, no fires there... i think arsen! just IMO, but other stuff to tho, from wind, dude theres 14 damn fires ranging from malibu to sd... thats rare as fuck... idk, little wierd.

[S13Leprechaun]

anyone know exactly how close it is to like el cajon area or santee?

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

damn, that sucks. stay safe guys. losing possessions is better than losing your life.

[boogerlovers]

i think arsen!...14 damn fires ranging from malibu to sd... thats rare as fuck... idk, little wierd.

i know what you mean when you say its rare, and one of the fires has been suspected as arson cuz it started from three different points, i believe it was the one in the O.C.

[kafanylovesme]

Last time I checked about 3 or 4 of them were suspected arson. Shit's crazy man. My bro lives right in Canyon Country and his damn wife is pregnant. Hope nothing bad happens out there. Is it just me or are there no fire fighters fighting this? It might be me, but everytime I watch the news there's never any footage of firefighters fighting the fire, just them standing around...

[silviapilot]

I don't think Santee is in danger, I'm in El Cajon and i don't see squat. My house is in a hill facing east, but i don't see anything.

anyone know exactly how close it is to like el cajon area or santee?

[deucen]

Damn these fires are just crazy! I was strolling around NASIOC in the SoCal section and they had a thread about the fires too and I came across this picture and I thought I should share it.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/rezs2jen/panorama_fire.jpg
(this pic was not taken by me but by resz2jen over on nasioc)

Luckily my STi is still parked in the garage :bigok:

[S13Leprechaun]

^^cool thanks man...

kafanylovesme- they cant just put out the fire... its too hot, they have to just try their best to CONTAIN the fire to not allow it to burn other areas around there... it would be a waste of time to just spray water everywhere.. it doesnt do much when it just swallows the water. they try... this makes me defin not wanna be a firefighter.

its a fuckin terrorist attack! i know it.. its too similar and blockading.. its too smart.

[silviapilot]

It's 20% humidity here, just a tinder box waiting for a flying ember.

^^cool thanks man...

kafanylovesme- they cant just put out the fire... its too hot, they have to just try their best to CONTAIN the fire to not allow it to burn other areas around there... it would be a waste of time to just spray water everywhere.. it doesnt do much when it just swallows the water. they try... this makes me defin not wanna be a firefighter.

its a fuckin terrorist attack! i know it.. its too similar and blockading.. its too smart.

[silviapilot]

Sorry to hear that happened.

shit man.... my uncle's house just got burned to the ash..

[S13Leprechaun]

yeah man thats weak... sorry to hear.

[boogerlovers]

shit man.... my uncle's house just got burned to the ash..
o man that sux...i hope he and his family are okay....

[S13Leprechaun]

just got word that another fire has sparked off the 52 freeway by santo road in tierra santa... anyone is sd knows this area... fuck thats close.. this is getting scary... and im not even in the state right now... f.

[stinky_180]

my eyes, skin, throat, lips are so irritated... piece of shit :(

[worangejuice]

WOW, I drove in yesterday back to L.A. from New Mexico and the grapevine (15 fwy) coming in was packed it took like 40 min. to pass, then there were dust storms on the 10 towards san bernadino, My car got hit with something that looked like BEACHWOOD or BARK in the middle of the freeway, I drove through a duststorm on the change and could barely even see. Also on the side of the 10 between the exit ramp, fwy., and overpass, there was even a small brushfire, that also slowed down traffice, I was like wtf is going on here? Yeah I haven't been watching the news.So now I know and hope everyone is ok. I'm in Hollywood so the hills are as close as it'll get, hope the winds die down and fires can be put out. the 10 has been jammed cause of pch shuttin' down too. jeez, crazy. Hope all of you in the middle of this are safe.

[drift freaq]

updates .... Stevenson Ranch ignited this afternoon they are calling it the Magic fire because its near Magic mountain. Agua Dulce is on fire as well. Porter Ranch has been evacuated and Fillmore is threatened. If you look from my place towards downtown LA you cannot see the downtown its blocked out by what looks like fog but is actually smoke from Orange county and Arrowhead. I just saw Canyon Country went up. I am trying to contact a friend about his house and his wife and pets.

[driftjunky]

im out here in the otay lake area and it getting really bad. i drove around to see if i could see and its about 3 miles from my house but my area is not in mandatory evacuation.

