SoCal Burning!

[madmax]

Man, the wind has been kicking up out here stronger and stronger every hour, and right now we're getting gusts of up to 80mph! NUTS! I live about 50 miles south of the Malibu area, and a fire just popped up in Orange, near our local flying club, OCMA, in Santiago Canyon. That area is a freakin' tinder box, and I have a bad feeling that this new flamup is going to crank up bigtime. I totally hope it does not.

It's dry as heck out here, and very warm.

Our good friend Jeremy AKA Toro around these parts, is a firefighter in that area, and I'm sure he'll be coming back with some tiring stories of the past few days. Stay safe buddy.

MD

[loan4utoo]

Not as dry up here by Sacramento Max; yep, that's right...I'm back from my 2 year sentence in hell...aka Seguin, TX. Stay safe T...need some damsel in distress rescue stories when U R done fighting fires.

[JEFFRO503]

That Sucks big time Max.....hope everything turns out ok. I wish there was a way i could get you some of our rain we're having up here in oregon....uuugghhh!! Our good flying season is pretty much over for now , maybe we'll get a few more good flying days before next spring..........but very few. I hope your flying feild ( and other people's homes stay in tact......keep us posted. BTW......our oregon coast got hit with some 80MPH winds yesterday as well.....friggin crazy!

[prizzy]

I hope things get better out there Max. Stay safe!

[1bwana1]

I just drove back from the IMAC Regional Finals. Las Vegas to San Diego. It was an intense drive to say the least. The winds were a constant 35 to 45 with gust to 90mph. I had to use a lot of left rudder just to keep the truck going straight. The pass through the mountains was closed for a while due to fire, and once I got through, I drove through at least two other big fires. There is so much smoke it was like driving through heavy fog. It was also very hard to breath, even with the windows rolled up, air conditioning going, and breathing through a wet cloth. Very scary trip home...

[Mithrandir]

I understand Georgia has some regions that are gonna be dry in a couple months too!

[rede2fly]

max hope it gets better dude. i know what the smoke is like. gives you a headach after a while. when florida was on fire it sucked very bad. some days you couldnt see anything. stay safe out there bro.

[Tailchaser]

Yep been watching the news about the fires down south and man some sad chit going on, hope everyone stays safe, you can always replace material things.

Heads up Toro, you and your brothers stay safe,..looking like a long fight.

Chuck

[3ddd]

i think i am going to move to texas.ain't nothin there to burn

[Troy P]

I was driving back from San Diego Mission Bay from the US F5D Team Selection and when we got to Del Mar the smoke was so thick it was choking... and this is miles and miles away from the Ramona fire that sparked up. The weird thing was that where we were flying next to the bay had a nice on-shore breeze all day and once we went north 10 miles up the coast the wind was HOWLING off shore.

I seriously hope these winds mellow out sooner than they expect so they have a fighting chance of containing them. I hope our fire fighters stay safe and folks can get prepared if danger gets near. Pray for rain and light winds...

[pbrantuas]

The forecast is for winds 25 - 40 mph all the way till Tuesday afternoon..... This could be a big mess.
The news are already showing homes loss to the fire and reporting dead animals that got left behind.
I can't imagine how anyone near a canyon here in SoCal will get any sleep tonight.

On a lighter note.... Congratulations to Troy Peterson, Dan Kane and Travis Flynn for making the USA F5D team. I'll post the scores on a new thread.
http://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/f...tml#post320851

[SmokinKat]

Yep....this is bad juju down here. I have one of my Navy buddies and his family on their way over tonight to stay with me because the whole town of Ramona is being evacuated .

[Troy P]

I have friends from Rancho Bernardo here at the house with 3 dogs and a cat watching their neighborhood being reported as hard hit. We have a fire over the hill in Fallbrook that may creep its way over here. YIKES!!!

[1bwana1]

This is really getting out of hand. I have many friends dislocated now. Let's hope the wind shifts soon...

[Tailchaser]

I saw the winds were suppose to let up a little today, but it's so dry it's still a scary situation. I heard one of the fires were arson set, in 3 different spots, you know they would love to catch that MORON!
Another scary thing is after all these fires, when the rains do get there there won't be much to hold the soil and the mudslide start....................bad deal.

Chuck