San Diego Fire
October 22, 2007
We have just half a staff on this horrible day. So many of our staff members have had to leave in order to evacuate their homes in San Diego County. There is a palpable sense of anxiety among those of us who remain at the office. Eight wildfires continue to rage. As early as 6:30 this morning these events were dubbed “worse” than the Cedar Fire of 2003. That disaster still remains so fresh in our minds. There is some good news. Apparently, the reverse 9-1-1 system has been working well today. We can’t do anything about Santa Ana winds. But there are so many troubling human aspects to these regular fire catastrophes.
- Why aren’t brush abatement laws enforced?
- When people are told to evacuate, why on earth don’t they leave? The efforts of firefighters were hampered this morning because, instead of fighting fire, they were forced to rescue people who had been ordered to evacuate and did not.
- Why do people still have wood shake shingle roofs in a county that is for all purposes a desert? We heard reports this morning of fires igniting such roofs in North County while the homes of neighbors with less-flammable roofing material were spared.
Our thoughts are with all of you who have been affected in this disaster. Please take a minute to share your stories with us. And please read about fireproofing your home at http://www.firesafecouncil.org/homeowner/index.cfm
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Public agencies such as Caltrans need to do a better job clearing brush from their lands as well. The state fire marshal finds that most fires are started within four feet of the roadways.
Glad to see that Bush is here 4 days after these fires started. What is the point now? At least the Governator was here on Monday. I know Bush needs to show face, especially after what happened with Katrina. But i dont think you can compare this to that.
Also, what insurance company is going to insure homes in the areas that have burned now? If they do offer insurance it is going to be very expensive and may be too much for some homeowners? Is the government going to have to step in and help with this? Two huges fires like this in less
than a five year period is not just a coincidence. This is a problem and it will happen again, most likely sooner than later. I love this new blog, glad I found it while searching the net.
I live in an eastern suburb of the city of San Diego. I have been stunned speechless in the past couple of days (Wednesday and Thursday) to see people jogging for exercise down my block…some wearing flimsy masks that are absolutely worthless against stuff that might have burned that is possibly toxic. It’s not just pine needles and tumbleweed burning. The air quality is horrible. People, if you MUST exercise in the next couple of days, do the reasonable thing and exercise indoors. Sheesh.
My heart goes out to everyone in Southern California who has been affected by the fires. I am glad to see everyone coming together in the community.