[S13Leprechaun]

thats wierd, they are evacuating people from father away than that.. like lakeside... anyone have word on the santo road fire, off the 52, whether its contained or big or whatever, lmk, cause the news stations here in ohio arent updating anything.. i cant find it anywhere.. so im wondering whats up witht aht cause thats near me... thanks.

[MADE]

We got the word around 2pm to evacuate our area, I grabbed a few things and park my cars on base and drove to OC. This was my first fire, since I didn't see fire and I was going to stick it out till all my neighbors balled out. Hopefully my trash doenst get burnt.

[steve shadows]

I love how everyone is just like , hang in there its going to burning for a while...all the way to the fucking ocean...

thanks guys...thanks.

I think they shoudl drop fuel air bombs on the bigger portions of fires.

the explosion will starve it of oxygen and instatly incinerate thes rest of th fuel that is brush, than have two tankers on stration to come right in immediatley and drop water on it.

you can fight fire with fire, so lets get more EXTREME haha

do the dew

[status:one]

I love how everyone is just like , hang in there its going to burning for a while...all the way to the fucking ocean...

thanks guys...thanks.

I think they shoudl drop fuel air bombs on the bigger portions of fires.

the explosion will starve it of oxygen and instatly incinerate thes rest of th fuel that is brush, than have two tankers on stration to come right in immediatley and drop water on it.

you can fight fire with fire, so lets get more EXTREME haha

do the dew

Thats hardcore... :rawk:

[S13Leprechaun]

itll prolly work, but they wont ever do that shit. ghey. no one in sd knows about the santo rd. 52 freeway fire? im gettin scuuuuurd!

[drift freaq]

itll prolly work, but they wont ever do that shit. ghey. no one in sd knows about the santo rd. 52 freeway fire? im gettin scuuuuurd!

I am watching the news trying to gather info for you man.

[Flipzide]

I dunno about that, but from what I heard.. the witch fire from Escondido/Ramona/RB area is also heading up north to Lake Wohlford/Palomar area. Seems like it jumped to burn South west Esco/ RB and then to North west Escondido to burn it too :(.


I'm still sticking around in escondido, but a lot of friends left for Temecula and places furthere north. On the news, I believe that a lot of escondido might be evacuated as well if it didn't already happen already.

[S13Leprechaun]

drift freaq- u are the man.. check ur rep!

[boogerlovers]

DANG MAN!!! new fire in santa clarita...sparked in the last 15 minutes...:aw:

[S13Leprechaun]

fuuuuuuuuuuck, its 2:05 here.. i cant sleep... people in sd arent answering either... i guess theres like 14 fires altogether from jsut fallbrook to sd, and theres like 7 more from malibu to O.C... wtf is going on?

[BustedS13]

i feel your pain guys, nature is screwing us up here in the midwest too. you guys have droughts and unstoppable fires...

http://i22.tinypic.com/1zp79lw.jpg

....and i haven't been able to wash my wheels for a week because it won't stop raining :(

[S13Leprechaun]

hahahaha... ^^^ i believe the comparisons a little off but yeah! haha... that was funny.

[boogerlovers]

haha your funny man, we would give anything for that rain though...i can appreciate you trying to lighten the mood though...:keke:

[silviapilot]

Lakeside wasn't mandatory this afternoon, but when i picked up my trailer out there today.... every single truck out there had a trailer on it heading out somewhere. It is nothing but dry brush out there. It wouldn't take much to go up in smoke there. Santee and el cajon still okay, but south east of El Cajon i see glowing behind the mountains. Bad

thats wierd, they are evacuating people from father away than that.. like lakeside... anyone have word on the santo road fire, off the 52, whether its contained or big or whatever, lmk, cause the news stations here in ohio arent updating anything.. i cant find it anywhere.. so im wondering whats up witht aht cause thats near me... thanks.

[2iv0 sx]

My nose is stuffy...

The sky is so dry!

[S13Leprechaun]

shit, airight well its coming up on 3 am here so im gonna try to stop wrrying and go to bed... if anyone has info leave it so we can all stay updated.. thanks guys.

