According to the Fox news network and assisted by the AP network as well, officials stated yesterday that they are continuing to look for a white Ford pickup which
was apparently observed in the area about the same time the huge inferno known as the Santigao fire began. Evidently
been some eight hundred reporting calls made yet none has led to any firm data as of yet about the truck which is thought to be between the years of 1998-2004 and also with chrome tubular running boards.
Seems like this one should be pretty easy to spot but then again that is a big area to search. All the while,
fireman yesterday were hoping that they could hold on to substantial gains which were made against the raging fires, despite an unfortunate forecast of warmer, drier weather to come.
They say that they are fairly positive that they can continue to make progress against the wildfires despite the relatively unfavorable conditions in the region.
Better wind conditions and also a little rain has helped crews to contain the biggest fires after a week which killed 7 individuals, destroyed more than 500,000 acres of land and burned almost two thousand houses.
As of today, 4 fires in San Diego and San Bernardino counties are almost completely contained but over
21,000 structures remain threatened as well. By the way if you happen to be in the Lake Arrowhead area of california and have been affected by the fires, be sure to take a look at
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Some churches in affected areas will be holding services for fire victims. The congregation of a church in San Diego County will worship even though their church was gutted by fire.
Meanwhile the San Diego union Tribune reported in it’s online newspaper yesterday that the historic community of Julian, which depends quite heavily on the tourists who wander the small shops, was a virtual ghost town.
“Closed” signs were apparently hung in most of the shops & restaurants. The few businesses which were open served primarily the firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and a trickle of locals who were permitted home by that time.
According to several respected news sources, the number of fatalities from the wildfires which have been destroying so much of the golden State
has reached 12 after the discovery of 4 more burnt bodies. These particular bodies were found just north of the Mexican border.
They were found by border agents just as the firefighters have started to bring the fires under control. So far,
about a million individuals pr so have been forced out of their homes by the calamity. In related news, perhaps 2 of the
fires might have been purposely set by arsonists, the authorities believe. In fact, 2 suspects were identified on thursday, with 1 being shot and killed
after a chase into the foothills close to San Bernardino. The individual in question, a
27-year-old man, was observed behaving strangely in the bushes close to the California State University prior to fleeing from the police department and jumping into his vehicle.
He attempted to ram police vehicles on 2 seperate occasions which prompted them to fire on him.
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He later died at the scene. meanwhile, the other man was arrested in Hesperia, which is also in San Bernardino county, on suspicion of setting a fire.
Another fire, this one in Temecula, is liekwise considered to be the work of an arsonist, according to the prestigious LA Times.
A minimum of 3 of the 12 fires in question have been blamed on sparks from fallen power lines, however. all in all,
about 1,700 or so buildings have been destroyed in the eighteen wildfires which have started since Sunday,
ranging from the glamorous Malibu area to beyond even the southern border region. This particular fire has been the
worst to hit the Golden State since the terrible 2003 blazes which caused some 22 fatalities.
2 more victims of the California wildfires were discovered, in this case
in a scorched home. This was reported in a number of news sources from around the world and confirmed by officials.
Meanwhile, the infamous flames drew close to thousands more homes just a short time before the Commander & Chief
arrived on the scene to view the carnage as weary residents looked on. The dead bodies, which have not been
named as of yet, were found in the town of Poway, apparently, which is near San Diego, according to the police, By the way if you have had damage there be sure to take a look at poway fire reconstruction
The 2 individuals in question were thought to be related. In addition to this tragedy, the fire also
appears to have taken a 52-year-old man to his death. Meanwhile the city’s medical office listed also listed 7 fatalities
related to the blazes since all who died were evacuees. The number of official deaths will probably rise as authorities return to neighborhoods where homes.
Memories are still fresh regarding the poor response to Hurricane Katrina two year ago. The C&C however downplayed any comparisons between Katrina and this disaster,
saying that that the biggest priority was to assist those affected by the blazes. He took a
tour from the air of the afflicted areas and also visited the ravaged community of Rancho Bernardo, where houses
have been incinerated. At one juncture he tried to offer comfort to the Jeffcoat family as they stood near what remained of their house.
Meanwhile certain evacuees were being allowed back into their houses, and the shelters were starting to clear out.
Qualcomm Stadium for example, which sheltered over ten thousand individuals, had only 2,500 people left as of today.
The unpredictable Santa Ana winds that have fanned the fires into a chaotic fury are expected to disappear. “That will certainly aid in firefighting efforts,” National Weather Service meteorologist Jamie Meier was quoted as stating
And yet power was a still a major concern. The fire cut a main power link with Arizona, while more such smaller cuts were also possible.
More power was being shipped from south of the border, according to another report. well it looks like things could start getting better soon
in Southern California, thank goodness.
Firefighters in the Golden state are bracing for at least another day of high winds and hot temperatures which have fanned the menacing fires across large sections of southern California.
Well over half a million individuals have evacuated their houses in an area stretching rouphly from Santa Barbara to the southern border (approx. 165000 Hectares) in what is now the biggest evacuation in the state’s history.
