Crazy fires going on in Cali

[SampSon]

The southwest is going to burn down into a desert and the southeast is going to dry up. Comon up people, I got some property for sale.

 

[Fayd]

i'm in poway... on a little strip of land between 2 fires, that hasnt been told to evac yet.

i hope i dont have to evac

 

[vital]

can someone please explain how fire can physically jump from one city to another that is 15+ miles away without burning its entire way there??

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: vital
can someone please explain how fire can physically jump from one city to another that is 15+ miles away without burning its entire way there??

Burning hot embers flying through the air. They land somewhere else that is really dry and start a fire.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Me Llamo Hefe
They have now expanded the evacuation zone all the way up to carlsbad.

Carlsbad is where JulesMaximus is. :Q

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: vital
can someone please explain how fire can physically jump from one city to another that is 15+ miles away without burning its entire way there??

Burning hot embers flying through the air. They land somewhere else that is really dry and start a fire.

What he said...but also arsonists. Someone started the fire in Irvine.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: SampSon
The southwest is going to burn down into a desert and the southeast is going to dry up. Comon up people, I got some property for sale.

the southeast is already dry. a couple of the cities next to me have less than 100 days of drinking water left...

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: vital
can someone please explain how fire can physically jump from one city to another that is 15+ miles away without burning its entire way there??

Burning hot embers flying through the air. They land somewhere else that is really dry and start a fire.

What he said...but also arsonists. Someone started the fire in Irvine.

why the fuck would someone do this? what pleasure can you get out of seeing all this damage?

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: SampSon
The southwest is going to burn down into a desert and the southeast is going to dry up. Comon up people, I got some property for sale.

the southeast is already dry. a couple of the cities next to me have less than 100 days of drinking water left...

It's all just a matter of time until everyone flees to the great lakes.
Come to papa. I've got land.

 

[funkymatt]

in lake forest now and I can see the hill burning in the portola fire. no evacuation yet here. the fire's moving really fast. this seems to be much worse than the fire abut 4 years ago.

 

[AkumaX]

took this pic around 830am with my blackjack (wm6) on my crappy commute to work (going 5 S @ jeffrey)

sun of bloody tears

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: vital
can someone please explain how fire can physically jump from one city to another that is 15+ miles away without burning its entire way there??

Burning hot embers flying through the air. They land somewhere else that is really dry and start a fire.

What he said...but also arsonists. Someone started the fire in Irvine.

why the fuck would someone do this? what pleasure can you get out of seeing all this damage?

Blame the smokers who throw their LIT cigarette butts out their window on a highway lined with dry brush.

 

[AAman]

The new guy in my old department (started in when I left on Oct. 1st) lost his house this morning. Probably a few others did as well. Anyone could go home today and claim authorized leave, I did a half day and then came home at lunch. I'm pretty sure tomorrow will be authorized leave as well.

During the big fire in 2003, I went to bed with no worries because the fires were 15-20 miles away. My roommate woke me up and told me that the emergency message on the TV was a one hour evacuation warning, and the fire was a mile from my house. I packed what I could, and checked the news before bolting the door- the wind had changed direction, and my neighborhood was saved. I was going to have to stay at my old roommates, and my ex-gf was staying there too. Wheh! Close call both ways lol.

 

[JohnCU]

damn, a lot of people on here seem to be affected. good luck to everyone out there.

 

[d33pt]

about 12 miles away from us. not too worried yet. air is very bad though..stuck inside. work is in rancho bernardo. we're going into emergency procedures right now for business continuity, making sure data is safeguarded. really don't want to be working right now.

 

[bondboy]

Map and status of all fires - frequently updated

 

[mattjbak]

It's within miles of my house, we had to evacuate. I have multiple friends who lost their houses and possessions and one that lost a dog :\

 

[TehMac]

Del Mar has been put under voluntary evac...getting ready to evac soon to Qualcom stadium. Hopefully we're not put under mandatory. We're waiting for mandatory, with everything packed. Hope it doesn't come to that.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
damn, a lot of people on here seem to be affected. good luck to everyone out there.

Parents house is probably 35-40mi away. I was there last night, and it smelled like a goddamn campfire. I wouldn't be surprised if the streets were lined with ash right now.

 

[Eeezee]

I've been readig reports that most of the fires are arson. So no, this has nothing to do with "OMG ENVIRONMENT LOL" since the fires aren't even natural anyway.

It's not just forests that are burning, it's neighborhoods nowhere near forests. And don't forget all of the super dry grass.

I wouldn't describe any of them as "super fires" either, it's mostly fairly typical California wildfires. The southern part of the state dries up, allowing fires to spread more easily. The southern half of the state has big fires every year...

I live on the UCI campus, luckily the fires are all pretty far away from here. The fire near the marine corps air station might reach us eventually if it's really out of control, but I doubt it.

 

[Gothgar]

It doesn't help that we're having 90 mile an hour + winds either.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
damn, a lot of people on here seem to be affected. good luck to everyone out there.

Yup....California (both north and south) is HUGE in tech on a worldwide scale, so it's not surprising that of the plethora of geeks on ATOT so many are affected by this, including myself.


EDIT: and what does it take for a mod to sticky a thread anyway? At least sticky one so that those in southern cali will see it and have a chance to let us know they're okay.

It took me 6-7 tries to dial my dad just 10 minutes ago....I'm betting that it's gonna be harder to get through tonight, and I'm only in Northern Cali......people on the other coast must be having a harder time getting through to check on their loved ones.

 

[JohnCU]

yeah, mods please sticky this. :thumbsup:

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
It doesn't help that we're having 90 mile an hour + winds either.

yeah fucking seriously. God damned winds, I wish they'd fuck off.

 

[Skunkwourk]

Originally posted by: bondboy
Map and status of all fires - frequently updated

That is very discomforting to me. Hope the AT members make it out ok