[kouki_s14]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&om=1&msa=0&msid=117631292961056724014.00043d0e9ca465cefeeed&ll=35.960223,-117.443848&spn=4.827737,8.876953&z=7

google is mapping the fires, click on the icons to see details. 22 fires total, 18 still burning according to this map

[spinitsidewayz]

Damn this shit really sucks. I cant even go to work today. I work in Marimar and my manager called saying not to come in.

I feel really bad for those who have to evacuate and even worse for those who lost homes. I live in the western Chula vista area but it is still really bad. Middle of the day looks like twilight and the air makes your lungs burn. I air nozzled like an inch of ash off my cars. Its snowing this stuff. I guess you could call it "socal snow"....

Seriously though. Got the S13 hatch filled with bottles of water. Gonna head over to the highschool to drop it off first thing tomorrow. Can't just sit in my house all day, gotta do something to help...

Damn my throat hurts.. need something to drink myself. Hopefully this all ends soon.

[Rob's S14]

just heard news that the fire in oc is still going on, but didn't get any houses. i could see the flames all day while at work out the back window. they said that is suspected of being arson. it got super close to my gf's house last night, but luckily was stopped about a block away. so far the best info would be local radio stations online. i know in la/oc they are covering all of them.

knx1070.com
kfwb.com
kfi640.com
plus all the local tv stations..ie nbc, cbs, fox..their websites are up to date as well. hope all the SD peeps are safe.
i was listening/watching at work all day.

[WERDdabuilder]

http://www.sdgarrl.org/images/SDFires.jpg

not my pic. but damn!

i remember the fire in 01 here in the Inland Empire. Angeles National Forest straight burned down. shit was wild.

[Gnnr]

Damn, WTF is going on over there!? Stay safe everybody! I hope it dies down soon. :(

[deadpirate]

we got smoke all over ventura


and power outages all day today

anyone have any updates on our SD 240 brothers???

[GSXRJJordan]

Good luck hearing from people in SD... unless they're on the beach, or in like downtown, they'll be worried about their shit... fires comin in from everywhere.

I thought it was bad driving on Sunday when the OC fire just lit up, but holy crap, they're everywhere now. Luckily LA is safe, for now...

[topsecretgold]

holy crap thats a crazy pic^^^^^. i think it was a mistake to wash my car yesterday.....

[max2damax]

found this one on google,...

Rice Fire (Fallbrook, NE S.D. Co) 7 p.m. updated

Acres burned: 750
Damage: One structure damaged, homes were burning as of 7 p.m.
Containment: Unknown
People evacuated: Evacuations in progress
Damaged:
Location: Rice Canyon
Direction burning:
Threatened:
Firefighters dispatched:
Injuries to residents:
Injuries to firefighters:
Time of start: 4:16 a.m. on 10-22
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[S13Leprechaun]

crazy... ^^ thanks... everyone still cool?

[SNC240SX]

These fires are awful. Im in school at northridge and can see the smoke pretty much covering the horizon. Hope everyones safe.

[daryl337]

this is one of the latest updates on the fires...


The Harris Fire is 70, 000 acres and 5% contained. Firefighters are looking for full control of this fire on November 4th.

250 residences have been damaged and 200 have been destroyed. 5 firefighters and 20 civilians have been burned and there was 1 civilian fatality. Currently we have 65 Engines, 9 fire crews, 2 dozers, 5 water tenders, 3 airtankers, 2 helicopters, 2 helitankers, (500 firefighters).

Areas threatened: regional communications site on San Miguel Mountain. Power grid and sub station, Water treatment plant, Chula Vista, San Diego, Potrero, Barrett Junction, Barrett Lake area, Engineer Springs, Dulzura, Deerhorn Valley, Lawson Valley, Jamul, Lyons Valley area and Otay Mountain.

The fire burned 50+ homes in Deerhorn Valley Fire and Honey Springs. Fire moved rapidly to the west/southwest to Chula Vista and Otay Lake and north to the south end of Barrett Lake. Firefighters are engaged in protecting a critical Power Grid sub-station and a water treatment plant.



The Witch Fire is 164,000 acres and 1 percent contained. There have been 7 injuries to firefighters and to 2 civilians. Communities Threatened: San Diego, Poway, Ramona, Escondido, Lakeside, Valley Center, San Marcos, Rancho Santa Fe, Rincon, Wildcat Canyon.

