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alp227

(32,063 posts) Sat Jul 20, 2013, 01:50 AM Jul 2013

MOUNTAIN FIRE: Blaze grows, Pine Cove gets evacuation warning

Source: Riverside Press-Enterprise

The 42-square-mile Mountain Fire near Idyllwild kept firefighters and residents on edge Friday, July 19, as it turned towards the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and caused officials to issue an evacuation warning for nearby Pine Cove.

Meanwhile, the weather forecast for Saturday, July 20, included showers and afternoon thunderstorms.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Riverside County late Friday evening. The declaration will suspend some red tape connected with repairs to any damaged infrastructure. The fire has cost an estimated $10.9 million.

With a 30 percent chance of rain for Saturday, overnight plans included crews working on fire breaks in the rugged terrain and water-dropping helicopters making runs on the blaze in the dark, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Bob Poole.

Read more: http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/hemet/hemet-headlines-index/20130719-mountain-fire-blaze-grows-pine-cove-gets-evacuation-warning.ece

See also:

Los Angeles Times article Mountain fire: Another community faces possible evacuation

San Bernardino Sun: Firefighters, residents watch weather as Mountain Fire burns

AP: S. Calif. wildfire forces more evacuations

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MOUNTAIN FIRE: Blaze grows, Pine Cove gets evacuation warning (Original Post) alp227 Jul 2013 OP

These folks are in my thoughts tonight. They and the 3,500 firefighters... Hekate Jul 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Lordquinton Jul 2013 #2

Is this a joke? Hekate Jul 2013 #3

Incredably, Lordquinton Jul 2013 #5

All of us in Colorado locks Jul 2013 #4

Fires are followed by mudslides. But fires are also followed by flowers. Hekate Jul 2013 #6

Hekate

(90,841 posts)

1. These folks are in my thoughts tonight. They and the 3,500 firefighters...

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 03:08 AM

Jul 2013

We lost one of our Santa Barbara County firefighters when those 19 Hotshots died in Arizona -- I'm sure more of our people are out in San Bernardino County on mutual aid now.

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Lordquinton This message was self-deleted by its author.

Hekate

(90,841 posts)

3. Is this a joke?

Reply to Lordquinton (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 03:27 PM

Jul 2013

bad taste

Lordquinton

(7,886 posts)

5. Incredably,

Reply to Hekate (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 04:06 PM

Jul 2013

I am sorry, let me find the delete button.

locks

(2,012 posts)

4. All of us in Colorado

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 03:54 PM

Jul 2013

thinking of these CA folks. Now when it rains we have awful mud slides and flooding in the burned areas.

Hekate

(90,841 posts)

6. Fires are followed by mudslides. But fires are also followed by flowers.

Reply to locks (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 04:58 PM

Jul 2013

Ever since I read, years and years ago, that many seeds of flowers and trees don't germinate until they've passed through fire, I have understood what an amazing part of the Western ecosystem fire is. Scary and deadly -- but amazing.

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