wildfires

Sunset & Sylmar Fire Smoke

by Karoli on November 15, 2008 · 0 comments

Hopefully the worst of this has passed with diminishing wind gusts tonight. However, we now have to turn our attention to Orange County and pray that San Diego is spared this time. The current Santa Ana wind condition is erratic and unpredictable. Wind gusts are carrying burning embers across valleys, freeways, and homes. Please be [...]

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Sylmar Fire

by Karoli on November 15, 2008 · 12 comments

Sylmar is ablaze. It’s one of the scariest fires I’ve seen in or near the San Fernando Valley. Here are some links for information: CrisisWire has a Google map, Twitter feed and links to coverage. Twitter Search @ResPres took some photos from the back side of the fire (Santa Clarita) LAFD Tactical voice traffic on [...]

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