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upaloopa

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26. We had a 700 acre fire in Lompoc yesterday

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)

Wed May 14, 2014, 05:01 PM

May 2014

Luckily we are 15 miles from an air attack base. For about 5 hours 8 planes including a DC10 attacked the fire which was almost to a residential neighbor hood.
It is out now thanks to the daring pilots in the attack planes

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To all southern Californians under red flag [View all] nadinbrzezinski May 2014 OP

The winds here have been absolutely brutal the last few weeks. Initech May 2014 #1

Comparatively speaking winds were not an issue when those started. nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #2

Phoenix the new windy city. StarryNite May 2014 #11

Stay safe! Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #3

When my family lived in Southern California... hunter May 2014 #4

It's a tinderbox PasadenaTrudy May 2014 #5

We have three extended attacks so far nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #6

I haven't heard PasadenaTrudy May 2014 #7

Take into account, listening to the actual scanner nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #8

The Bernardo Fire grew to 1548 acres (with 25% containment) per Cal Fire 9:15 am update pinboy3niner May 2014 #9

Right now we have one in Pendleton-Fallbrook nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #12

Breaking on CNN: Part of Camp Pendleton being evacuated due to a fire pinboy3niner May 2014 #10

I will give you details, it is putting the Camino de Luz housing in base nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #13

Carlsbad notifications reverse 911 nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #21

Oh and it is 100 acres now nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #16

I was wondering if you were okay. I'm so glad you posted. I tried to do a search but couldn't okaawhatever May 2014 #14

If we have a nice start in the East County I am going nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #15

Structures have been lost, reportedly at Carlsbad nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #17

Ok folks evacuations are in place nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #18

Oh and new start nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #19

On a personal note, having done the radio dance in the past nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #20

NATIONAL RESOURCES and FIRES nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #22

Strike teams sent to the highway fire nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #23

From cal fire nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #24

And we might have a fire explodiing in the south east county nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #25

It is in Mexico nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #29

We had a 700 acre fire in Lompoc yesterday upaloopa May 2014 #26

Fifth major attack nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #27

link to map with fire locations nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #28

these are three of the five fires nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #30