Hang in there, California: wild fires - Page 6

Jimbuna · 11-10-18, 06:42 AM

Safest wishes to you and all the other folk over there

Reece · 11-10-18, 06:53 AM

That's terrible!!

I hope they get it contained soon!

Onkel Neal · 11-10-18, 08:01 AM

It keeps getting worse. These fires are destroying so many homes, lives, and natural areas.

u crank · 11-10-18, 08:27 AM

Stay safe Aktungbby. Hope you get some relief soon.

Aktungbby · 11-10-18, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by u crank

Stay safe Aktungbby. Hope you get some relief soon.

THANKS I'M WELL TO THE SOUTH 130 MILES BUT THE SMOKE IS HORRIBLE AS THE EASTERLY WIND IS ABNORMAL;

AND SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DUE TO BAD AIR...

CONTAINMENT IS 20% AS OF THE LATEST UPDATE.

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The Camp Fire has become California's most destructive fire in history, having leveled 6,713 structures.
The vast majority were homes: a total of 6,453, authorities said Friday night during a press conference in Chico.
The number of buildings destroyed far surpasses the destruction left behind by the Tubbs Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties. The October 2017 fire wiped out 5,636 structures and killed 22 people.
Officials also confirmed nine fatalities. Five of those victims were found trapped in burned vehicles.
The fire was estimated at 100,000 acres and remained mostly out of control Friday night,...

ONCE AGAIN THE USUAL SUSPECT ...IS SUSPECTED:

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The Associated Press is reporting that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says "it experienced a problem on an electrical transmission line" near the Camp Fire minutes before the deadly blaze started.

The statement came after the state's largest utility said in a one-page summary filed Thursday with regulators, it had experienced an outage on the electrical transmission line about 15 minutes before the deadly fire started, according to an Associated Press article.
PG&E later observed damage to a transmission tower on the line near Paradise, the story said. Authorities still haven't determined the cause of the fire.
"Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers, employees, contractors and the communities we serve," PG&E spokeswoman Mayra Tostado said in an email to the Record Searchlight. "The cause of the Camp Fire has not yet been determined. PG&E has provided an initial electric incident report to the Safety and Enforcement Division of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The information provided in this report is preliminary and PG&E will fully cooperate with any investigations

....HOW REASSURING.

Mr Quatro · 11-10-18, 10:53 AM

The smoke is starting to clear in Paradise, but the death toll is now up to ten (10). The whole town was consumed in just a matter of minutes from 40 mph winds.

The images remind me of Iraq fleeing Kuwait after Desert Storm

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/ca...-live-updates/

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Not a single resident of Paradise, California, can be seen anywhere in town after most of them fled the Northern California community that may be lost forever. Most of the town's buildings are in ruin. Entire neighborhoods are leveled. The business district is destroyed.

In a single day, the Sierra Nevada foothill town of 27,000 was largely incinerated by flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do. Only a day after the "Camp Fire" began, the blaze had grown on Friday to nearly 140 square miles and destroyed more than 6,700 structures, almost all of them homes -- making it California's most destructive wildfire since record-keeping began.

Catfish · 11-10-18, 02:16 PM

i really hope it will stop soon. All the best Aktung!

mookiemookie · 11-10-18, 11:46 PM

Please be safe...from someone who managed the Hurricane Harvey, Ike, et al crap......your life ain't worth your pride or possessions. When **** hits the fan, bug out like you mean it!

Aktungbby · 11-11-18, 01:05 AM

/\true that! 2017's mess: It came down to cat food/kitty litter, wife's jewelry, hygiene products,wedding photos, passports and clean skivies for three days of pending evacuation if the winds shifted...all in the
best two cars parked in the driveway as the power is out to the garage door, (which killed 4 people trapped in their garages!) Long garden hoses 'X' across the roof for spritzing any wind-bourne hot ash showers. At 67 I've got too much damn crap anyhow!

