Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times
The firestorm in Sylmar
A fire emergency in the San Fernando Valley today. The main wildfire erupted in the foothills above Veterans Memorial Park in Sylmar last night around 10:30 p.m. Wicked Santa Ana winds of 70 miles an hour whipped the flames into a roaring firestorm. 2,600 to 3,000 acres have been blackened. At least 200 homes have been destroyed and 10,000 people have been evacuated. There is a report of a few injuries with one civilian suffering serious burns.
First, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa declared a state of emergency in the city of Los Angeles; then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger did the same for Los Angeles County this morning. Also, some of the power lines were either damaged by the fire or de-energized as a safety precaution; so that has resulted in outages in a number of areas.
Jay Clendenin / Los Angeles Times
A firefighter pours water on the flames behind a damaged mobile home in Sylmar
A devastated area is the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar where the fire reportedly blew through like a blow torch last night. There are reports that most of the homes burned, but fire crews are still on the scene today fighting to save the structures.
No relief today from the hot temperatures, fierce winds and low humidity. Hundreds of firefighters and a number of aircraft are battling the flames. The evacuations have extended to Granada Hills and Porter Ranch. In a news conference this morning, Mayor Villaraigosa urged residents in the fire region to be on the alert and leave when they feel threatened, “… we want folks not to wait until they see the fire..” to get out.
Sorry, Sanctuary City, Sanctuary County? LA deserves the worst, the mayor included. The hell with you people!
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FLOODS, WILDFIRE, SODOM AND GOMORRAH, ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS GOD’S WRATH, THERE IS A LIMIT TO WHAT GOD IS WILLING TO ACCEPT, WE GO ON OUR EVERYDAY LIVES AND THINK WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO NO ONE, WE SPEND OR MILLIONS THOUSANDS AND DON’T EXTEND A HAND TO HELP ANOTHER, DO YOU HONESTLY THINK THAT THE EARTH AND THE HEAVENS CREATED THEMSELVES, THAT A BABY FORMS IN HIS MOTHER’S WOMB OUT OF NOWHERE, BELIEVE ME GOD IS EVERYWHERE EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THAT LEAF IS ALLOWED TO FALL FROM THAT TREE, GOD DOES HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE, I LIVE BECAUSE HE LIVES, SO WHY DO YOU LIVE, TURN FROM YOUR SIN PEOPLE ?
Tornados are also from God
Simple fire fighting techique.
1. Put ladder on both sides of the house to reach top of the roof. Make it stationary by either cement or dig deep enough hole on the base of the ladder.
2. Get a long enough water hose to reach from the water focet over top the roof all the way across, use multiple water hose linked by connector if required. Punch the hoses with many holes so when the water flows it will drip over the roof evenly and completely. Use the ladder on each side of the house to hold the water hose over the roof.
3. Use the water additive device like the ones that are used for car washing and add fire retardant materials in the water flow, if there’s one available.
4. Since there would be a-lot of water dripping and it could damage the foundation of the house, place plastic bottom water way all around the house with water flow away from the house. This will be like a lake around an European Castle.
Hope this help. God bless.