6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: OT: Fires

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

OT: Fires

So you probably noticed that something's burning. The air's terrible, and last night the smoke started to make my eyes water, even with the house closed up and the air conditioner turned on. (The wind is forcing a good bit of it through the bathroom vents and the kitchen flue.)

My uncle was forced to evacuate, along with the entire city of Fallbrook; fortunately they had a San Diego apartment to retire to, instead of heading to Qualcomm Stadium. (We'll likely find out tomorrow if the house he and my father grew up in is still standing.) Jim Forbes, former editor of Network World, was one of those who ended up at Qualcomm. The people running the stadium have set up networking gear, and he's fire blogging, as it were.

The Times' coverage of the fires has been very good (I especially liked their use of Google Maps); maybe most importantly, they've been able to keep their servers going when the San Diego Union-Tribune website is getting slammed.

Things aren't expected to get any better until 6:00 pm today, when the Santa Ana winds are forecast to abate. In the meantime, we can only wait for the fires to burn themselves out; 100 degree temperatures inland and bone-dry desert air will make for combustible conditions. My thoughts go out to everyone affected.

Update: Via Xeifrank in today's Dodger Thoughts thread on the fires, the view of the fires from space.

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