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WarGamer

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4. As someone who actually lives here...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 06:57 PM

Monday

We had a military-precision anti-fire attack by the VCFD who did a helluva job... 200 firefighters, 3 fixed wing and 5-6 helicopters within an hour... held the property loss to a minimum.

SoCal gets a bad rep for LA and it's problems... but Ventura County and the Northern parts of LA County are top notch

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Stay safe, all! SheltieLover Monday #1

Yikes! Good luck, people! electric_blue68 Monday #2

The Reagan Presidential Library should be safe. They keep the surrounding grounds free from fire fuel with the use of go riversedge Monday #3

As someone who actually lives here... WarGamer Monday #4

Under Red Flag Warning in NorCal as well Sympthsical Monday #5

Close run thing for us hardluck Monday #6

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