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Thanks for the concern! So far the fires have produced a lot of smoke and ash fall out at my place. Thank God there hasn't been any wind or the whole affected area would be completely devastated.
I was watching the mountain 3/4 of mile from my house burn last night, and today there is a lot of smoke in this area due to the inversion layer. Hopefully later today it will get up to 100 again and the inversion layer will dissapate and the smoke will be gone.
The area that has burned so far is huge, the station fire as it is called doubled-again-last night. It had doubled in size on saturday.
On shore flow and cooler temps are predicted for later this week so that should help.
Thanks again for asking!!
Well, I guess the old house didn't burn, but, it sure looked like that whole neighborhood went up. Apparently the "hot shots" were setting back fires, and everyone who saw them was really impressed at their skill with flare guns in lighting the back fires.
Right now, my house seems to be in the middle of the flight path for the water dropping helicopters, with one passing over my house about every 5 minutes, and they are so low the windows are rattling. The didn't used to fly at night, but, it is my understanding that they are now approved to fly with night vision goggles.
When I left for work this morning the smoke was as thick as fog, and it was raining quarter sized flakes of ash, and the whole mountain side for a couple of miles was on fire. One thing is for sure, it definitely has burned off a whole lot of brush. Don't know if any of you have seen the news articles about the smoky haze over Nevada, and all the way to Denver from these fires. Amazing. Personally, I think that all the area's that didn't burn, that are now surrounded by burnt out area's should be set a fire, and just finish the job.
It is so lucky that there was no wind, especially the North East, or Santa Ana winds as they are called were not present, or this would have been a huge disaster.
Of course the fear mongering media is talking about how this is the beginning of the fire season and how bad it is going to be. No mention about how lucky we are that there were no winds, and that La Crescenta and La Canada would be in ashes if they winds were blowing.
The next big thing will be when it starts raining and all the debris flows from the burn area's will be washing down the hill sides and threatening these same hillside neighborhoods. It' amazing how old news is new again.
It does appear that this fire is winding down, and lord will'in and the creek don't rise, this fire will be totally under control in 3-5 days. The total acreage burned is now at 127,000.
Right now, my house seems to be in the middle of the flight path for the water dropping helicopters, with one passing over my house about every 5 minutes, and they are so low the windows are rattling. The didn't used to fly at night, but, it is my understanding that they are now approved to fly with night vision goggles.
When I left for work this morning the smoke was as thick as fog, and it was raining quarter sized flakes of ash, and the whole mountain side for a couple of miles was on fire. One thing is for sure, it definitely has burned off a whole lot of brush. Don't know if any of you have seen the news articles about the smoky haze over Nevada, and all the way to Denver from these fires. Amazing. Personally, I think that all the area's that didn't burn, that are now surrounded by burnt out area's should be set a fire, and just finish the job.
It is so lucky that there was no wind, especially the North East, or Santa Ana winds as they are called were not present, or this would have been a huge disaster.
Of course the fear mongering media is talking about how this is the beginning of the fire season and how bad it is going to be. No mention about how lucky we are that there were no winds, and that La Crescenta and La Canada would be in ashes if they winds were blowing.
The next big thing will be when it starts raining and all the debris flows from the burn area's will be washing down the hill sides and threatening these same hillside neighborhoods. It' amazing how old news is new again.
It does appear that this fire is winding down, and lord will'in and the creek don't rise, this fire will be totally under control in 3-5 days. The total acreage burned is now at 127,000.
Thanks for the heads up ragman. Hard to put people in a given location from across the world. Hope all is well for you & your family Dale. Dont know what they do in that neck of the woods with the "Stay or Go Policy" but staying cost alot of people their lives here recently.
All the best man.
Wal
All the best man.
Wal
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