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Quote from: Maxed Out on January 11, 2025, 06:33:15 AM

Quote from: Keta on January 11, 2025, 06:21:36 AMI read where they caught a vagrant lighting fires but not the current big ones. I wish I knew where but it is all "LA" to me.

 People that live in that neighborhood subdued a guy on a bicycle carrying a torch. He was arrested and then later he was released due to lack of evidence. He didn't live in the area he was trolling with torch in hand, and news also said he was a homeless person

I saw the clip of neighborhood people subdue him, zip tie his hands & detain him until the cops got there. It's amazing that evidently witnesses saw him light evergreen/Christmas trees with that torch but he was still released. Absolutely crazy!   

Thankfully no one has defended the arsonist yet,they have rights too you know Some folks get indicted for less

Quote from: jgp12000 on January 11, 2025, 12:56:22 PMThankfully no one has defended the arsonist yet,they have rights too you know Some folks get indicted for less

What is there to defend? I spoke in defense of the water distribution system because it was being misunderstood.

A crazy person going around with a torch, less so.

I have watched a crackhead use a blowtorch for crack. So I guess there is one non-arson reason for him to have one. But in this current moment dont go riding around with it in hand?

There is nothing as of yet on the cause, but it seems like a firebug is running around. How they let that guy go if he was actively lighting a fire is anyone's guess given the situation.

The fire is burning some old-growth in the Palisades area. I don't recall that part of the coastline burning from the 80's onward. Nor have I heard any news reports on when the last time it burned either.

We are getting more wind this afternoon. Hope there is not another flareup.

Be safe guys.

Before this is all over I predict the powers to be will start eating their own. I think it may have already begun.  🙄

Here is a great explanation of the Santa Ana winds & how they get to 100 mph & their affect on the wildland fires.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana_winds 

And from this morning's San Jose Mercury News, a very good illustration of the winds from the Great Basin, across the High Sierra, then across the central valley, over the coastal mountain range into the LA Basin.

 

Here in the SF Bay Area, our winds called the Diablo Winds, happen every year, but this year we received RAIN and the LA area has not.  That is a major contributor to why the wildland fires took off so fast.

Wayne

It's getting harder and harder to bite my tongue.......

Here are a couple of photos sent to me by my Cal Fire spotter aircraft friend.

Reminds me of the photos he sent me of the Camp Fire in Paradise a few years back.

Get ready for unatanium insurance.

I'll be Back

Crab Pot - Your spotter friend (and any of the Air Attack folks for that matter) have some serious cajones and skill to be flying in these conditions.  Last night was dead calm here in teh Riverbottom.  About 10:00 it was like flipping a switch - constant 20 kts. - john

Here is the aircraft he fly's.

https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/-/media/calfire-website/what-we-do/fire-protection/aviation-program/ov-10-factsheet.pdf?rev=5b92d7b5ea324e2b969129753ded652e&hash=D85936109AE30DD43B7AE88DD3E5E9AB

He sent this a couple days ago when the heavies were all grounded due to the high winds.

As if things weren't bad enough:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/us/super-scooper-drone-collision-la-fire-canada-hnk-intl/index.html

 

Quote from: jgp12000 on January 11, 2025, 06:35:44 PMI'll be Back

😱 Hide the Nannies. 🤣

Quote from: Midway Tommy on January 11, 2025, 08:51:04 PM😱 Hide the Nannies. 🤣

That was funny!