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Public Forums => Disaster Awareness & CERT => Topic started by: Wrightwood on Oct 23, 07, 05:57:24 AM
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The I15 is open both Northbound and Southbound through the Cajon Pass.
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Sounds like our two communities had a few close calls last night. There was a fire at Cajon Blvd/Kenwood (again...) and a report of a fire along the freeway at Sierra. I heard that the Little Mountain Fire that started all the way over at Shandin Hills in San Bernardino came all of the way through the wash to the I-15.
But good news -- my husband just drove up I-15 up to Kenwood and the freeway both directions is opened. However, the I-215 is closed due to the fire behind North San Bernardino (University Ave. to Palm/Kendall). He said that there are quite a few fire engines up in that area and a huge header of smoke.
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Incident: 0062 Type: Report of Fire Location: NB I215 AT UNIVERSITY PKWY Zoom Map: 576 1C info as of: 10/23/2007 6:46:32 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:42AM 1039 TO COMM CENTER REF A SEPARATE FIRE STARTING SB 15 JKNO 215 WEST SIDE OF THE FWY PER CAL TRANS
6:32AM WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SIGN STILL READS * SB 215 IS STILL CLOSED AFFIRM**
6:31AM SB 215 IS STILL CLOSED PLS PER R3 AT LEAST 20VEHS CAME THUR THE CONE PATTERN WHERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHS OFF AT DEVORE ST BY LIGHTING VEHS UP
6:11AM PER 12-S5 REQ NTFY MEDIA THAT HWY IS OPEN
6:07AM 1039 HQ, 8X10, SNT DTY PGS, DEACTV CMS
6:00AM 12-S6,S7 PROVIDING ESCORT - SB 15 OPEN
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Incident: 0081 Type: Report of Fire Location: NB I15 AT SIERRA AV Zoom Map: 544 6H info as of: 10/23/2007 6:53:20 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:49AM PER 123-S7 HAVE A UNIT TO ROLL EB 210 AT CITRUS - SGT COPIES
6:49AM PER FONTANA THEY HAVE EB 210 AT DAY CREEK - ALL LANES CLOSED
6:26AM PER 123-103--- EB 210 TO NB 15 HAS BEEN BLKD OFF WITH CONES BY CALTRANS
6:00AM 123-101 HAS NB 15-TO EB 210 CLOSED,123-S7 HAS EB 210 TO NB 15 CLOSED -- AND LOOKS LIKE FONTANA PD HAS NB 15 TO WB 210 CLOSED
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Incident: 0081
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:54AM POER FONTANA PD THEY ARE 97 WITH FD AND ALL LANES CLOSED EB210 AT DAY CREEK -- DUE TO FIRES LOCATED CHERRY AT VICTORIA, MILLIKEN 210 ABD 15 AT 210
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Report of fire in Lytle Creek, as per CHP.
Incident: 0376 Type: Report of Fire Location: LYTLE CREEK Zoom Map: 514 7G info as of: 10/23/2007 7:12:24 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
7:00AM NOW ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CAMP FIRE
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Report of fire in Lytle Creek, as per CHP.
Incident: 0376 Type: Report of Fire Location: LYTLE CREEK Zoom Map: 514 7G info as of: 10/23/2007 7:12:24 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
7:00AM NOW ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CAMP FIRE
Does or will this affect Wrightwood???
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There's quite a bit of smoke coming from the Lone Pine Canyon area. Is this from the Lytle Creek fire or is it blowing this way from the Devore fire?
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My hubby just now drove up LPC and there is no fire, but the view is spectacular he said.
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What fire are we getting all of the smoke from? Is that from Grass Valley, Devore, Lytle Creek--all three?
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I went to the top of Lone Pine and it looks like it is coming across from the Lake Arrowhead area.
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I just returned from Victorville and it looks like the smoke if from the fires in Arrowhead.
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We are getting smoke from the fires in the San Bernardino Mountains.