Currently there are 218 engines, 17 dozers, 14 fire crews, 17 water tenders (1492 firefighters). 500 residences destroyed - 250 damaged, 100 commercial properties destroyed – 75 damaged, 50 outbuildings destroyed – 50 damaged.

The Rice Fire is 6,100 acres and 0% contained, firefighters are looking for full containment on November 1st. 500 residences have been destroyed and 30 have been damaged. 1 Firefighter has been injured.

Currently there are 55 engines, 6 fire crews, 1 dozer (170 firefighters). Fire is making major runs toward Fallbrook, and may burn in to Santa Margarita and Sandia Creek drainages.

It is anticipated this fire will combine up with Rosa fire which started in Riverside.

The Poomacha Fire is 1,000 acres and 0% contained. This fire is located at Highway 76 and Pauma Valley (Thomas Brother Map Page 409 E7).

The fire originated in a structure and spread into the vegetation. There has been 8 injuries to firefighters.

There are 15 engines, 2 water tenders (60 firefighters). The fire started on the La Jolla Indian Reservation. The fire has spread into Valley Center and Yellow Brick Road areas. Law Enforcement has started the reverse 911 to initiate evacuations of entire Hwy 76 corridor.


The McCoy Fire is a U.S. Forest Service fire and is 300 acres and 50% contained, full containment is expected on the 23rd. 1 structure has been destroyed and there have been no reported injuries.




For UP TO DATE info (updates every 5 mins or so) go to www.signonsandiego.com and click on the little yellow banner...

[steve shadows]

november?

AYFK???

are you fucking kidding

[rainier]

I just left San Diego 2 hours ago and got to OC. Was watching the the most southern harris fire last night from a park across Otay Lake. fire looked crazy! all over the hills, all spread out.

hope everyone who was involved is safe.

On the way home this morning i saw more than 20+ Military trucks/SUVS going towards san diego with Plenty of Cargo. im glad everyones in it to help! i'd volunteer, but schools got me busy.

So if Any of you college or high school or even older people are free since theres nothing to do, go Help out! make the San Diego community look better than it already is!

[daryl337]

I am in college.. but im stuck at work.. so I am trying to do my part around the office to keep people posted on what is burning up, so people know the up to date evac list..

[Yuri]

I was giving Chip Foose a ride from his shop to his house this morning, and he said that the OC fires started less than a mile a way from his house.
He was driving home, and when he got off the freeway, the whole hill behind his neighborhood was an inferno.
Today the hills were blackened, but the fires were out.
It's good to see at least some of the fires are starting to get contained.

[KA24DESOneThree]

Rice fire evacuee here.

Fire is currently stalled on the hill above my house AFAIK. If you see a map, you'll see Reche and Gird roads. I live (lived?) off of Gird, right about where the boundary of the affected zone is.

One house on our street burned and the gas line to our house was/is burning, blocking access to the house. We're unsure about the condition of the house, but our answering machine is still working.

I've got a friend with a pickup trying like hell to get to my house. We're cooking up every lie we can to try to get him through.

[daryl337]

If he dies I lay it on your hands. In all honesty, being an ex-wildfire fighter... I know that civi's get worried about their house, but you have to stay out of the way! As stated earlier... most of these fires could have been fought earlier but werent because of evacuee's who didnt GTFO when they were told.

[deadpirate]

im heading to SD later today. if anyone wants to meet up and carvan or has water/clothes/blankets they would like to donate...PM me


also. people in SD...if you are gearing up to evac and need an extra truck. pm me and i will do what i can to help out

[gorgasm]

map and info on all the fires.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=117631292961056724014.00043d21dedd02f5ae1f7&ll=33.651208,-118.146973&spn=2.199313,4.405518&z=8&om=0

stay safe

[B18C5MK1]

a few more pics from yesterday. this is the foothill ranch area.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/peternickolas/IMG_0467.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/peternickolas/IMG_0494.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/peternickolas/IMG_0527.jpg

[deadpirate]

omg


on channel 7 just now they had video of a reporter standing in front of his own house..as it burnt down

[S.ONE.THREE]

got an update on my condo in Rancho Bernardo and its not looking good, a friend of mine said some of the houses like a mile from my condo are burning down as we speek and its moving right for my place.. today i think im going to try and see if i can at least get my 240 and my sr20det rhd clip out of there im going to rent a uhal and car dolly if i can get in there. wish me luck guys and ill shoot some photos for everyone if i get the chance.

