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• Hope all of friends in the LA area are staying safe, Scary stuff out there. *NM*
  • A cousin and her husband live in Altadena. They evacuated yesterday. Haven't heard from her since. As might be expected, I'm worrired. *NM*
    • Just found out cousin's house spared. No utilities and have arranged 2 week stay elsewhere safe & sound. *NM*
      • Altadena density example. My cousin's property upper center rectangle. SCREENSHOT INSIDE.
        • WOW! Bet that golf course is worth a small fortune.
  • Yes, I’ve been watching the coverage and it’s heartbreaking. I can empathize as we went through a similar situation on a much smaller scale, almost 2 years ago. We didn’t lose our property but know people who did. The uncertainty combined with the images of how
    • I'm retired from firefighting now but I can understand the situation some.
      • When my city had the fires, I figured that once it reached the end of the forested area it would be okay, which it mostly was. But our winds were only in the 40 mph range. The California winds topped out in the 100 mph area, so it kept going regardless. Crazy. *NM*
      • When my city had the fires, I figured that once it reached the end of the forested area it would be okay, which it mostly was. But our winds were only in the 40 mph range. The California winds topped out in the 100 mph area, so it kept going regardless. Crazy. *NM*
        • Not sure why this posted a second time… I’m blaming the phone! ;) *NM*
        • Spring of ‘23 was wild for Nova Scotia. Nothing up my way on the Bay of Fundy in East Hants but it was interesting down Halifax way. *NM*
      • Volatility of the situation was/ia aggravated by lack of mitigation - no clearing of ground cover or removal of duff for three or four decades. After all, it won't happen, will it? *NM*
        • All the deadfall is gone now...you would have thought multiple fires in the canyons would have gotten someone's attention
  • The last two very wet winters we had are partially responsible for these fires being so bad.....
    • Glad to see you post on here, was wondering if you are OK *NM*
      • I'm at least 70 miles away from the fire area. Can't even see smoke from here. *NM*