Capps & Prudhomme

#1 10-23-2007, 02:06 PM

I just heard that they both lost their homes in the wildfires in California.
No one was hurt but the homes were lost.

Does anyone have any information about this?

#2 10-23-2007, 02:23 PM

OH MY GOODNESS! I hope all are OK!

#3 10-23-2007, 02:28 PM

The word I got was that everyone was out of the houses.

#4 10-23-2007, 02:37 PM

Oh crap, I hope this isn't true.

#5 10-23-2007, 02:40 PM

me too, Paul, but it came from within the funny car group.

#6 10-23-2007, 02:48 PM

Oh no. Man, this is turning into a disaster.

I'm really glad no one was hurt.

#7 10-23-2007, 02:51 PM

last I heard 321,000 people have been evacuated. I can't even begin to understand what everyone is going through.

#8 10-23-2007, 02:58 PM

i've been trying to follow this story, has anyone come forward with
answers as to the cause of these fires?
the WHOLE coastline is ablaze; it is terrrible.

#9 10-23-2007, 02:59 PM

I've been watching the shuttle mission on NASA TV. They've shown some of the smoke out over the ocean from the fires taken with cameras in the shuttle bay. They're plainly visible.

Amazingly enough, eventually, all that particulate in the air may lead to more rain down the road, depending on where it all ends up.

#10 10-23-2007, 03:01 PM

I found live updates/video here.....but I don't know enough about the area.
San Diego News, San Diego, California Weather & Sports Online - KGTV 10News.com

#11 10-23-2007, 03:12 PM

It's a mess out here folks, keep everybody in your thoughts and prayers!!!

#12 10-23-2007, 03:16 PM

Out of the 16 plus fires that are currently burning, at least one has been attributed to an act of arson.

I don't know that the actual cause of the others has been determined, but living on a hillside backing up into the mountains, we stay on the alert anytime the wind comes up.

It blew very, very hard here in Glendale on Saturday night and Sunday...but lessened considerably yesterday and today.

Unfortunately, other areas were not so lucky. The wind will take a single fire and multiply it numerous times as a results of blowing, burning embers.

It is difficult to understand how large an area is involved and how widely scattered these fires are in terms of location. That contributes to the problems in mounting a strong enough attack to knock them down with the available resources. Particularly when the wind is gusting upwards of 80 to 90 mph in some places. The high winds not only spread the fire very rapidly, they also can prevent the aircraft from flying. Those tanker planes and choppers are one of the best tools available...and winds can ground them.

It's a tough time.

MaC

#13 10-23-2007, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelly Holmes

I found live updates/video here.....but I don't know enough about the area.
San Diego News, San Diego, California Weather & Sports Online - KGTV 10News.com

Holy Crap Kel. Nearly everything is about the fires. Unbelievable.

I got an email from someone near Malibu saying the fire is 15 miles from their house, but there's a mountain between them and the fires. So far, they're ok.

Keepin EVERYONE in my prayers.

#14 10-23-2007, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Larson

i've been trying to follow this story, has anyone come forward with
answers as to the cause of these fires?
the WHOLE coastline is ablaze; it is terrrible.

I don't know. I saw on the news last night that nearly 2/3 of the country is in extreme drought conditions. If everything is dry, anything could start it.

#15 10-23-2007, 03:22 PM

Very tragic indeed. 346,000 homes evacuated now, that's hard to fathom.....

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