[deadpirate]

^^ good luck man


pm me if u think ur going to need help

[mehsilvia]

sorry if repost.

interactive map of fires: http://fire.lacounty.gov/default.asp

Be safe out there guys.

[Gnnr]

How many of these fires are suspected to be from arson? Or is it that someone flicked a cigarette out the car window carelessly or something?

[deadpirate]

most of the fires in san diego are from arson from what i have heard


a few were from down power lines

some were from ashes and embers

[B18C5MK1]

one more cool shot i got yesterday... when they brought in air support!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2147/1715996394_f3b67688ba_b.jpg

[deadpirate]

^^ awesome pics man


ok guys..im heading out of here around 2:30

if ANYONE wants to meet or needs help with evac

PLEASE PLEASE pm me before 2:30 to set up a meet time

[Farzam]

I love how everyone is just like , hang in there its going to burning for a while...all the way to the fucking ocean...

thanks guys...thanks.

I think they shoudl drop fuel air bombs on the bigger portions of fires.

the explosion will starve it of oxygen and instatly incinerate thes rest of th fuel that is brush, than have two tankers on stration to come right in immediatley and drop water on it.

you can fight fire with fire, so lets get more EXTREME haha

do the dew

I literally laughed out loud.

Yeah in Iraq back in the day...they put out oil well fires with explosives.

But yeah dude that's so extreme, we should play cruis'n usa 64 some time.

[MavericStephenc]

so my uncle and aunt just got evacuated from their home, they were told to go to the beach apparently 0_o hope you guys stay safe out there!

[steve shadows]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2FGA3Z-oYM


PRIVET! RUSKIS!

haha jk

but serious that shits rockin

[deadpirate]

^6 sad but thats what SD looks like

[Rob's S14]

foothill ranch fire is still going. last i looked it was right across from my work and also moving towards homes in portola hills. i can't believe we're still here, i mean at one point i literally could have spit on the fire. it's still close enough to throw something at, but i guess because the wind is not blowing toward us they don't think it's a threat. for all the oc people, here's the best link for updates if you can't get to a tv.

http://www.ocfa.org/ocfamain.asp?pgn1=3

[daryl337]

only 1 of the fires has been confirmed to be arson, and it is by a couple of high school teenagers who have no yet been caught... that was down in chula juana... the witch fire complex is from a transformer.. others are unknown at this point (as far as I know)

[Rob's S14]

holy shit!!!! the fire in foothill just exploded. 50 foot+ flames like basically on the sidewalk. i think it's time for me to get out of here....but still we're not being evacuated. wtf. what are they waiting for.

[Rob's S14]

i just got word that we can leave...i'm freakin out....i'll try to post pics when i get home.

[projekt_s13]

i just got a call from some family that lives near poway, they said they ran to mexico and are chillin in some expensive looking hotel.

Hope their house is ok, I left my xbox 360 game at their house!!

Seriously tho, good luck everyone and stay safe.

[EM_S13]

This fire is crazy! Everyone be safe out there. I hope they get some of these A**holes who did this!:mad::mad:

[fliprayzin240sx]

From the news, one of the fire was started by a car fire. Anyways, this shiet is nuts, what I dont get is how do you get fires in Ontario. Thats too far from alot of the fire. I know the wind is blowing pretty fucking hard and all, 80 mph gust, they got reports in the canyons of 110 mph gust, insanity.

PS: We gonna start a RED CROSS Donation going again just like KATRINA?!?!

[Rob's S14]

12274

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here's a couple pics i took from our lunch area. we left right after i saw this.

[drift freaq]

our sky is now clouded with smoke and the sun has turned orange. my windows are closed and the air is on. Santa Clarita Canyon Country seems to be going up again.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Satellite shot and loop...

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/California.A2003299.1840.jpg

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16344
http://www.v-tour.com/Fire/

I guess theres a fire by Camp Pendleton too...

[stinky_180]

How many of these fires are suspected to be from arson? Or is it that someone flicked a cigarette out the car window carelessly or something?

honestly, that is what i thought too. i was thinking someone flicked a cig, wind blew it in the wrong place, then dry brush caught fire....

[allntrlundrgrnd]

^^ holy shit that pic is nuts

[drift freaq]

Satellite shot and loop...

