Originally posted by Dawgy
that is just fucking ominous.
1000s of peoples lives have changed since that pic was taken of their homes.
When the Malibu Calabasas fires happened about 11 years ago it was heading straight towards our house in Calabasas and I was frantically driving home to get my dogs but the traffic was dead stopped on the Ventura Freeway and I just had to sit there looking at that ominous cloud of smoke thinking the worst.
Luckily the winds shifted and took it in the opposite direction before it got to our neighborhood.
Originally posted by nofx why are there always so many fires in cali? the heat?
the heat plus all the winds. plus all the fucking idiots throwing cigarette butts into brush.
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I know, didn't mean it that way. Just looks ridiculous trying to stop a fire with a garden hose.
As a Volunteer Fire Fighter myself if you think the garden hose is rediculous your sadly mistaken ...
Many many fire fighters are near that fire now with nothing more than an ax or a water tank strapped to thier back (Indian Tank is the professional term for this).
I have stopped many fires from spreading with the use of a simple fire extinguisher or a garden hose.
As a Volunteer Fire Fighter myself if you think the garden hose is rediculous your sadly mistaken ...
Many many fire fighters are near that fire now with nothing more than an ax or a water tank strapped to thier back (Indian Tank is the professional term for this).
I have stopped many fires from spreading with the use of a simple fire extinguisher or a garden hose.
I apologize, I've just never seen a professional fire fighter using a garden hose like that.
'The fires have consumed more than 300,000 acres ? the equivalent of 470 square miles. In many parts of the region, the fires kept growing despite the frantic efforts of more than 7,000 firefighters.'
imagine literally running on foot fire behind you and you still fucking die.
'The victims included two people who died inside their car as they apparently tried to escape the flames.
Among others killed were one person whose body was found in a motor home, and three in other vehicles, county sheriff?s spokeswoman Susan Knauss said. Three were killed while trying to escape on foot and two were dead on arrival at local hospitals.'
Originally posted by Fletch XXX this shit gave me chills.
imagine literally running on foot fire behind you and you still fucking die.
'The victims included two people who died inside their car as they apparently tried to escape the flames.
Among others killed were one person whose body was found in a motor home, and three in other vehicles, county sheriff?s spokeswoman Susan Knauss said. Three were killed while trying to escape on foot and two were dead on arrival at local hospitals.'
most are dying trying to escape.
A lot of people get killed or injury when they refuse the early warning orders to evacuate.
i cant speak for san diego here but.. all the fires are burning along the base of the mountains and hills which is where all the big expensive homes are. the biggest house in my city, also the highest up the hill, burned down saterday night. its not your average sized homes that are being burned down for the most part... its all the big flashy homes.
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I read 2 of the first people to die (Grand Prix fire) was because of cardiac arrest. One guy had a heart attack and collapsed while watching his home burn down, and the other died while in transport to the hospital.
The ash that is falling seems to be affecting more people than I thought. Alot of people stayed indoors this weekend.
Originally posted by Dawgy
no, the US army is only used to help other countries and deal with their problems.
I actually went to Edwards air force base to see an air show this weekend. Wondering why don't they stop the show and use all those planes to drop water.
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'Firefighters were spread thinly around threatened communities, focusing on saving what homes they could. Local dry wind patterns called Santa Ana winds prevented the air tanker drops of retardant and use of backfires that are key tactics of fire containment.'
Originally posted by Fletch XXX 'Firefighters were spread thinly around threatened communities, focusing on saving what homes they could. Local dry wind patterns called Santa Ana winds prevented the air tanker drops of retardant and use of backfires that are key tactics of fire containment.'
that's why it took sometime for them to take control of the fire
I know you're just being silly, but often firefighters get ahead of any real water supply and do what they can to save homes. Sometimes even a small amount of water can make the difference.
I know you're just being silly, but often firefighters get ahead of any real water supply and do what they can to save homes. Sometimes even a small amount of water can make the difference.
i know that firefighters are in the front line of the situation but i guess that picture doesn't really appeal to much to the affected casualties since it might send a wrong message to the public.
i know that firefighters are in the front line of the situation but i guess that picture doesn't really appeal to much to the affected casualties since it might send a wrong message to the public.
True, if you just see the picture by itself. But I bet they were originally accompanied by captions explaning the situation.
One thing you see over and over is homeowners trying to save their homes with a garden hose. They refuse to leave. Sometimes firemen will run up and take over for safety's sake.
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