Community Chat

[Kachina624]

@shoekitty.  No, it's not threatening homes.  It's in a wild and desolate area.

[Onslow1111]

Dang, I didn't even know about this, and we live in a Southern California beach city. I'm not even sure where Simi Valley is. I haven't listened to the news lately, too depressing.

[Linmo]

@shoekitty Wishing the best for your family!  It's been very windy here on the SF peninsula since yesterday.  Wildfires are very similar to tornadoes in that some are spared and some are not.  I hope your family is spared.

[cindyNC]

@shoekitty  Hoping for the best for your family.  How frightening. 

[Tinkrbl44]

@shoekitty 

I checked around noon today and the fire has spread "dangerously fast" to 1,386 acres, but less wind, so that will help.  

I also saw this ...

According to the initial investigation by the police, the possible cause of fire could be a tractor striking a rock, which may have sparked the fire at around 10:30 a.m. The fire quickly spread across the 600 block of Sandy Avenue.

[shoekitty]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

@shoekitty 

I checked around noon today and the fire has spread "dangerously fast" to 1.386 acres, but less wind, so that will help.  

I also saw this ...

According to the initial investigation by the police, the possible cause of fire could be a tractor striking a rock, which may have sparked the fire at around 10:30 a.m. The fire quickly spread across the 600 block of Sandy Avenue.

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@Tinkrbl44  my one daughter around West Hills got an alert notice from Mayor ...she is on evacuation precaution . Fire, like the last one comes through valley the back way toward West Hills, Holmby Hills, etc.  a tractor , oh man. I know it started near a homes. Maybe someone was disking the field?  The wind that died down saved my family from evacuating in TO...for now. Hoping for the best.  Helicopters were out all night I knkw that 

[Teddixat]

@Kachina624   It is not in a desolate area at al.  Where did you here that.  

[Kachina624]

@Teddixat. I'm speaking of the fire in NM in the Capitan Mountains, not the one in Ca

[shoekitty]

0ne photo taken on freeway by daughters friend close to fire. the other photo is taken about 25 miles away from a 4 story building  . The third photo was taken on a walk in West Hills 

[debfau]

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@Puppy Galore wrote:

I remember the MT Madonna and Ubas fires, I lived in Santa Cruz County at the time.

I'm in Shasta County and swear every year it will be my last.

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I have a brother who lives in Shasta County - he's up in Shasta Lake area.