URGENT Fire Update
Tomi Lyn Bowling of Sunland Tujunga reports that the recent fires plaguing the Angeles Forest have inched closer to her community as she has witnessed the fire breaching the Tujunga Wash near the Alpine Village area. Local media is not reporting this so if you live in the area or know people there you may want to spread the word.
Attention Mayor Sam Moderators: Please only approve comments on this story that relate specifically to updates or information on the fire and firefighting efforts. No trolls or political comments on this one.
Fire Flare-ups at Riverwood Ranch in Sunland:
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Posted by Michael Higby @ 8/30/2009 10:22:00 AM
11 Comments:
1:50pm- Hillside burning at north end of McVine.
Big flare-up on Mt. Lukens very close to communication towers.
Someone should look into the way the Fire people extended the "containment" area to the 210. The containment area is the size of LA basin? Why are they prioritizing DWP lines over homes?
Anybody know if it is near JPL labs in La Canada Flintridge?
Yesterday it was burning next to JPL , so it probably is okay today.
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antique(s)
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history/medication(s) & or
ALERGIC REACTIONS TO MED-
CATION(S)
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MENTS WITHIN REACH/& UP-
TO DATE;CURRENT BANK ACCT.
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TO SERVE AS WITNESSES TO
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INTRUSTED.
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OF FIRE-SMOKE ZONE IMMEDIATELY.
ELDERLY EVACUATE FIRE ZONE ASAP
HAVE A C-CRANE STYLE RADIO HANDY
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IDEALLY SET UP WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS
& OR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
HAVE A PLAN;AS TO HOW YOU/TOGETHER
CAN ASSIST EACH OTHER IN A TIME
OF CRISIS; SUCH AS ALTERNATING TO
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MORAL & SPIRITUAL SUPPORT.
HAVE YOUR MEDICATION PRESCRIPTION/
REFILL (RX) FORMS HANDY & INFORM
YOUR DOCTOR'S IMMEDIATELY/HAVE A
PHONE BOOK/LEDGER ALWAYS AT HAND
READY AT AN EMERGENCY GRAB. WITH
YOU & YOURS MEDICAL CONDITION.
HAVE BATTERIS HANDY IN YOUR FIRST
AID KIT/EARTHQUAKE KIT;FLASHLIGHT
RADIO(BATTERIES)ETC.
HAVE SMOKE/HI-QUALITY PROTECTIVE-
FACE MASKS. (3M GRADE OK) SOLD @
MOST HARDWARE STORES.
HAVE YOUR EVACUATION CHECK LIST
HANDY, MAKE MUTLTIPLE COPIES &
DISTRIBUTE THEM WITH; FRIENDS/CARS
NEIGHBORS/GARAGE AREA & THRU OUT
THE HOUSE TO EACH MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY(IF APPLICABLE)
PM-2-5 SMOKE CARCINOGENS ARE VERY
HARMFUL; THEY CAN GET DEEP INTO
THE LUNGS; FOLKS MOST AT RISK ARE:
ASTHMA SUFFERERS, ENFESIMA & OR
LUNG & HEART DISEASE SUFFERERS
BE INFORMED/HAVE BOOK(S) HANDY-
MANUAL ON CRISIS TOPICS; CHILD-
REN CONSULTING/TRAUMA & STRESS/
PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS/SUPPRESSED
ANXIETY & FEARS CAN LEAD TO FUTURE
TRAUMA, MOOD & BEHAVIOR DISORDERS
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STRESS OF A CRISIS ON ADULTS,CHILD
REN & PETS, ALL ARE VULNERABLE &
SUSCEPTIBLE TO PSYCOLOGICAL SYMPT-
OMS AND AFTER MATH LINGERING-
MENTAL, PHYSICAL & OR EMOTIONALLY
SEEDED AFFECTS.
SEEK FAMILY & OR INDIVIDUAL CON-
SULTING, TO BE SURE, YOU GET IT
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Is DR.SOPHY.COM/CLINICAL BOARD -
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CONWAY JR. INTERVIEWED TODAY:......
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FELT SHOUT OUT! TO THE NOBLE AND
HONORABLE FIRE FIGHTERS BRAVING &
BATTLING THESE STUBBORN-TERENTIUS-
RELENTLESS EIGHT STORIES & ABOVE
FIRES COMING AT YOU. WE WISH ALL
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FIGHTERS AND CIVILIANS.
************BEST REGARDS***********
Yours Truly,
THE THREE WRATHS
Two firefighters dead-RIP
Flare-ups as the wind picks up. Water drops seemed to have stopped due to nightfall. Lookie-Loos, please stay away, you are causing police to focus on traffic control.
