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MMc
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Prayer for Neal Johns
The blue cut fire is at the ridge above his house, just a little north. They are dumping the ridge fire retardant gel and it looks they will keep it
out of Lytle Creek. The berg has been evacuated. The fire is less than 5 miles from his house. I wish him all the best.
[Edited on 8-16-2016 by MMc]
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DianaT
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Will keep very positive thoughts for Neal and all others in that area. So far this has been an early and bad wildfire year.
Last week we had a large fire incident crew set up camp in the park in Big Pine ---- a central location between a couple of fires. They are mostly
gone now.
Hot, dry and wind ---- 
BTW-- last I heard, I-15 was closed in both directions.
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http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4962/
Bluecut Fire - Incident Overview
There is imminent threat to public safety, rail traffic and structures in the Cajon Pass, Lytle Creek, Wrightwood and surrounding areas.
The Bluecut Fire started today at 10:36 AM in the Cajon Pass near Kenwood Ave. west of Interstate 15. The fire is currently 6,500 plus acres with 700
personnel on scene. 57 engines, 8 crews, 8 air tankers, 2 Very Large Air Tankers (VLATS). Additional firefighters and equipment on order.
Current Situation
Total Personnel 700
Size 6,500 Acres
Fuels Involved Heavy brush
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MMc
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It seems that they saved Lytle Creek. This is far from over.
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I sure hope his house will be OK!
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He is probably more worried about his corvette.
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MMc
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It looks like they were able to stop it. I am sure the wife, house, vet and the taco are ok.
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Hoping for the best Neal. Lots of selfless firefighters out there doing their best to save your area. Sending positive thoughts amigo!
[Edited on 8-17-2016 by BajaNomad]
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MMc
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The fire was stopped on the ridge line above the canyon they in, less than 3 miles from their house. Go look at fox news, there is a long clip 57 mins
There is a lange patch of green below the ridge line with a couple of lakes in it Moutain Meadows. Neal's house is less than .5 miles away. I'll
let you look through them. There are a lot of folks whose live are are changing. I. E .losing everything right now, and you say it's summer. HAVE A
NICE DAY DK!
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And some people ALWAYS take the bait
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7pm report
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160816/blue-cut-fire...
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MMc
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At 8:30 this is a poo storm:
http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v7.aspx?Id=2283328&T...
[Edited on 8-17-2016 by MMc]
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stay tuned, tonto.
everything has changed.
here's hoping the weather doesn't make a bad scene worse next few days.
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Quote: Originally posted by bezzell  |
stay tuned, tonto.
everything has changed.
here's hoping the weather doesn't make a bad scene worse next few days. |
Last month was the hottest month on record...Forecast for the fire season is not good.
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Just watched the morning news. What an incredible fire.
"Tens of thousands of homes are at risk"!!! so they say.
34,000 homes evacuated.
Imagine that.
Then there was video about the historic flooding of Louisiana towns.
[Edited on 8-17-2016 by SFandH]
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Locusts are converging as we type...
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Yes, it is a very bad year. Just heard the fire officials on TV say that the fires this year are worse as they are all very explosive. So far,
there is no containment of this one. One said that they have never seen a fire like this one. Just hope there is no loss of life. Thinking about
all the people affected by this, and about all the wonderful fire fighters.
Being what it is this year, we sure liked having the incident center in our town for a few days. But they are obviously more needed a bit south now.
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My bad for the concern, the fire was stopped along the ridge above mountain lakes. It was a long way off at .3/4 mile. I am sure nobody was worried in
the area.
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| Quote: Originally posted by DianaT |
Yes, it is a very bad year. Just heard the fire officials on TV say that the fires this year are worse as they are all very explosive. So far,
there is no containment of this one. One said that they have never seen a fire like this one.
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Another record broken. The moisture content of the brush is at historic lows. It's essentially dead because of the multi-year drought.
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | Quote: Originally posted by DianaT |
Yes, it is a very bad year. Just heard the fire officials on TV say that the fires this year are worse as they are all very explosive. So far,
there is no containment of this one. One said that they have never seen a fire like this one.
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Another record broken. The moisture content of the brush is at historic lows. It's essentially dead because of the multi-year drought.
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That is a major factor but we must also consider forest management issues of the past 100 years or so. Much of the forest has not been allowed to
burn in the past creating a huge build up of fuel. http://news.mit.edu/2013/forest-fire-management-1120
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