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Posted by marci4tony Mon Oct 22, 2007 15:54:45 MDT
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0 responses 0 comments I missed one of the most disturbing phone calls a parent can get, today, because I was driving and will not talk on my cell while driving.

I have two adult daughters - twins - living in San Diego.  Well, living is a stretch, as of today.  Their home is between two encroaching fires burning out of control.  According to the San Diego Tribune, "It's going to get worse".    There are hundreds of thousands of people ORDERED from their homes...This is not an option.  When the fire and emergency crews are too busy rescuing people (that had previously ignored the evacuations) to fight the oncoming inferno, there is little a  homeowner can do.  The Navy has ordered all "essential personnel" to check into their base.  Qualcomm stadium has turned into a refugee camp for those who's homes are endangered.  All SD County Schools will be closed - San Diego State, University of San Diego and UCSD (and many community colleges) have either cancelled classes or have limited to essential employees.

The extent of the fires is unbelievable.  The Malibu fires were very attention getting, but even as I type, new fires are breaking out across the San Diego area.  A fire in San Ysidro (the border town between the US and Mexico) has just been announced.  One of my daughters has just texted me the word ARSON...and that is one scary thought.

Scripps Ranch has been ordered to evacuate and Solana Beach is on stand-by and residents should be prepared to evacuate an any time.   Voluntary evacuations are under way in the Southern area near Chula Vista.

The conditions fueling the fires are NOT expected to break in the near future, and the emergency personnel are stretched to their limits.  If you have family in the San Diego area, the San Diego Tribune and channel 8 (web pages) have continuously updating information.

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