Breaking news: We have a new largish brush fire

[nadinbrzezinski]

In So Cal. This is the "harvest fire," in the Otay Mesa area east of Bown Field. Per local Cal-Fire it's 15-20 acres, and poses a threat to a salvage yard. It's also a stone throw away from the Mexican border, as in a mile best case.

Yup. Listening to the scanner...just breaking

And soon we'll have some on the paper, but for the momemt fron Channel 10

http://www.10news.com/news/crews-battle-vegetation-fire-near-brown-field05032013

And the paper

http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/13160

[villager]

1. How are the winds there right now?

That's always the critical puzzle piece.

That, and how much built-up fuel is around...

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Santa Anna winds

The good news the one in Ramona is mostly out.

It's been a wild fire day...this is the fifth fire, first really significant. Once they give them a name I get worried

[loli phabay]

2. am i okay if i shelter in place or should i be moving to place the potomac between me and the fire

[kestrel91316]

10. You're SO funny. Try that with the people who lose their homes, businesses, and even lives

in our wildfires every year.

And in case you hadn't noticed, it's May 3, not October.

[loli phabay]

12. mayby we need to post for every county in the country then as stuff happens all over

It will quickly make du fill up.

[bike man]

20. I've wondered why there are no reports of 'brush' fires other than the San Diego area.

Farmers in my area burn their fields every spring, and even I burned about an acre last week. No reportage.

[zappaman]

21. Guess it's not part of your beat.

[kestrel91316]

45. Are you unaware of the difference between a controlled burn and a wildfire?

Or are you just an ass?

Enjoy your stay.

[bike man]

54. Yes, I do know the difference. I also am aware that a 4 acre brush fire

is not newsworthy, except maybe here.

[taterguy]

3. Who can throw a stone one mile?

Please clarify.

[Warpy]

4. Anyone with an air cannon.

[taterguy]

42. Shooting isn't the same as throwing

[Warpy]

47. You say toMAYto, I say toMAHto

Distance shot out of an air cannon is called the "throw."

[taterguy]

49. I say STFU

Why can't you just admit that you're wrong?
That's:

Wrong!

Wrong!!

Wrong!!!

[Warpy]

56. Same reason you can't admit

you're no good at semantic hairsplitting!

NO GOOD

NO GOOD

NO GOOD

[taterguy]

57. Semantic hairsplitting my ass

[villager]

7. There is!? When did that one start?

I'd better check some more local news....

[villager]

11. Reading some news on it now... apparently Chevy Chase canyon is closed...

...and more homes seem to be threatened by this one.

Yikes!

[pintobean]

9. "poses a threat to a salvage yard"

[Hekate]

13. Camarillo in Ventura County: 10,500 acres and spreading

Nadin, old buddy, back away from the keyboard for awhile. I know that big fires start as little ones, but right now other people have a really big one to contend with. Like this one just down the road from me:

Take care,

Hekate

http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=780

Springs Fire

Structures destroyed: 15 damaged residences, 5 damaged commerical properties, and 15 damaged outbuildings.

Threatened: 4,000 residences, 300 commercial properties and 50 outbuildings are threatened.

Evacuated: Mandatory evacuations effective immediately: South Newbury Park area, South of Potrero Road from Reino Road East to 930 West Potrero Road including Hidden Valley Road South.
Evacuations remain in effect for Potrero Road to Lewis Road, Yerea Buena Road and Deer Creek Road, Sycamore Canyon, Brrome Ranch and La Jolla Canyon.
Evacuations for the Cal State Channel Islands and Dos Vientos area have been lifted and reopened to residents only.

Hwy 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) is closed from Las Posas Rd and the Ventura/LA County line.

Total fire personnel: 954
90 Engines
20 fire crews
6 air tankers
8 helicopters
2 water tenders

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Sorry, part of the job

And just pointed out that we have a new one...realize we have San Diego assets at both banning and Spring. So if we get too many small fires guess what? They'll have to go HELP to other states, or even countries.

Just looking at the big picture here.

[SoCalDem]

16. Our fire trucks have "left the building" too..

They are probably at Banning or the fire off the 60 to the east of us.

This will be a horrible fire season, I fear

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Yeah

Right now we have three smallish working fires...over traffic, they are keeping people for overtime.

It won't be pretty. Amarillo is just the first of many monster fires I fear.

[Brickbat]

17. It's not. At least, it shouldn't be.

If you have someone telling you that transcribing scanner chatter about a local fires onto the general discussion forum of political website is part of the job, they are wrong.