People in Apple Valley can see it blowing this direction. (per ham radio calls)
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I went to helicopter hill and looked. It looks like it's blowing in from the San Bernardino Mountains.
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The smoke is from the Lake Arrowhead/Running springs fire. I am trying to upload photo's I just took from Phelan, but it is taking awhile...I will post them soon I hope!
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It seems a bit windier up here today. How much of a threat are the current fires to Wrightwood? Not taking into account any new fires?
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Nothing is near us right now.
Just stay in touch and informed.
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Here are photo's from Phelan, looking toward Phelan Rd, and Wrightwood area:
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Calindy/IMG_0658.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Calindy/IMG_0662.jpg)
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The wind has shifted and I can see a huge mass of smoke blowing towards Wrightwood, and heading into the high desert.....
How bad is the smoke right now in Wrightwood?
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The smoke is just beginning to hit Wrightwood
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This picture is from the top of LPC about 1:00 PM on 10-23-07
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/JUSTAGIGLIO/Mybackyard.jpg)
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This picture is from the top of LPC about 1:00 PM on 10-23-07
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/JUSTAGIGLIO/Mybackyard.jpg)
One of my kids is in Phelan - she called very scared from looks of smoke and rumors in town about Lytle Creek fire. Does WW have a fire concern, other than dealing with breathing smoke?
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Volunteer evacuations are now activated for the city of Highland
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Just taken at Serrano High School:
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Calindy/IMG_0721.jpg)
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Thanks for creating a thread for those of us out of state at the time informed as to where the bad spots are.....You have no idea what it's like to be thousands of miles away and turning on a TV in a motel roomand seeing California fires on every channel.
What a relief to know our little ville is escaping serious damages now.....It's unbelievable almost as they are now calling this the worst firestorm in history of Calif and the number of evacuees approaching one million. We must be protected by old Indian Spirits or something.
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From town.... 2:30 PM.... 10-23-2007
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/JUSTAGIGLIO/Fromtown.jpg)
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Thanks for the Pic, Nic!!!! My friends here are totally impressed that I can see things from my own town via this site....You would love where I am at now (and whose viewing your pics).
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http://www.sbcfire.org/default.asp
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http://www.fire.ca.gov/
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http://www.fire.ca.gov/
Due to extremely high traffic volume, the CAL FIRE Incident Website is not functioning. This temporary page contains the latest information available.
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/1716578803_4f1de59813.jpg?v=0)
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A friend just called on her way home from work in Victorville and said that she could see hot spots on the hesperia side of the mountian.
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2342/1717081687_985e3e5d2e.jpg?v=0)
15 Northbound at 3:30. I have dubbed it the "The Gauntlet";
I passed so many overturned big rigs I had to get out my calculator to keep track.
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Erie, where was that taken?
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Never mind! (I made a post that did not in fact answer a question...) WW, feel free to delete...
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Near the new development.....
Low Prices, High Profile
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/1718176662_9d5a27b8f2.jpg?v=0)
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2342/1717081687_985e3e5d2e.jpg?v=0)
15 Northbound at 3:30. I have dubbed it the "The Gauntlet";
I passed so many overturned big rigs I had to get out my calculator to keep track.
Where were all these overturned trucks? I came through at 3:45 and only counted three.Traffic was flowing faster than usual both this morning at 6:30 and again this afternoon.You really shouldn't post alarmist things like this, people are already worried enough.
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I am no where near any fires. Just want you to know that I am thinking about you all. Hope you are all safe. Take care of yourselves!
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I wish I was alarmist....when I traveled at 3:00 I saw a big rig's trailer start to float in front of me. It was extremely windy. I counted at least 5, some were just the trailers, on the 15 fwy and a few more on the 210. More were off the road and one crumpled trailer, I believe off Sierra.
Bobbie I heard that someone planted a pink flamingo in your yard, you better go check. ;D
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Taken from Main Street in Hesperia at about 1pm...
