LA wildfire

[Seraphim]

I took these Saturday afternoon from my front porch, one is at about 1300pst & the second is at about 1700pst.




This one was taken Sunday evening, at about 1900pst.



This last one is from this morning at about 0800pst at my work, it didn't come out like I saw it, but they are all from my cell phone cam. The lower half in this picture is the smoke moving slowly north, the upper half are natural clouds.

[JunkyII]

I took these Saturday afternoon from my front porch, one is at about 1300pst & the second is at about 1700pst.

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This one was taken Sunday evening, at about 1900pst.

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This last one is from this morning at about 0800pst at my work, it didn't come out like I saw it, but they are all from my cell phone cam. The lower half in this picture is the smoke moving slowly north, the upper half are natural clouds.

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Thats crazy

[Babalonian]

I took these Saturday afternoon from my front porch, one is at about 1300pst & the second is at about 1700pst.

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This one was taken Sunday evening, at about 1900pst.

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This last one is from this morning at about 0800pst at my work, it didn't come out like I saw it, but they are all from my cell phone cam. The lower half in this picture is the smoke moving slowly north, the upper half are natural clouds.

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Yup, same view I've been having for about a week too.  Last year was worse, this year is bad too.  This fire in particular though is burning in some really steep backcountry, in brush that hasn't burned since the lat 20s is what I hear.  And it's not too many trees, it's just southern california grass and brushland mostly, the stuff goes up like a match.  We were having a pretty mild summer here though before a week or two ago and then these fires picked up and I just wish we had some more of that mild weather for these firefighters.

[Ripsnort]

Glad to hear the Evergreen Supertanker is working it along side of these guys.  

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7_jqZpd1xo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUzQ32ngw8E

That McDonnell Douglas only holds 10k water. This Boeing 747 holds 20k.

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/Station_Fire_Air_Tanker_Video_20090831

(Curtusy of Chairboy)

[BigPlay]

The only ones doing controlled burns in California seem to be the arsonists that come out this time of year.
 
My car looks like someone poured ash on it, it's covered in the stuff.  Sky is golden and hazy and it is actually starting to hurt to breath a little.  Now that the two large fires have joined, there is some fear that we might have a repeat of the Malibu fires a couple of years ago.  No rain in the forecast, but it's supposed to cool down some with temps in the 90s and humidity is supposed to rise, that might help some.  Saw video on the local news of a 747 being used for the first time to drop fire retardant on the blaze.  The Angeles Forest fire is the one that is the largest and most out of control, it's burning in a part of the forest that hasn't seen a fire in over 60 years.  Lucky for my fiancee and I that we moved into a larger house, have some friends that live in Tuhunga Canyon that are staying with us until they're given the okay to go back to their home (which was spared).



Earthquakes and fires, just a small price to pay to live in Paradise.


ack-ack

Since when is El Segundo paradise?

[Enker]

These pictures make me glad I don't live in the west, as out here in the Midwest, all we have to worry about are the tornadoes and rains, and the tornadoes have been in short order this year.

[Ripsnort]

These pictures make me glad I don't live in the west, as out here in the Midwest, all we have to worry about are the tornadoes and rains, and the tornadoes have been in short order this year.

Every part of the US has its natural catastrophes. The West has fires, earthquakes, volcanoes, the South and Southeast has hurricanes and tornadoes, the midwest severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, and the East has Obama....

[Ripsnort]

These pictures make me glad I don't live in the west, as out here in the Midwest, all we have to worry about are the tornadoes and rains, and the tornadoes have been in short order this year.

Every part of the US has its natural catastrophes. The West has fires, earthquakes, volcanoes, the South and Southeast has hurricanes and tornadoes, the midwest severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, and the East has Obama....