SoCal Fires - Pray for everyone, please!

[navane]

Hi all,


I have just come from Station #28 - the Incident Command center has been taken down, they are washing the trucks and putting equipment away. There is no longer a need for CERT support; we are now deactivated.


My work is not over! My local area team actually has a regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow (how convenient!) and we will be having an SDFD/CERT incident debriefing next week.


Now is the time for our city to start cleaning up and rebuilding. San Diegans have strong hearts and we know we'll overcome this one like we did the last. Thank you everyone for your support!


.....Kelly

[jon1856]

Mexican fire crew joins the fight
DULZURA, Calif. — They were on their way back to Jamul, weary from dousing a flare-up along winding California 94.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...news-a_section

And an interesting side bar Op-ed story:
Cliche and cataclysm
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...ck=3&cset=true

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Can I suggest that you wait like maybe a month before you take them something. Only because they will probably be inundated with "thank yous" right now. But if you wait a month, they won't have any other thank you gifts and it will be apreciated even more. A police officer friend of mine gave me that advice after a cop here was killed. Lots of people were bringing donuts, coffee, gifts to the police station for the first couple weeks and they had so much that they would donate the stuff to other places. About a month after it happened and the gifts had stopped someone brought them donuts and coffee as a belated thank-you and that was the one that everyone at the station remembered!

However if it is a seasonal fire crew that won't be together in a month, then ignore advice above.

I agree with entire post.
Was very simular in the NYC area after 9/11

[texas*princess]

I've heard some good stories (people who were told it was OK to go back to their homes to find little or no damage), and I've heard really bad stories (people who moved there maybe a month or two prior to the fires to work in that area) from coworkers in our SD office.

It's so crazy

[yangstar]

The damage is roughly 1800+ structures, tons of those are homes. :[ You stay classy San Diego, Qualcomm was an amazing safe haven that was well organized, even though they had too much food [not always a bad thing!]

[texas*princess]

Geez.

http://news.myspace.com/politics/nat.../item/11873869

The young boy who started one of the worst of Southern California's wildfires last month will not be criminally charged, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office said Tuesday. The 10-year-old boy had admitted to police that he had started the fire accidentally while playing with matches Oct. 21.

[navane]

The young boy who started one of the worst of Southern California's wildfires last month will not be criminally charged, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office said Tuesday. The 10-year-old boy had admitted to police that he had started the fire accidentally while playing with matches Oct. 21.

That was the Los Angeles portion of the fire; the San Diego portion of the fire was allegedly at least partially caused by SDG&E power lines coming down due to the very strong winds and igniting brush that hadn't been cleared.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont..._1m14sdge.html

.....Kelly

[BetteDavisEyes]

Bumping because we're at it again.

My sister was evacuated from her house and when she left, she saw flames coming down the ridge over her backyard. Not a good sign. She is still in the Brea area because most roads are closed, the freeways are shut down and the streets are blocked. Police and fire crews are letting them out slowly so it's taking forever.

On the plus side, after grabbing the kids and valuables, she ran back in for the dog. Yay for not forgetting family pets.

[honeychile]

The mother of a good friend of mine was told to evacuate yesterday, but she wouldn't. So, today, she's stuck in her house, nobody can get through to her, but she claimed yesterday that her neighbors will help her, if need be. She's 86 years old, and her children can't even call her.

[HBADPi]

I tried to go visit my parents today and got suck on the 57 freeway right by Brea for about an hour and a half until people realized the freeway was closed and started making Uturns and going up the freeway on ramps to the streets. I tried to get around the freeway closures by taking side streets but they were all closed. After 2 hrs I just drove back to my place. Fortunately for now south Orange County hasnt been affected but watching the fires was incredible.

[texas*princess]

it was so bizarre going back to SD after the '07 fires... you could still smell it in the air.

I hope everyone near the current fires get out safely!

[christiangirl]

I was thinking about moving to Santa Barabara next year but am seriously reconsidering.

Honeychile, that is so awful! I'll pray extra hard for her!

[AOII_LB93]

We were actually able to see the flames in the Corona fire from the 2nd sory of our house. 8 miles away from here, but the winds are blowing east to west.

[BetteDavisEyes]

My sister is still under evacuation orders. Her house is caught in the middle between the Brea fire and the Carbon Canyon/Yorba Linda fire. I hope the winds stay calm so the firefighters can get a handle on the fires.
All the schools in her area are closed until further notice. My hubby has been deployed for work. It's pretty bad out here.

[Benzgirl]

Cousin lives in Santa Monica and has had a sore throat all week. She said that depending on where she drives, her car is often covered with ashes. She is dying to go north for some cooler weather and clean air.