(http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/dannacruzan/fire-from-hesperia---merge.jpg)
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We were on the 215 detour Sunday and passed this truck about 4:15. We had our RV in Yorba Linda and of course did not try to bring it back.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d180/chuck3195/IMG_1768.jpg)
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Taken from the 138 at the Silverwood cutoff, which was closed...
(http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/dannacruzan/138-at-silverwood-cutoff.jpg)
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Another merge taken from the 138 heading towards Hesperia Lakes...
(http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/dannacruzan/merge-from-138-heading-towa.jpg)
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Taken from the 15 near the Runaway Ramp at 1:30pm
(http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/dannacruzan/fire-from-cajon-near-runawa.jpg)
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Taken at around 12pm from just above Clyde's Ranch
(http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/dannacruzan/fire-from-above-clydes-ranc.jpg)
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Just came home from Phelan and we could see flames from the 138 between Beekley and Sheep Creek. I am sure they were from the San Berardinos, but it sure looked closer.
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The San Bernardino County Sun has the best local fire information on their website that I've seen, compared to the LA & Orange County news sources -- concentrating on the fires in our area.
http://www.sbsun.com/ (http://www.sbsun.com/)
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Here is tonight's view from Phelan. The first photo is a water bomber heading to the fire under our full moon:
(http://debmann.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p998435282-3.jpg)
(http://debmann.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p1063291052-3.jpg)
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Outstanding shot of DC-10 Tanker 910 heading back to drop another load!
My assignment on this fire is to brief mountain fire evacuees four times a day on the Slide and Grass Fire. I would estimate that probably half are Spanish speak so we do it with an interpreter. There are at least 3,000 folks sleeping on cots at the National Orange Show. Most left with the clothes on their back and nothing else...not even a tooth brush. The Red Cross is doing a great job with taking care of their basic needs and pretty organized. It's kind of like being in fire camp but much noisier.
I am not able to share much information yet as the focus has been on suppression and not information gathering. We are starting to get the Public Information Officers that we ordered and will be able get more intell back down the hill. Folks just want to know if their neighborhood is still there or not or whether a particular landmark or area they like is gone. By Friday, we have the difficult task of starting to share which homes have been destroyed or damaged. The mood will change then and each day will be another difficult one. They are hopeful and want to believe that what they left will still be there when they are allowed back up.
This will be a challenging ten days or so as Friday is the one year anniversary of the Esperanza Fire and the loss of the crew of Engine 57. Be thinking of our men and women who are putting themselves in harm's way out there every day for the good of us all.
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Wildman,
Keep up the good work, it takes a special person to do what you are doing effectively.
All we are hearing on the news is that the professionals in this matter have it handled. This is not going to be a "Katrina."
I found it colorful to hear a guy from CalFire calling the DC-10 "the biggest tool in the tool box." I know it is just one tool, but it sure is the one that everyone wants to borrow.
Nice shots Justa, Calindy, Angelwolf, and PJ.
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Wildman,
Keep up the good work, it takes a special person to do what you are doing effectively.
All we are hearing on the news is that the professionals in this matter have it handled. This is not going to be a "Katrina."
Amen! Wildman, thanks to you and your firefighters. God bless and keep you all safe!
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Here is tonight's view from Phelan. The first photo is a water bomber heading to the fire under our full moon:
(http://debmann.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p998435282-3.jpg)
Looks like you got a picture of a Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune to me ;)
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Wildman,
Keep up the good work, it takes a special person to do what you are doing effectively.
All we are hearing on the news is that the professionals in this matter have it handled. This is not going to be a "Katrina."
I found it colorful to hear a guy from CalFire calling the DC-10 "the biggest tool in the tool box." I know it is just one tool, but it sure is the one that everyone wants to borrow.
Nice shots Justa, Calindy, Angelwolf, and PJ.
Talking about special people and firefighters, this shot from the LA Times is just incredible and shows the lengths these heroes go to protect us.
(http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/photo/2007-10/33450611.jpg)
Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
A CDF firefighter is dwarfed by flames along East Grade Road on Palomar Mountain.