Re: [xmca] Fires in San Diego County

I actually live about 2 miles from SDSU, and we are doing okay here. The
universities are closed, but it is more for health/precautionary
reasons. The Harris Fire has moved a bit closer to us, but we are still
not anticipating evacuation. The air is tolerable, although the
smoke/low humidity does get to the eyes and throat. The air is actually
worse closer to the coast, though, so we are a bit luckier out here.

I have found www.signonsandiego.com to be one of the better news sources
for up-to-date information on the fires, evacuation notices, and maps.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/firemap/ is the most updated fire map,
although it is hard to load at times because of the high traffic at the
site.

Mike Cole wrote:
> You ain't seen nothing like this, Paul. When there is zero humidity, 90%
> temp, 50+ mile an hour winds, there is nothing to be done. At present the
> collective efforts of xmca seem to have shifted winds from East to West. I
> sure do appreciate all that help saving our house!!
> :-). Next 24 hours should tell the tale.
>
> SDSU and all other institutions of civil life are pretty much closed for the
> week. But despite the incredible scope of the crisis, so far everything is
> orderly and pretty friendly.
> mike
>
> On 10/23/07, Paul Dillon <phd_crit_think@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> mike,
>>
>> i grew up in SoCal and lived there through many forest fires, the Altadena
>> fire of 1993 coming within 1/2 mile of the house I lived in at the foot of
>> the San Gabriel mountains. My uncle's home in Bel Air was the only survivor
>> on his block after the forest fire that swept though that elite community in
>> 1961. But from what the satellite photos reveal there is simply no
>> comparison. So big, so fast! In Malibu I can understand how the fire gets
>> all the way to the coast. But in San Diego? wouldn't it have had to jump 10
>> lane freeways to get down that far? I haven't been able to find a good map
>> of the fires yet to really understand what's going on.
>>
>> Since my son lives in San Diego I'm especially concerned although I doubt
>> the SDSU area is threatened. But the air must be almost unbreathable from
>> the smoke plumes shown in the satellite images.
>>
>> My thoughts are focused on you back in your home . Stay well in the
>> meantime.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> *Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>* wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to the many people who have expressed concern about the situation
>> here in San Diego county.
>> It is an unbelievable conflagration and it is directly threatening the
>> homes
>> of several colleagues as well as
>> my own. We have been forced to leave our home and possessions and move
>> out.
>> We are living with friends near the UCSD campus which is not threatened at
>> present.
>>
>> UCSD is officially closed, but so long as the electricity and internet
>> connections are working, I suspect that
>> folks will keep on chatting and we will keep on supporting it.
>>
>> mike
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Received on Tue Oct 23 14:56 PDT 2007