Considering that it is the most populous state in the country, that is really saying something. The Commander & chief
has declared a state of emergency across the 7 most-affected counties, and plans to visit the state today to witness the damage firsthand.
He also has promised federal aid to the many victims of the tragedy.
Meanwhile, Governor Schwarzenegger has requested an official upgrade of the the fires staus to that of “major disaster”.
Some analysts have even thrown around the term “Biblical Proportions”. This may be stretching it at this point, but it is a huge calamaty, no doubt about it.
I am glad i am not in the state right now. As luck would have it, i have avoided this disaster although I feel for the many victims of it.
So far, at least twent-one firefighters have been injured, and by all accounts they have been effective and brave under the circumstances.
Today the Homeland Security stated that the particular lessons learned the Katrina fiasco are being applied to this disaster.
The number of evacuees may reach 750,000 before this is all over, unfortunately. The upgrade of disaster status pushed by the Governor has made it possible for some
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Many of the affected individuals that have been forced from their communitoes have taken refuge in places such as schools, in San Diego’s Qualcomm sports stadium and at the Del Mar race track,
amonger other spots. In the meantime, various relief efforts have been somewhat tripped up an assortment of factors including the unpredictable desert winds known as the Santa Anas.
Reports seem to indicate that these winds may diminish within two or three days thus assisting firefighters to make much needed progress. let us all pray for an end to this tragedy.
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Wow, I knew the border situation on our southern border was bad but I guess I never really knew it was that bad. I really feel sorry for all of you
folks who happen to live along the border around San Diego and places like that, not to mention the other border states of Arizona,
New mexico and Texac which are also heavily affected by this infamous influx.
According to the highly respected News Max online news network,
A new documentary paints tells the sordid tale that is known as illegal immigration along our border with Mexico.
The movie “Border” premiered a couple of months ago at the Liberty Film Festival and is now starting to recieve national attention.
The movie essentially takes you on a journey from state to state to exposes a very broken system. It features high voltage footage along the actual border crossing areas where dead bodies, armed Mexican military incursions, ‘rape trees,’ and drug traffickers are actually “commonplace”.
The director was recently asked about what specifically inspired him to do the hazardous task of filming this illegal migration from south of the border.
He said he started his journey after being told various horror stories from a wide variety of sources: “I first started hearing about the rapes on the border and how the ‘drogandos’ would put guns to people’s heads and say, ‘You are going to carry this backpack of drugs into America or we are going to kill you and leave you in the desert”
he was quoted as saying in the report.
It was shot on location mostly along our southern border with Mexico and even has images of dead migrants, many that witnesses claimed were murdered by human traffickers who raped them or forced them to bring drugs across the border.
Asked what most “surprised” him during film, Burgard said: “Rape trees . . . Armed men in uniform from Mexico using mule trains to smuggle tons of contraband into America …Ranch after ranch on the verge of bankruptcy due to the illegal traffic, vandalism, and drug cartels that are flooding their land. Dead bodies so numerous that border counties are going broke just paying for all the coroner inquests.”
But on more positive note he also added that he believes we have the ability as a nation to secure the border whenever we want to. He believes that we simply choose not to do so. Doesn’t this subject just make you kind of sick?
The following report is based on an eye opening report by esteemed journalist Michael Parrish
of the New york Times:
At Northern California paintball park for his tenth birthday in 2004. A fourteen year-old boy who was playing the game accidentially detached a valve, sending his weapon’s carbon-dioxide-filled cylinder as a kind of unguided missile. It struck one hapless Ms. Contois, who was innocently observing the action from a nearby picnic area off the field, in the back of her head. Unfortunately, she never would regain her consciousness, and died shortly thereafter.
Mr. Contois, from the Sacramento-area community of Cameron Park, and his lawyer, Peter Hinton, contend that KEE Action Sports, the successor to National Paintball Supply, inherited the obligation to warn consumers. In a complaint to be filed today in Contra Costa County Superior Court, they say KEE has not lived up to the terms of the settlement because it has failed to post warnings on its Web site and elsewhere. Citing the litigation, KEE executives would not respond to questions.
Paintball was started in the late about twenty-five years ago by 2 buddies in the forest near Henniker, New Hampshire. They held a standoff using dye-capsule pistols developed for lumberjacks to mark trees for cutting
Mr. Contois, from the Sacramento-area community of Cameron Park, and his attorney, Peter Hinton, claim that KEE Action Sports, the successor to National Paintball Supply, inherited the obligation to warn individuals of the potential dangers involved. In a complaint to be filed a few days ago in Contra Costa County Superior Court, they stated that KEE had not lived up to the terms of the settlement since it did not post any warnings on their internet site or anywhere else, for that matter.
Referring to the ongoing litigation, the firm’s executives refused to respond to any questions.
While ‘weapon” producers have in fact built superior valves since that tragic fatality, many of the older versions are still in use by paintballers. “There is no way to reach them, because we don’t know who they are,” claimed the chairman of the paintball subcommittee of ASTM International, a group which sets the various standards for a broad array of similiar products.
