Soooo when is it NOT Fire Season??? Franklin fire in Malibu CA (8 Viewers)

[CapitalCitySaint]

These numbers keep changing and it’s pissing me off. Just refreshed & Eaton went up again exponentially

 

[Madmarsha]

We’re located at the blue dot. We’ll be monitoring the Hurst Fire today. Just outside of the current evacuation order.

OMG, good luck.

 

[Mamba]

Stay safe! Which direction would you head if they require you to evacuate?

North towards Bakersfield

 

[Taurus]

We’re located at the blue dot. We’ll be monitoring the Hurst Fire today. Just outside of the current evacuation order.

We used to live not far from there. If it breaks out into greater Santa Clarita, it'll become a monster

 

[Booker]

Scary situation. We were evacuated for a week last summer from the Quarry fire southwest of Denver, but we live in the foothills, basically "the woods," not in a developed neighborhood/subdivision.

 

[longtime lurker]

I have friends up that way that aren’t sure but believe (they are not sure though) they may have lost their homes…the wind is really bad down here in Orange County, CA. We can see the smoke and it’s so windy out…it’s been like a constant tropical storm force winds for like 48hrs now. I could not sleep last night from all the stuff blowing around. My sincere hope is that no one loses their life in this.

 

[longtime lurker]

We’re located at the blue dot. We’ll be monitoring the Hurst Fire today. Just outside of the current evacuation order.

Take care Mamba and anyone else up that way.

 

[longtime lurker]

 

[superchuck500]

 

[Bayouboy]

Are the winds typical or are the fires "creating" winds as the fire sucks up oxygen? There's no hope to contain these fires with those kinda winds.

 

[Mamba]

Are the winds typical or are the fires "creating" winds as the fire sucks up oxygen? There's no hope to contain these fires with those kinda winds.

It's typical to have winds flare up a few times a year. Although this windstorm is much stronger than typical.

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

Are the winds typical or are the fires "creating" winds as the fire sucks up oxygen? There's no hope to contain these fires with those kinda winds.

I’m in San Diego. The wind was blowing hard af last night. Some people were worried about flight delays out of SAN from high winds. The fires are a direct result of strong winds and very dry conditions with of course the actual fires making things that much worse.

Dashboard is showing the Eaton fire at 10,600 acres. Have no idea if this is accurate since it continues to back and forth but if so this is very bad.

ETA: the *severity* of the fires is a direct result of strong winds & dry conditions - as the cause of each is still unknown.

 

[longtime lurker]

NFL monitoring L.A. fires ahead of Vikings-Rams

As wildfires continue to devastate several areas across Los Angeles, the NFL is monitoring the situation's potential impact on Monday night's wild-card playoff game between the Vikings and Rams at SoFi Stadium.

www.espn.com

 

[efil4stnias]

I’m in San Diego. The wind was blowing hard af last night. Some people were worried about flight delays out of SAN from high winds. The fires are a direct result of strong winds and very dry conditions with of course the actual fires making things that much worse.

Dashboard is showing the Eaton fire at 10,600 acres. Have no idea if this is accurate since it continues to back and forth but if so this is very bad.

ETA: the *severity* of the fires is a direct result of strong winds & dry conditions - as the cause of each is still unknown.

i think so many folks simply dont grasp the idea of "dry conditions" - especially those in/near coastal areas of Eastern and Southern US.

I try to explain to friends who have never experienced 8% humidity- in 3 days my skin was dry and shriveled. And that was in Denver a few years back when they were setting a record of driest year recorded. Or sweating but not ever seeing a bead of sweat anywhere- you know you are sweating, but it evaporates instantly.

You simply cannot explain that kind of "dry" to anyone who lived in perennial 40-60% humidity. Shoot i wouldnt get it had not been for being in it 2-3x year.

And that includes vegitation/trees, landscape etc. That dry simply sucks every bit of moisture out.

 

[Booker]

i think so many folks simply dont grasp the idea of "dry conditions" - especially those in/near coastal areas of Eastern and Southern US.

I try to explain to friends who have never experienced 8% humidity- in 3 days my skin was dry and shriveled. And that was in Denver a few years back when they were setting a record of driest year recorded. Or sweating but not ever seeing a bead of sweat anywhere- you know you are sweating, but it evaporates instantly.

You simply cannot explain that kind of "dry" to anyone who lived in perennial 40-60% humidity. Shoot i wouldnt get it had not been for being in it 2-3x year.

And that includes vegitation/trees, landscape etc. That dry simply sucks every bit of moisture out.

Denver is considered “high desert.” I moved to Colorado in August of 1997, and don’t think I remember breaking a sweat until the next summer.