Brush Fire Burning Homes in Malibu

[scannerboy02]

We just got a press release saying

Note: due to the wildfires in Southern California, Gov. Schwarzenegger has cancelled his planned public events for Monday, October 22. An updated schedule will be sent Monday morning.

My guess is that he will go to the fires.

 

[Radio_Lady]

Look at this incident, Imagine if it was a terrorist attack, or the major earthquake. We'd be in trouble.

Absolutely Landon, and "trouble" is putting it mildly. But there are some eventualities that you simply can't completely prepare for, no matter how hard you try or how much money you pour into it.

A great (8.0+) earthquake along the Elysian/Hollywood fault system could cause serious to catastrophic damage to tens of thousands of buildings within moments. LAFD and LACoFD between them have what, something less than 300 engines normally staffed? Do the math: If there are 10,000 buildings damaged, each engine company would have 33 buildings full of people to save. Assuming all the firefighters survived the quake, could get out of their stations, through the litter-blocked streets, and across freeways and bridges to reach them. Hours if not days for significant mutual aid resources to arrive.

Not a pretty thought, but in the end we're at nature's mercy, and all we can do is prepare as best we can.

 

[karldotcom]

The Governator should man a fire rig!

 

[ScannerDude244]

shouldn't they send all the OES engines? Monterey county has like 4 of them

 

[proquist96]

Fire in Orange County

I'm monitoring the Santiago fire but also watching on the news. I'm hearing FD is setting up for structure protection. I think some homes will be lost before this is over. SCE has been busy fixing exploded transformers. They have their work cut out for them. UPDATE: FD just talked about evacuations in Cowen Heights at 21:48 embers are blowing into that area and park. They're trying to coordinate where to send people when the evacuation is announced .Also there have been a request for type III's.

 

[pfish]

Suisun and Vacaville district just got tones for OES 237 and OES 244. They sent out Type III's a few hours ago on top of that.

 

[pfish]

shouldn't they send all the OES engines? Monterey county has like 4 of them

Depends on what type of units they have a need for. Type I OES engines can't get into places where the Type III 4WD units can, and theres a lot of hills down there. They just dispatched two of the Solano County OES engines.

 

[scannerboy02]

UC Davis Fire in Yolo County just dispatched the OES rig that they have to staging at Hwy 12 and I-5 in San Joaquin County.

 

[scannerboy02]

Governor Schwarzenegger Proclaims State of Emergency in Southern California Counties Due to Wildfires​

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Governor Schwarzenegger tonight proclaimed a State of Emergency in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura due to more than eleven major wildfires. Throughout the region, more than 30,000 acres have already burned, and more areas are threatened. The wildfires have caused the loss of human life and serious injuries. They have burned a number of homes, businesses and other structures. Residents have been evacuated in dangerous areas.

The Governor's emergency proclamation allows the state Office of Emergency Services (OES) to deploy emergency personnel, equipment and facilities and provide local government assistance under the authority of the California Disaster Assistance Act. Below is the full text:

A PROCLAMATION

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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WHEREAS on October 21, 2007, there are more than eleven major wildfires burning in southern California; and

WHEREAS the wildfires are being driven by dry conditions and high winds, and these conditions are expected to continue for several days; and

WHEREAS more than 20,000 acres have already burned, and more areas are threatened; and

WHEREAS the wildfires have already caused the loss of human life and serious injuries; and

WHEREAS homes, businesses and other structures have burned; and

WHEREAS residents have been evacuated in many communities and several highways and local roads have been closed; and

WHEREAS the wildfires have disrupted a major electrical transmission line and caused power outages; and

WHEREAS on October 21, 2007, my Office of Emergency Services requested federal Fire Management Assistance Grants for many of the fires to ensure that adequate financial resources are available to rapidly attack the fires and reimburse critical emergency response costs; and

WHEREAS some counties have already issued local proclamations of emergency regarding the wildfires, requesting that I issue a state proclamation of emergency, and more local proclamations of emergency are anticipated; and
WHEREAS these wildfires, by reason of their magnitude, are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single county, city and county, or city and require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to combat; and
WHEREAS under the provisions of section 8558(b) of the California Government Code, I find that, because of the wildfires, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of the State of California, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and the California Emergency Services Act, and in particular, section 8625 of the California Government Code, HEREBY PROCLAIM A STATE OF EMERGENCY to exist within the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all agencies of the state government utilize and employ state personnel, equipment and facilities for the performance of any and all activities consistent with the direction of my Office of Emergency Services (OES) and the State Emergency Plan, and that OES provide local government assistance under the authority of the California Disaster Assistance Act.

I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this proclamation be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this proclamation.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 21st Day of October 2007.




______________________________
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Governor of California


ATTEST:


_______________________________
DEBRA BOWEN
Secretary of State

 

[FCYTravis]

As of 0001, LACoFD is calling out more structure protection for a flare-up on Soledad Canyon at Honby.

 

[proquist96]

Orange County Santiago fire

FD is ordering 900 sausage McMuffin/egg and hash browns and Starbucks coffee, should be ready @ 0700.They must not want anyone burned from the McDonald's coffee.

 

[hoser147]

CNN is reporting now over 20,000 homes evacuated. They believe that the fire is taking the same route as the historic fire of 93. Sounds as if it crossed into city limits. Hoser

 

[PJaxx]

CNN is reporting now over 20,000 homes evacuated. They believe that the fire is taking the same route as the historic fire of 03. Sounds as if it crossed into city limits. Hoser

The MALIBU Fire?? Or is this a different thread?

 

[smokeybehr]

FD is ordering 900 sausage McMuffin/egg and hash browns and Starbucks coffee, should be ready @ 0700.They must not want anyone burned from the McDonald's coffee.

Starbucks coffee is better, and they have more coffee available than McD's does.

 

[hoser147]

It would be the Malibou fire they are in Canyon Co. Lot of activity on the feed. Gota love the Winamp feed thats got alpha tags..................Hoser

 

[scannerboy02]

San Joaquin County has just paged units for an immediate need strike team to meet at the Woodbridge fire station.

 

[ScannerDude244]

Monterey BEU just did a page out for all off duty fighters to stuff engines and forum a strike team.

 

[hoser147]

Fox news is reporting 3 points of Origin. Investigators are working this as an Aggravated Arson Case. Hoser

 

[gmclam]

Just past 0900 I heard NEU and TCU each send out strike teams heading down to this incident. I've heard other agencies as well send ot teams. I don't think we can hit this one too hard.

 

[icom1020]

http://wwitv.com/portal.htm

scroll down to California, then KNBC they have live raw footage from the chopper