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As a Firefighter, let me say....

November 11, 2018 05:12AM
You guys have my thoughts and prayers. Wildfires are a MEAN monster! I have trained for and been in just a few. They are unpredictable. Some evolve so quickly and intense that they can actually FORM WEATHER SYSTEMS! When intense enough, they can literally suck ALL of the oxygen from the air MANY yards ahead of the flames . It's a HUGE undertaking to get them under control. Here on the East Coast, we have it much easier. We do not get the violent winds or have hills to climb. (A double whammy. NOTHING worse than winds pushing a fire up a hill) VERY VERY dangerous situation in California. Be safe and God bless.
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  I'm sitting on the Santa Monica Pier right now

NewMexicoRam941November 09, 2018 10:52AM

  Re: I'm sitting on the Santa Monica Pier right now

waterfield318November 09, 2018 11:59AM

  We are staying in Hollywood

NewMexicoRam328November 09, 2018 12:40PM

  Re: I'm sitting on the Santa Monica Pier right now

Classicalwit296November 09, 2018 01:11PM

  Re: I'm sitting on the Santa Monica Pier right now

Crazylegs299November 09, 2018 01:29PM

  Re: I'm sitting on the Santa Monica Pier right now

BeachBoy274November 09, 2018 04:52PM

  Taking the CA -166

Crazylegs299November 10, 2018 09:45AM

  CA -166 sucks, they should

Firecap296November 10, 2018 10:31AM

  Yeah

Crazylegs212November 10, 2018 12:33PM

  Praying for those folks in fire danger

mikeguman208November 10, 2018 02:34PM

  Its more than a tragedy

waterfield214November 10, 2018 05:25PM

  It sure doesn't help when you don't clear and....

roman18239November 11, 2018 03:09AM

  Yep.......

Arkansas Ram265November 11, 2018 04:33AM

  most of the actual forest areas in Cal are federally managed

zn146November 11, 2018 09:01AM

  A different management of "forests" is not the problem-sorry

waterfield171November 11, 2018 08:35AM

  And just a year or so ago, there was so much rain...

max162November 11, 2018 10:14AM

  Re: And just a year or so ago, there was so much rain...

zn150November 11, 2018 10:17AM

  California has been in a drought for eons

ferragamo79146November 11, 2018 11:24AM

  Irrelevant

waterfield141November 11, 2018 03:26PM

  The earth has been doing that since it's onset.....

roman18170November 12, 2018 03:34AM

  As a Firefighter, let me say....

Ramgator261November 11, 2018 05:12AM