[zappaman]

19. !!!

[Brother Buzz]

22. She could simply pass on the advice her own 'Magazine' recommends and call it a day

http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/13160

Sign up to receive free Viejas Wildfire and Emergency Alerts via email at the top right side of our homepage and also receive a free weekly copy of East County Magazine. You can also follow ViejasAlerts on Twitter for brief text alerts on your mobile phone. We recommend all of the above since you can't know what form of communications will work best in a major regional emergency.

Heck, it was in the body of the text she linked to.

[zappaman]

23. Sorry, but as I sit here in Hollywood seeing the smoke from a nearby Glendale fire...

I turn to DU General Discussion to read about small fires being put out in SD.
Don't you come here first for all your SD fire info?

[Brother Buzz]

24. I have to, the two larger than largish fires close to me in Northern California got no mention on DU

None!

Donning my Nomex® cap: the fires started on May Day, proof unrestrained globalization can be blamed on Volunteer firemen. :scratches head:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2738293

[zappaman]

27. Hopefully...

You won't have to chage into something positively less comfy, long pants, steel Toe boots and nomex layers.

[Brother Buzz]

32. Those steel toe boots may be problematic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2786302

[zappaman]

33. *sigh*

part of the job of bringing nooz to the unwashed masses, I suppose.

[Brother Buzz]

55. Appears she reads our posts for nooz scoops after all

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022797191

[loli phabay]

15. dang, stay safe and hopefully they get it controlled soon.

[Hekate]

35. Long hot summer and fall in store for us...

Thanks.

[villager]

43. Yup. If this is just a couple days past April....

Yikes.

[Hekate]

34. It's now 18,000 acres. 20% contained.

http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_current

This lists all the major fires at the moment:
Ventura County 18,000 acres 20% contained
Riverside County 2,956 acres 65% contained
Tehama County 6,393 acres 10% contained
San Benito County 300 acres 60% contained
Glenn County 217 acres 75% contained

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. Do you do twitter?

You can follow Cal Fire...major, and minor incidents in high risks areas, will be there.

Also you can follow your local Cal Fire unit and some local FDs.

[zappaman]

37. I follow General Discussion on DU for all small fires in SD.

Where else would I go?

[Hekate]

41. Sorry, I hate the very concept

It would drive me mad.

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. Well we find it invaluable

And the paper runs a twitter feed to alert people of things like..bad fires...as I said, I was working today...

We also do traffic. Just not today. Too wild.

We also follow those agencies...which is helpful

[cherokeeprogressive]

46. If that's the Springs fire, I'm reading it's 28,000 acres now. PCH is closed until further notice.

Pray the forecast rain possibility for Sun-Mon-Tue actually materializes.

[livetohike]

51. My old neighborhood (1986-1992) is evacuated.....

beautiful, hidden gem of an area. Hope everyone stays safe and the fire is out soon.

[mike_c]

25. this is a really worrisome fire season....

I've really enjoyed the warm, dry spring. Now it's time to begin paying for it, I'm afraid. All ya'll in fire country stay safe until the rains start again! All ya'll snarking about wildfire like it's not really a problem, STFU. Fire is an important part of our western ecology. Coincidentally, it kills people and animals, and destroys property. So far this year is looking like it might be a bad fire year out here.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. We already got the warnings from Cal-Fire

And off the record, from other fire agencies, expect it to be busy...

I won't snark too much...I promise.

[PlanetBev]

26. Out here in Thousand Oaks

The smoke is terrible...even inside my office.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. My editor has family your way

Hope all you have to deal with is the smoke.

These many monster and small fires this early...shivers.

[lunasun]

38. Thanks- predicting bad year oh boy

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. We had a series of small fires

I have spent my day listening to the scanner...long day

[zappaman]

40. Sounds like hard work.

Glad I don't report the nooz.

[kestrel91316]

53. Is stalking your full-time job or do you just do it in your spare time?

[FreeState]

48. That explains the colorful sunset! n/t

[MineralMan]

50. A 10-15 acre fire is not breaking news in any way.

Now, the 28,000 acre Spring Fire is really news, but a 10-15 acre fire is not even listed on the Cal Fire map. I'm sure it's out by now. In the meantime the Spring Fire is still uncontained.

Yours is a tiny local story. It's not of national interest. It's barely of local interest, except to the people immediately adjacent to it.

I'm sorry, but I don't think that is what DU or GD is about.

[nadinbrzezinski]

52. And for update sake

It was contained at 120 acres, and somewhat close to the Donovan prison