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Vrede too wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:59 am
Active western fires:

InciWeb- Incident Information System

Fires that are now out don't get a flame icon.

:shock:

Don't forget Greece, Turkey, Siberia, etc.
Maybe I haven't paid attention in years past but that seems like an insane amount of fires and fire season hasn't reached it's peak.

Also with Afghanistan and covid it's really not getting the attention it deserves.
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:54 am
Vrede too wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:59 am
Active western fires:

InciWeb- Incident Information System

Fires that are now out don't get a flame icon.

:shock:

Don't forget Greece, Turkey, Siberia, etc.
Maybe I haven't paid attention in years past but that seems like an insane amount of fires and fire season hasn't reached it's peak.

Also with Afghanistan and covid it's really not getting the attention it deserves.
Guess I wasn't far off the mark.

California fire season sets records, more damage expected

That’s hardly the case, but the frightening reality is that the worst may be yet to come.

California has already surpassed the acreage burned at this point last year, which ended up setting the record. Now it’s entering a period when powerful winds have often driven the deadliest blazes.

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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 9:36 am
GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:54 am
Maybe I haven't paid attention in years past but that seems like an insane amount of fires and fire season hasn't reached it's peak.

Also with Afghanistan and covid it's really not getting the attention it deserves.
Guess I wasn't far off the mark.

California fire season sets records, more damage expected

That’s hardly the case, but the frightening reality is that the worst may be yet to come.

California has already surpassed the acreage burned at this point last year, which ended up setting the record. Now it’s entering a period when powerful winds have often driven the deadliest blazes.
Fire Whirl Churns Near Cleveland National Forest in California (video)

:o The Cleveland National Forest is headquartered in San Diego. Murrieta is in southwestern Riverside County.
Forest Service officials confirm all California national forests to temporarily close

... "We do not take this decision lightly, but this is the best choice for public safety," said Regional Forester Jennifer Eberlien. "It is especially hard with the approaching Labor Day weekend, when so many people enjoy our national forests."

... While California has seen massive wildfires, forestry officials said they worry about the "record level" conditions for fires and dry fuels, fires behaving "beyond the norm" of experience, "significantly limited" resources to fight fires, and no predicted relief from weather conditions into the late fall, according to Monday's announcement.

"More than 6,800 wildfires have burned 1.7 million acres across all jurisdictions in California, and the National Wildfire Preparedness Level ... has been at PL5 since July 14, 2021, only the third time in the past 20 years that the nation has reached PL5 by mid-July — indicating the highest level of wildland fire activity," officials said....
That sucks.
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California Wildfire Map & Tracker

Caldor Fire 2-3 miles from South Lake Tahoe and NV :o . Containment decreased to 16%. Also, look at all the fires from San Diego to N and NW of Santa Clarita!

South Lake Tahoe, CA 10-Day Weather Forecast

Coolish to warm at 6263 ft, dry to moderate humidity, no rain forecast, breezy these next couple of days with winds from the SW. Ut-oh.
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Vrede too wrote:
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California Wildfire Map & Tracker

Whatever it takes.
210,000 acres now.
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Wow is right


Where's Obi Wan and Anakin?
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Looks like a job for Superman.

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A Colorado hiker lost for 24 hours ignored rescuers' attempts to reach them because they didn't recognize the phone number

A Colorado hiker who got lost on a trail ignored calls from search-and-rescue officials who tried to locate him for 24 hours, because they didn't recognize the number repeatedly calling them, according to the New York Post.

In a Facebook post, Lake County Search and Rescue officials described the ordeal, which happened on Mount Ebert, Colorado's highest peak.

According to the officials, the hiker set out at 9:00 a.m. on October 18, and by 8 p.m. that evening, they began searching for him when an individual reported that he had not returned from his hike.

"Multiple attempts to contact the subject via their cell phone were unsuccessful," the post said.

The officials said that first, a team of five set out at 11 p.m. to search for the missing hiker and stayed out until 3 a.m. on October 19. A team of three picked up the search a few hours later, at 7 a.m., looking in areas that hikers typically get lost.

But by 9:30 a.m. the following day, the search was called off.

"At approximately 0930 the reporting party reported the subject had returned to their place of lodging. All personnel were out of the field by 1000," the post said.

The officials said the individual "lost the trail around nightfall and spent the night searching for the trail, and once on the trail, bounced around onto different trails trying to locate the proper trailhead."

The missing hiker reached their car the next morning and 24 hours after they set out for the day hike, and had no idea a search and rescue operation was underway because they declined calls coming in from the officials.

"One notable take-away is that the subject ignored repeated phone calls from us because they didn't recognize the number," the officials said. "If you're overdue according to your itinerary, and you start getting repeated calls from an unknown number, please answer the phone; it may be a SAR team trying to confirm you're safe!"
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To: admin@lakecountysar.org
Subject: Lost hiker

Dear Lake County Search and Rescue,

Re: A Colorado hiker lost for 24 hours ignored rescuers' attempts to reach them because they didn't recognize the phone number
https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-hiker-l ... 03127.html

Your public griping about the lost hiker not answering your calls is rude and possibly dangerous.

First, the hiker was lost but did not perceive the need for rescue. Otherwise, the hiker would have called for help.

Then, your unidentifiable calls could have been telemarketers or other unwanted comms. Answering those kinds of calls would have used up precious and potentially lifesaving battery life.

Finally, YOU had options. Calls could have been placed from the phone of someone the hiker knew. Or, you could have used a phone whose Caller ID said SAR, LEOs or FIre, instead of some random personal phone.

I appreciate the work that SAR does in general and even the time that you put into helping a hiker that didn't need help, but it's crappy of you to blame the hiker for your own lapses. Please apologize to the hiker and put out a Facebook and press release correction.

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After he asked Biden to help his own state of Kentucky, Rand Paul lashed out at critics who brought up his history of opposing disaster relief bills



Superstorm Sandy in 2013
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017
Hurricanes Laura and Delta in July, 2021
... On Saturday Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said she's glad Paul has finally realized that "states needing federal assistance after a disaster isn't gritty, wasteful or being 'compassionate with someone else's money.'"

"We are one Nation and should always be able to count on one another regardless of your state's politics. This is America," Omar said....
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 9:11 am
Vrede too wrote:
Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:43 pm
California Wildfire Map & Tracker
Whatever it takes.
210,000 acres now.
O Really just mentioned those.

Urban wildfires burned 6,000 acres and hundreds of homes near Denver

:cry: It's snowing there now, one day late. Crap.
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Urban wildfires burned 6,000 acres and hundreds of homes near Denver

:cry: It's snowing there now, one day late. Crap.
The fire videos are freaking wild.
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Ammosexual idiot.
WTF?
Was he tested for meth?
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WTF?
Was he tested for meth?
He huffs gun oil. Who needs meth?
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GoCubsGo wrote:
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WTF?
Was he tested for meth?
He huffs gun oil. Who needs meth?
Isn't that an ingredient for meth along with Drano?
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Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”

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Resident describes fire that destroyed dozens of vehicles at Central Texas pumpkin patch

Unconfirmed reports are that a mysterious frustrated figure named "Linus" is a person of interest. A discarded "security blanket" was found near the point of origin.
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