La Canada Fire
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rob300c
The Big Noobowski
Gee-Man
Member
A Fireman's Prayer
When I am called to duty, God,
Whenever flames may rage;
Give me strength to save some life,
Whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person
From the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert
And hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling
And to give the best in me
To guard my every neighbor
And protect his property.
And if, according to my fate,
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your protecting
My children and my wife.
- Author Unknown
Sent to all firefighters.
When I am called to duty, God,
Whenever flames may rage;
Give me strength to save some life,
Whatever be its age.
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person
From the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert
And hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling
And to give the best in me
To guard my every neighbor
And protect his property.
And if, according to my fate,
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your protecting
My children and my wife.
- Author Unknown
Sent to all firefighters.
souldog
OG Post-Whorer since 2008 bitches...
This is another reason why I hate southern California, these fires destroy thousands of dollars every year around this time.
I hope everything goes well bro,
I hope everything goes well bro,
DesertRat
Perpetual Newbie
This was the view on Saturday, long before the fire got close to the desert and it looked worse then than it does now that the fire has reached the desert. Now the smoke is basically obscuring everything so you can't see much.
DesertRat
Perpetual Newbie
I took these from my office a few minutes ago. Sorry it is a crappy cell phone camera and the closest thing to a panorama shot I can get.
This is the view looking south. The smoke plumes on the right(west edge of the fire)in the first photo are from the vicinity of the town of Acton. The Mt. Wilson area would be left of the billboard in the foreground and about 20 miles distant as the crow flies. The far left of the last photo would be looking towards the ski areas of Wrightwood which is about 40 to 50 miles. The fire is not even close to Wrightwood but this gives you an idea of the smoke the aerial tankers are dealing with which is preventing them for attacking the fire anywhere other than the far west and south leading edges.
This is the view looking south. The smoke plumes on the right(west edge of the fire)in the first photo are from the vicinity of the town of Acton. The Mt. Wilson area would be left of the billboard in the foreground and about 20 miles distant as the crow flies. The far left of the last photo would be looking towards the ski areas of Wrightwood which is about 40 to 50 miles. The fire is not even close to Wrightwood but this gives you an idea of the smoke the aerial tankers are dealing with which is preventing them for attacking the fire anywhere other than the far west and south leading edges.
Last I heard Mt. Wilson is at risk. If the fire reaches the antennas, FM/AM and over the air signals will go down. Hopefully they get this fire contained soon, however I'm still hearing Sept 8 as the containment date.
beyond the band
cantankerous newb
Stay safe bro. You need anything, don't hesitate.
mmburtch
Sleep deprived and cranky
An Air quality warning was just issued here in Colorado due to your smoke. On the bright side, the sunset and the moon last night were awesome to see.
Wolfie
Alien
Couresy of NASA, this image was taken Sunday. It's apparently currently twice this size:
Larger image here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/fires/main/usa/cafires_20090901.html
Larger image here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/fires/main/usa/cafires_20090901.html