Eichhörnchen · 11-11-18, 03:34 AM

I missed all this yesterday... glad you're okay, Aktung

Dowly · 11-11-18, 06:30 AM

mapuc · 11-11-18, 12:46 PM

Last month I saw a movie about men who was fighting fire in the forrest.

Only The Brave.

When watching this movie I was thinking about this thread and it's owner.

When reading this thread I'm thinking about this movie.

Markus

kg6eyr · 11-11-18, 05:18 PM

Smoke on the horizon, bearing 000!

(Taken near Malibu.)

From the looks of things and the El Niño chatter in the foreseeable future, we might be in for a really rough winter fire season lest we get some decent rain...

Reece · 11-11-18, 06:10 PM

The situation here in Australia isn't much better, only 21mm (0.8") for September and October combined here in the lower Mid North of South Australia. Crops have all failed here and being bailed for stock feed, much the same over the rest of Australia.

They reckon it is going to be a bad fire season here, hope not.
Very sad to see all the damage and deaths over there, what a horrible way to die.

I hope it ends soon.

fireftr18 · 11-11-18, 06:51 PM

Prayers for everyone in California. I've been keeping up with the fires, it seems it's not ending the past couple years. Terrible events.
Stay safe everyone.

11-10-18, 06:42 AM	#76
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Safest wishes to you and all the other folk over there __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-10-18, 06:53 AM	#77
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,749 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	That's terrible!! I hope they get it contained soon! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

11-10-18, 08:01 AM	#78
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	It keeps getting worse. These fires are destroying so many homes, lives, and natural areas. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

11-10-18, 08:27 AM	#79
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,747 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Stay safe Aktungbby. Hope you get some relief soon. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

11-10-18, 02:16 PM	#82
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11-10-18, 11:46 PM	#83
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Please be safe...from someone who managed the Hurricane Harvey, Ike, et al crap......your life ain't worth your pride or possessions. When **** hits the fan, bug out like you mean it! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

11-11-18, 01:05 AM	#84
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,042 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	/\true that! 2017's mess: It came down to cat food/kitty litter, wife's jewelry, hygiene products,wedding photos, passports and clean skivies for three days of pending evacuation if the winds shifted...all in the best two cars parked in the driveway as the power is out to the garage door, (which killed 4 people trapped in their garages!) Long garden hoses 'X' across the roof for spritzing any wind-bourne hot ash showers. At 67 I've got too much damn crap anyhow! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 11-11-18 at 01:20 AM.

11-11-18, 03:34 AM	#85
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11-11-18, 12:46 PM	#87
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,543 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Last month I saw a movie about men who was fighting fire in the forrest. Only The Brave. When watching this movie I was thinking about this thread and it's owner. When reading this thread I'm thinking about this movie. Markus

11-11-18, 05:18 PM	#88
kg6eyr Watch Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Baldwin Park, California Posts: 19 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Smoke on the horizon, bearing 000! (Taken near Malibu.) From the looks of things and the El Niño chatter in the foreseeable future, we might be in for a really rough winter fire season lest we get some decent rain... __________________ SH3 Current Status Report: Exam 5/5 - Excellent - Awaiting Deployment - SH3 Commander SH4 Current Status Report: Sub School 4/5 - Convoy Attack WIP - Pre-Pearl Harbor Career SH5 Current Status Report: Patrol 1.5: British Supplies: 22 Sunk - Total Tonnage: 125462 - Post British Coastal Waters

11-11-18, 06:10 PM	#89
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,749 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	The situation here in Australia isn't much better, only 21mm (0.8") for September and October combined here in the lower Mid North of South Australia. Crops have all failed here and being bailed for stock feed, much the same over the rest of Australia. They reckon it is going to be a bad fire season here, hope not. Very sad to see all the damage and deaths over there, what a horrible way to die. I hope it ends soon. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

11-11-18, 06:51 PM	#90
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Prayers for everyone in California. I've been keeping up with the fires, it seems it's not ending the past couple years. Terrible events. Stay safe everyone. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!