~~~~~~CURRENT FIRE STATISTICS~~~~~~
>OVER 105, 000 ACRES BURNED & GOING
>2,500 FIRE FIGHTERS + PLUS
>12,OOO PLUS HOMES THREATENED
>ONE OF THE MOST VOLATILE FIRES IN
HISTORY
>WITHIN THE LAST TWO DAYS THE FIRE
VIRTUALY EXPLODED!!! & HAS GROWN
IMMENSELY, OUT OF CONTROL!
>SADLY TWO FIRE-FIGHTERS HAVE PASS-
ED ON. TED HALL & ARNIE QUINIONES
>THE FIRE IS NOW IN L.A. CITY TURF.
(MOUNT WASHINGTON/MOUNT.GLEASON)
>THREE PEOPLE (OR SO) IN GOLD CREEK
-LA CANADA ARE STRANDED, THEY REQ-
UESTED TO BE PICKED UP; RESCUE IS
PENDING!! FIRE HELICOPTER ON ITS
WAY!!! "FOLKS ARE IN A PANIC"
>RED FLAG WARNING! HAS BEEN IMPLEM- ENTED THRU OUT FIRE & L.A. AREA.
>THE TALK IS; PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN,
L.A. CAN SMELL THE FIRE!
>IN A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING
L.A. MAYOR T.V. SAID "THE FIRE -
FIGHTERS HAVE A TOUGH JOB TO DO"
(SO YEAH! MAYOR T.V. DON'T BE -
PATHETIC IN CANCELING THEM, AS
YOU OBVIOUSLY SHOW DISTAIN FOR
THEM; YOU APPRECIATE THEM LITTLE-
TO SAY THE LEAST! WE'LL CONTAIN
OURSELVES & KEEP THIS POLITE!!!)
> TRIBUTE TO KFI AM 640 ALL DAY-
COVERAGE.
> AVOID DEHYDRATION!!! DRINK LOT'S
OF WATER!!
> CRISIS EMERGENCY KIT; SHOULD IN-
CLUDE LONG RANGE (AT LEAST 8 MILE
RANGE TO 15) WALKIE TALKIES!
~~~~~~CURRENT FIRE STATISTICS~~~~~~
> AS OF 4:00 P.M., FIRE IS STILL
ONLY ABOUT 5% CONTAINED.
> 18 HOMES LOST & 12,000 AT RISK.
> 65 PEOPLE RESCUED.
> EVACUATION CALL, STANDS AT ABOUT
4,000 RESIDENTS.
> VARIOUS EVACUATION CENTERS SET UP
PRIMARLY IN SCHOOLS WITHIN THE
REGION; ONE OF THE FIRST SHELTER-
CENTER POSTS IS LA CANADA HIGH-
SCHOOL! WITH AT LEAST FIVE (5)
OTHER SCHOOL POSTS FOLLOWING
~~~~~~~~~~FIRE STATISTICS~~~~~~~~
> CHANEL 7 ABC NEWS EXTENSIVE
FIRE COVERAGE & DETAILED FIRE
ZONE-PERIMETER STATISTICS.
YOU CAN ACCESS MORE AT ABC7.COM
> FIRE FIGHTER STATED THAT THE
"STATION FIRE" AS IT IS NAMED
IS MOST "DYNAMIC" & "VOLATILE"
LIKE NO OTHER HE HAS SEEN OF IT'S
KIND IN THE 20 YEARS, HE HAS
BEEN IN SERVICE. OTHERS AGREEHT
> THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL
UNKNOWN!?
> THE "STATION FIRE" PRIMARLY -
ENCOMPASSES A STEEP CANYON TERR-
AIN REGION; THAT IS/WAS FILLED
WITH 50 YEAR OLD BRUSH. EXTENSIVE
BRUSH THAT BURNS FAST & RUNS
DEEP!
> FOR DIRECT FIRE UPDATE/DETAILED
EXTENSIVE INFO. GO TO WEB SITE
UPDATELA.ORG; HAS VALUABLE INPUT
AS TO EVACUATION & SUPPORT SOUR-
CES./RESOURCES.
> EVACUATION CENTER POST/SHELTER
ADDED IS HILL VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL,
PALMDALE MARIE KERR PARK.
> ANIMAL EVACUATION POSTS INFO GO
TO PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY/SPCA
> "MOUNT WILSON COMMUNICATION SITE
HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED YET"!!
> THE WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE IN
FIGHTING THE FIRE, AS CURRENT!
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