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/California.A2003299.1840.jpg

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16344
http://www.v-tour.com/Fire/

I guess theres a fire by Camp Pendleton too...

Ray the first link are images from the 2003 fires. They(NASA) have not posted images yet of the current ones.

[fliprayzin240sx]

^^^ Wrong link...this ones the current one...
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/scalifornia_tmo_2007296.jpg

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17810

Sat loop is the current one also...
http://www.v-tour.com/Fire/

[Daniel.]

omg


on channel 7 just now they had video of a reporter standing in front of his own house..as it burnt down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKGF2bbxQ6E

[kouki_s14]

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/193856main_wildfire_oct22_516px.jpg

more pictures here:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/socal_wildfires_oct07.html

this is getting crazyyyyy

[vr4gasmtt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKGF2bbxQ6E

Crazy stuff, I'd be breaking into tears if my house was burning down right in front of my eyes. What do the people do who lose their homes? I mean I'm sure theres insurance on the house, but I doubt the insurance companies will get you a new home.

[B18C5MK1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKGF2bbxQ6E

thats sad.

msglngth

[silviapilot]

I just dropped of the remainder of my Dog's food to the local animal shelter here in El Cajon. My Dog passed away last May, but i had alot of food in the cupboards i haven't done anything with. They need blankets, large animal carriers and food. I saw roosters there, likely from the ranches that caught fire.

[tacotacotaco]

So i live right of the back gate of Camp Pendelton fire is across the street. I just finished taking pictures of the house and everything in it. Loaded up some important stuff. Got the harness on the dogs. The black track car is loaded up. Fastback gutted = truck. The other car has been dropped off at a friends house. I just hauled anything that was against the house away towards the fence. Looks like the marines have every helicopter up in the air goin at it flying right over the house.

[B18C5MK1]

here's some pics from san clemente at about 1am this morning from my friends house...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c374/2000something/sayrs%20newer%20pics/Fire1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c374/2000something/sayrs%20newer%20pics/Fire2.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c374/2000something/sayrs%20newer%20pics/Fire4.jpg

[steve shadows]

yeah they finally cleared the marine choppers for water drops today

a congressman in SD had to pull a lot of strings there.

pretty sad and shitty.

[VROOOM]

did the campgrounds in san clemente burn??? i love those campgrounds.

[KA24DESOneThree]

Looks like the back gate fire has died down. Oorah.

I'm waiting until I can go back. I'm itching to get back there to protect my home.

[silviapilot]

There's a temporary horse camp next to Gillespie field here with almost 100 horses, i'll get some pics later tonite.

[tacotacotaco]

yeah back gate fire is done. Ka24de do you live in oceanside?

[S.ONE.THREE]

here are some pictures my family took as we where leaving our condo complex in Rancho Bernardo. I tryed going back for my car and clip and a few things but the cops had the 15 freeway blocked off and would not let anyone back in so im still siting here in LA with some friends and my fam, the new's said its ok to go back home so we are going to leave tonight or tomorrow in the AM. wish me luck that our condo is still standing.

this one is from the exit of our parking lot.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l104/ssh11/fire_10.jpg

this one is as we where driving down the street to get out of town.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l104/ssh11/fire_17.jpg

[KA24DESOneThree]

yeah back gate fire is done. Ka24de do you live in oceanside?

Fallbrook.

Got lucky. Looks like the fire went north from Gird.

[ONYX S-13]

Peter. Do you know what happened with the fire(s) closest to me?

Tonight it's not hot or really stuffy at all.. No ash falling like last night but the moon still doesn't look white/light grey.. Still looks burnt orange so I know there still has to be quite a bit of smoke/ash in the air.

I actually got to drive to wal mart about an hour 1/2 ago with the windows down without the A/C on. I also don't see a red glow from the other side of the mountain..


did the campgrounds in san clemente burn??? i love those campgrounds.

I don't think so.. I don't think any fires actually touched down in S.C.. There was just a ton of smoke on the eastern and southern part of town near the marine base.

Today was the first day in like 3 days that I have actually been able to open up windows and take a semi deep breath of air.

Things are looking good here.

[S13Leprechaun]

i flew right over theharris fire in south side san diego on my plane back from ohio today... coulnt ge any pics but it was quite a scene... everyone still holdin up? whats up with LA?

