astrobaja
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never a dull moment!!
So yesterday there was a fire down SW of us towards rancho Santa Cruz/Potrero it was seemingly under control today with no smoke visible until about 3
when I saw another strong plume but slightly more westerly with more detail visible! As I was on the radio with the park, a chopper apppeared
overhead coming from the park when it arrived at the plume it did a circle. Trouble was the chopper arrived in about 30 seconds after passing us. CRAP
I thought this is new! So we took a drive out and sure enough a new fire was just starting about 4km out our road towards the park paved road! In 3
hours with a strong breeze the fire burned well over 300 acres. Forestales were helping out as best they could and the chopper headed back to Ensenada
to re-fuel. Fire has ebbed with the low nighttime winds but for sure this will flare-up tomorrow, it has already jumped the observatory road and the
other fire line is SE towards the park and a heavily wooded area. Hope those choppers show up in the morning! We have a big tank of agua ready for any
eventuality.
[Edited on 8-15-2012 by astrobaja]
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astrobaja
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the smoke plume in the background is past the observatory road
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David K
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So how does a fire start in an un-populated area? Lightning, as in the case of the fires no in east San Diego County? Hope it stays away from you
guys!
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astrobaja
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David there was no storm activity here today! for sure caused by a careless person. Or even a piece of glass acting as a magnifying glass.
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David K
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Bummer... stay well Mike!
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Take care Mike. Does the helicopter drop anything on the fire or is it used to monitor it?
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astrobaja
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TW chopper had to fly to TJ to re-fuel. Luckily it burned out as the next day it was overcast and almost windstill. Over 500 acres burned!
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