The California Wild Fire Scam

Posted NOv. 18, 2008 Suppressed techology Deliberate ineptitude It was only four years ago, almost to the day that we experienced the Cedar fire, which at that time was one of the biggest fires in California history, after investigation it was proven to be Arson. Every year at this time the weather in Southern California becomes very dry and dangerous for fire. You would think our government agencies would have learned something from it. You would think that in four years.. » read more

Fires Rage In Montecito

Nov. 14, 2008 The Santa Ana winds kept firefighters away overnight as a massive wildfire engulfed dozens of expensive homes in Montecito, Calif., reports Hattie Kauffman. TO VIEW THIS VIDEO CLICK ON: http://www.cbsnews.. » read more

Many Residents Return To Devastation As Winds Ease (California ) (with video)

Oct. 16, 2008 LOS ANGELES — Darlene Westman stepped carefully Wednesday through the blackened debris of the home where she has spent the past 25 years, her bare hands sifting the ashes for anything that might have survived the flames.   There wasn't much: a decorative stone lion, a dinner plate, and a pile of cracked ceramic doll heads that had belonged to her late mother. "This is hard to grasp," she said. Her daughter, Denise Harvey, 44, was holding back tears.. » read more

State of Emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura as Deadly Wildfires Rage

California battered by wind-whipped wildfires October 14, 2008 By AP LOS ANGELES (AP) - Powerful winds stoked three major wildfires on Tuesday morning after destroying dozens of homes, forcing thousands to flee and leaving two people dead. Photo: Oct. 13, 2008: A wildfire burns about 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. (AP) The fires have charred nearly 13,000 acres in suburban Los Angeles and northern San Diego County in three days, with the fiercest blazes burning in the San Fernando Valley. More than 2,000 firefighters and a fleet of water- and retardant-dropping aircraft battled the 5,000 acre Sesnon Fire, which was burning brightly and sending flames skyward Tuesday in canyons on the west end of the valley, and the 5,300-acre Marek Fire at the northeast end.. » read more

Fire Destroys 25 Homes Near Yosemite National Park

July 29, 2008 MARIPOSA, Calif. — Fire authorities working to contain a wildfire raging outside Yosemite National Park shut a major highway into the wilderness Tuesday, keeping travelers far from the park's western gate so crews could battle flames licking close to thousands of homes. Authorities said Tuesday the blaze roaring through a steep, dry river canyon had destroyed 25 homes, and forced the evacuation of 300 others in the Sierra Nevada foothill towns of Midpines and Coulterville. PHOTO GALLERY: California wildfires More than 46 square miles of rugged terrain have burned since a target shooter sparked the wildfire on Friday. The fire was 15% contained Tuesday morning as it burned about 12 miles from Yosemite National Park, which remained open and teeming with visitors.. » read more

Guard Deployed to Fire Front Lines in Calif.

Troops called in for first time in 30 years; exhausted fire crews to get relief updated 9:05 p.m. ET, Thurs., July. 10, 2008 ALBION, Calif.. » read more

No Let-up As California Wildfires Rage South

Posted 7/5/08 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — California's wildfires blazed across the state on Friday, with an army of firefighters desperately trying to staunch the flames as they edged towards populated regions. State officials said 19,925 personnel were battling 60 active fires, which were among 1,800 blazes which have scorched nearly 521,000 acres (210,800 hectares) since being triggered by lightning a fortnight ago. The focal point of containment efforts is a wind-driven blaze besieging the picturesque village of Big Sur, a normally bustling tourist haven around 120 miles (193 kilometers) south of San Francisco. The blaze threatening the town has swept through 65,393 acres of the Los Padres National Forest and was only five percent contained according to latest figures on Friday. With a combination high temperatures, low humidity and offshore gusts fanning the fires, officials have said they are battling against a "perfect storm" of weather conditions.. » read more

Two Wildfires Eat Up California Forest (With slide show)

BIG SUR, Calif. (July 5) - Cool, damp weather early Saturday helped crews gain ground on the huge wildfire that wiped out this coastal retreat's holiday tourist trade, allowing some personnel and gear to be shifted to a growing blaze farther south Nearly 2,000 firefighters were trying to stem the advance of the two-week-old blaze in Big Sur that has blackened more than 107 square miles in the northern end of the Los Padres National Forest and destroyed 20 homes. At the southern end of the national forest, officials extended a mandatory evacuation order to cover 5,000 homes in and around the city of Goleta, while residents of 1,400 other homes were warned to be ready to leave on short notice, said Santa Barbara County spokesman Jim McClure. The amount of land blackened by the Santa Barbara County fire grew to 13 square miles, up from more than 10 square miles Friday, but firefighting officials said it was nearly one-quarter contained, up from 14 percent late Friday. Authorities planned an aggressive air attack on the fire Saturday, including drops from a huge DC-10 air tanker.. » read more

Fire Unexpectedly Worsens; Big Sur Is Ordered to Evacuate

July 3, 2008 BIG SUR, Calif. — Facing a stubborn fire, California officials ordered the evacuation of Big Sur on Wednesday as flames flared on nearby mountaintops and moved steadily toward this coastal retreat. Firefighters have been attacking a fire near Big Sur for 11 days and had been helped in recent days by fog, moist conditions and lighter winds. Seventeen homes have been lost here — more than half the total destroyed statewide from the first major wildfires of the season — but many residents had been allowed to remain as the fire stayed to the east and south. Vern Fisher/The Monterey County Herald, via Associated Press Smoke billows from the wildfires on Wednesday in Big Sur, Calif.. » read more

Fire Danger For Shasta Trinity Worst Since At Least 1921

News Wednesday, May 14, 2008   [One fire expert yesterday told me he had never seen conditions as bad as they are this year]   Warning issued about dry spring   Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:00 PM CDT The east side of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest is drier than normal this spring, and the US Forest Service says, based on this year's snow surveys and assessment of on-ground conditions, “fuels are drying very quickly.”   Earlier this month the Shasta McCloud Management Unit conducted the final snow survey for the season covering the east side of the forest (see chart on page A16.) The survey reflects the lack of moisture this spring.   For all courses sampled, the eastern Shasta-Trinity stands at 57.8 percent of normal for snow depth and 64 percent of normal for water content.. » read more

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