[boogerlovers]

what would you guys do to the "man" that got caught trying to start another fire...? or to any of the people that are in custody...or what do you think should be done....

[boogerlovers]

i know itz a weird question buh i couldnt think of anything that could make me feel better about what has happened to all these people...or anything that could bring satisfaction to these people...

[projekt_s13]

Burn their fucken houses down, i think that is a suitable punishment for them.

[kouki_s14]

Peter. Do you know what happened with the fire(s) closest to me?

Tonight it's not hot or really stuffy at all.. No ash falling like last night but the moon still doesn't look white/light grey.. Still looks burnt orange so I know there still has to be quite a bit of smoke/ash in the air.

I actually got to drive to wal mart about an hour 1/2 ago with the windows down without the A/C on. I also don't see a red glow from the other side of the mountain..




I don't think so.. I don't think any fires actually touched down in S.C.. There was just a ton of smoke on the eastern and southern part of town near the marine base.

Today was the first day in like 3 days that I have actually been able to open up windows and take a semi deep breath of air.

Things are looking good here.

it may seem that way and i thought so too, but after i left the air conditioned gym and walked outside, i instantly choked and felt my lungs tighten up. not cool

[miucus]

went to check out the fire in irvine monday night.
heres some pics i took from portola hills area .
http://i21.tinypic.com/1629q8y.jpg
http://i20.tinypic.com/2le3scx.jpg

my house in carmel valley SD is pretty danm near the sd fire also.

[ONYX S-13]

O_0

Everytime I see more pics I get that much more frustrated.. Usually stuff like this doesn't bother me but this time it is.


At least the wind is virtually none existant unlike the first day which caused so much ash/dust to fall that it looked like a flippin valcano exploded nearby.

[silviapilot]

Probably stab him. Several times with a rusty knife with shit on it.
Ain't no get back on that. :)

what would you guys do to the "man" that got caught trying to start another fire...? or to any of the people that are in custody...or what do you think should be done....

[miucus]

on the news just now, they said that the OC arsen fire could have been started by a firefighter...

[Gnnr]

I believe that arson causing death has as serious penalty behind it....

[RUTH'LESSDET]

man i hope guy guys that are out by the fire are ok....i always wanted to move to cali but damn seems like if it aint a forest fire its a earth quake or someones car getting stolen....welp here in nyc we have our own problems too evrything is expensive as hell, its robbing season, etc...gl

[mehsilvia]

Probably stab him. Several times with a rusty knife with shit on it.
Ain't no get back on that. :)

Reported on a morning show this morning, the SoCal residence have decided that "public execution by hanging" the Mother F'er(s) would help

[S13Leprechaun]

what would you guys do to the "man" that got caught trying to start another fire...? or to any of the people that are in custody...or what do you think should be done....


picmk him up by his tiny little testicle and throw him in the fire that he started... then wave, and tell him to bend over and kiss his ass g'bye! sound suitable.

[Mikey213]

I think people are burning their houses down because of forclosures =0P

[B18C5MK1]

Peter. Do you know what happened with the fire(s) closest to me?

do i look like a news reporter to you?! jk. umm. well kanes house got evacuted yesterday. his house is on southside near brendans. sorta. brendan said he can see flames from his deck.

but todays a whole new day. are any fires contained yet? irvine still smells like a bonfire. i read that malibu was 100% contained. i also heard that sean penn's house burned down again. it burned down orginally in the 2003 fires. ha. such crappy luck. i bet fire ins premiums are like 50k a year for malibu area.

[ONYX S-13]

I was thinking about going up around Brendan's parents house just to see what the view is like.. I can't see any of the Pendleton's mountains from my place.. All I can see is where Amanda used to live beyond that is just white smoke.. =/

The sun isn't as red as it was yesterday though.. It's actually more on the yellow side today. :)

I'm thinking about buying some masks and changing the cab filter for the car.. I bet that thing is nasty looking since the fires have been around.

[topsecretgold]

great pics everyone....

[S13Leprechaun]

The sun isn't as red as it was yesterday though.. It's actually more on the yellow side today.

yeah the smoke in this area isnt too bad from what i can see... still got a little itchy throat.. im gonna drive around later and go look and damage.. the visibility is pretty descent for the situation...

[KA24DESOneThree]

I get to go back tomorrow!

