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08-31-2009, 04:13 PM
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We're smokin' here in Burbank, and I mean that literally. I happen to be in a safe area in the flatlands but the big fire is one mountain range over and the whole area is blanketed in smoke most of the day. From a distance the tower of ash looks like a volcano's spew. You know how it feels to be downwind of a beach bonfire? That about sums it up. The stink is everywhere and some parts of the day even have ash fallout. It is worst in the morning when the wind blows the smoke over the area instead of to the north and east. I have the A/C on and a fan blowing too and I've been sneezing and watery eyed all day. My daughter has been having some asthma issues as well. It looks to be about a week before they can hope to have it under control, so for now all anyone can do is hope that pray that the wall of flame doesn't push hard down the range and into densely populated areas.
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08-31-2009, 06:58 PM
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I grew up on View Drive in Burbank , California which was right at the foothills . I can remember as a little kid holding the hose as we sprinkled the roof to reduce the chance of the house catching on fire from a stray spark. Hope eveyone pulls through this.
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08-31-2009, 09:43 PM
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I am over the hill from Adam and we are getting a lot of the smoke. The massive Station Fire crested the ridge last night about 15 miles from where I live. The good news is that it will not reach me this time. The smoke is unreal. Nearly two years ago, I had the fires within 300 yards of my front door and was evacuated twice.
If you want to see what Adam and I are dealing with, this is a great time lapse of the Station Fire taken this Sunday. Five days after the fire started it is still only 5% contained this morning. http://www.brandonriza.com/Video/HTM...Contained.html Joshua
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09-02-2009, 09:14 PM
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Holy Shee-yit!
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200..._californ.html
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09-02-2009, 11:24 PM
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Well, it has been absolutely awful here the last few days. I live about a mile from one of the large command posts for the Station Fire. The park is a tent city of fire, ranger, and police personnel. The air quality has gotten worse over the last three days with yesterday and today raining ash. Two firefighters have perished during this fire defending another camp that was overrun by flames. They now say full containment might (might?!?) happen by Sept. 15. It is awful. My class spent the day writing to the firefighters and I dropped them off at the command center. I was surprised to see other community members there dropping off water, homemade food, letters, clothes, and gifts. Very nice to see some outreach here in Los Angeles.
Joshua
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09-03-2009, 12:18 AM
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fires
was thinking about you Adam and Joshua, as i sit here in Florida a bit past midnight.
you and your families and others are in my thoughts and prayers during these most difficult times all the best, barry
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09-03-2009, 05:00 PM
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I live in Pasadena and face the foothills & mountains...
And I've never seen anything quite like it as over a four day period I watched helplessly as fire consumed a whole mountain and went on to the next one. Looked as if someone was photoshopping it. Absolutely surreal. The smoke and ash made it pretty much impossible to stay outside for more than a few minutes. And even inside my closed up apartment, the smell of smoke was pretty strong at times.
Last edited by thekingofclout; 09-03-2009 at 05:01 PM.
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