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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:32 pm
Stephenson Ranch had bad fires a couple years ago didn't it?
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:35 pm
Seamonkey...are you around? We just got back from a drive. Modjeska is in trouble now. We won't be leaving again as we won't be able to get back in. They're not letting Modjeska residents in. Nothing but Horse Trailers coming out. 15,000 acres so far. No containment. Winds shifting. 30-50 mph
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:35 pm
{{{Bee}}} I had only heard of the fire moving away from you, so am sorry to hear it is moving your way, too. I had been thinking you were way too close to fires. The two fires near Arrowhead are consuming homes and threatening so many! The fires in San Diego county are just devastating. Last I heard 250,000 people were evacuated there. Malibu, all the fires up closer to Moonie, Heaven, Bonzacat. And the Orange County fires are really scary too. I can smell smoke all the way down here in Fountain Valley but I gather the greated danger is the particulate matter that is everywhere, some unseem but it can really mess with the lungs. I have my place shut up tight (as tight as old windows can be) and luckily it is only in the low 80s so far (higher predictions for tomorrow). but still not real pleasant since I have no A/C My cat sitter, who is in Irvine, and of course most of her customers are around that area has had to evaluate each situation and they have been locating cat carriers in case they need to evacuate any cats of people who are not in town. She does have two of her cat customers staying in a bathroom at her house because their home was in danger.
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Treasure
Member
06-26-2002
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:37 pm
Thanks, Rosie. Hope you aren't breathing in to much of that smoke. I am so pleased to see folks in the area passing information on where they are and what is happening. And a BIG THANK YOU to Moondance for putting all that information on here. I am sure that it will be very useful to a number of people.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:40 pm
Bee, that is sad to hear.. I always loved Modjeska and I don't think the actual canyon has burned in many decades and it is a box canyon so very dangerous. The closest it ever came when I lived there was having to come in through El Toro and prove I lived there and bump over fire hoses to take the grade road, but it didn't reach the canyon.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:42 pm
I think Bill and Pamy and Starshine must be getting lots of smoke too.. not just from Arrowhead but there was a fire in Ontario too. The horrible thing with the Orange County fire is that it was started by three acts of arson. Malibu was thought to be from electrical lines.
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:43 pm
{{{{{Bee}}}}} Take care, hope everything is ok for you and your family. Keep us updated. Brenda
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:43 pm
KNBC4 announced eariler that VCA animal hospitals are offering to take in pets at no charge, but this is space available only, for people who have been displaced by the fires. People should call ahead to make sure there is space. http://vca.know-where.com/vca/region/US/CA.html
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:45 pm
The smoke coming from Stevenson Ranch into Simi Valley is unreal. Simi Valley schools are closed tomorrow.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:46 pm
Weinermr and mrs live in Stevenson Ranch..
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:47 pm
We just got our power back... been off for almost an hour. Keeps going on and off.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:49 pm
Wow, that sucks, Moonie! Bonza, Moonie and Heaven and anyone up there.. hope you can avoid that smoke. Of course that doesn't work for the horses 
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:49 pm
Moonie - we keep having little blips but so far ours has stayed on. Although we did lose power during the middle of the night.
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:49 pm
Thinking good thoughts for everyone!! Bonza this airis so bad... but this winds are hurricane strength!!
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 3:50 pm
128 homes destroyed in Lake Arrowhead so far. No air fighters until tomorrow. Air is getting quite thick and black out here where I am. Modjeska could prove to be quite troublesome. There are two big fires there. Modjeska on one side, back of Portola Hills on the other. Also Foothill Ranch has homes threatened. Unbelievable. The winds keep shifting directions. Will blow one direction for about fifteen minutes. Get calm. Then big gusts start in the other direction. Folks are getting their horses ready here in Trabuco now.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:12 pm
Google map of the fires. Found on LA Times site: Google Map Sorry. Long link whacked the page. There's a comma in the link, which nixes my ability to put the link here in the normal way. I know there's a way to bypass that, but I have no clue how. Mods, feel free to fix if you want. <fixed link>
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:17 pm
Who, the map is pretty sobering.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:19 pm
Can use this link for the Google map: http://tinyurl.com/2xh4yp
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:23 pm
Now up to 300,000 asked to leave home in San Diego county..
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:26 pm
Thought I would take a couple of pix from my back yard...

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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:26 pm

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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:48 pm
Sorry, that is Stevenson Ranch. For our locals, I just took a drive towards Banning and smoke covers the sky south of the 10 Freeway. Smoke covers the sky towards Palm Springs. The cats are acting leery.
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Treasure
Member
06-26-2002
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:54 pm
It probably is because of the smoke they smell. I hope that is all it is.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:56 pm
Moonie, that looks way to close for comfort. Sea, I had not heard about the Ontario fire. The news concentrates on the larger ones.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:58 pm
Treasure, Bob's Big Boy area is smokey - thought of you. I am sure they smell the fires. Airplanes are flying over all the time and sirens going off too. Must be getting water around here?
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