Have to boil water for the next few days, and have no gas, but I get to go home to survey the damage.

Also get to drive the 240 with a loose rear sway and just the top half of the factory exhaust manifold.

[S13Leprechaun]

^^^ lol... good luck.. hopefully its not bad.

[B18C5MK1]

all schools in oc are closed county wide due to air quality. i hear the marine layer should be rolling in soon.. say theres excess humidity, could there be a chance for acid rain? or... acid mist?

speaking of rain.. everyone needs to go buy some tarps and sandbags and work on your hills. the next big news story is gonna be about all the mudslides caused by the fires.

[S13Leprechaun]

this is true... ^^ definitely a good idea.. i dont think youll get acid mist or rain, its just not thick enough to do anything harmful, its just marine layer and they dont predominatly drop water. cou;d tho you never know the way things are going! lol.

[Flipzide]

I get to go back tomorrow!

Have to boil water for the next few days, and have no gas, but I get to go home to survey the damage.

Also get to drive the 240 with a loose rear sway and just the top half of the factory exhaust manifold.

you're from Ramona? best of luck.

i heard on the news that the pumps should be fixed soon :bigok:

[stinky_180]

well does anybody know if the 5south is closed? i'll be going to a Halloween party tomorrow in san diego and i dont want to be shafted by traffic or fwy closure. anybody know?

[ONYX S-13]

speaking of rain.. everyone needs to go buy some tarps and sandbags and work on your hills. the next big news story is gonna be about all the mudslides caused by the fires.

Ha ha.. Weak. Good thing I'll be out of town for the weekend.. Even though it is Bakersfield =/

[S13Leprechaun]

hey stinky the 5 freeway is open for sure.. i drove from sd to oceanside and it was fine.. should be cool..


on the way back from oceanside, i stopped in rancho bernardo, that place is tore up... so many cops and shit... i even got pulled over in the MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC for "blacked out" taillights, too loud of an exhaust, and no plates on my car.. i was in traffic... theyre still dicks even when theres fire.

[S.ONE.THREE]

Just got back from LA today and my condo is toast =( but because my garage not on the same part of the bulding that is fine, my 240 and everything in the garage is good. Im not too worried about the condo we have it covered and we did not lose much, beds a few Tv's and my comp, the fridge and washer/dryer came with the condo. This sucks! but no use geting all worked up some people lost everything and i only lost few.

[stinky_180]

^sorry to hear about your condo man. atleast your s-chassis is still around, its all good. best of luck mang

[swiftdrift]

o shit, my rain dace worked!... just washed my car and looky what we have here.....

...... rain!

[projekt_s13]

o shit, my rain dace worked!... just washed my car and looky what we have here.....

...... rain!

Are you sure its not acid rain?? IT MIGHT EAT YOUR PAINT!! lol

[Red Square]

rushed back from vegas a day early to pick up some stuff. by 11pm the fire was close. packed up the 14 and the wifes car left.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w25/RedSquareGT/random/fr4.jpg


super windy the first night..... branches, trees, and random shit all over the place.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w25/RedSquareGT/random/bnsht1.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w25/RedSquareGT/random/roofwing.jpg

[swiftdrift]

Are you sure its not acid rain?? IT MIGHT EAT YOUR PAINT!! lol

i know right, with our shitty ass luck:-/

[S13Leprechaun]

we got a little rain here too... not enough tho... i was thinkin about acid rain too...

byw, the smell that comes from the ground like asphalt when it rains after a while you know, smells sooooo wierd afdter a fire when the ash gets wet.. kinda creepy smelling.

[B18C5MK1]

Good thing I'll be out of town for the weekend.. Even though it is Bakersfield =/

the air quality there is probably the same as here with fires. lol


:sadwavey:

[SochBAT]

News update.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN3025192220071031

Kid confesses to starting fires.

He should burn.

Medium-Rare.

[Gnnr]

Sounds like it was a little kid. But they say there is also an unknown arsonist who they haven't found.

[S13Leprechaun]

how the hell do you find the arsonist? seems unlikely to me. hmm.

[S13Leprechaun]

ok finally uploaded these pics... a friend and i went up to our local mountain here in sd sorta near ramona and came across this as we were passing thru.
EDIT::something fucked up.. post them later.... idk what happened.