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Yet another photo from my Braemore look out, pointing west towards Porter Ranch. News reported 12 helicopters fighting the fire with light winds today. Lots of white smoke too, so they must he hitting their targets. Might be at the turning point.
Started to see ash last night and the entire valley is covered in a layer of smoke this morning. So the fire is getting closer, but we're just south of the 118 and are definitely not on the front lines.
Tonight, the northwest valley is glowing, smothered in smoke. The fire is approaching Porter Ranch. A few of my vistas are now closed, as firefighters ready themselves for the battle ahead. I took a few pictures from Braemore, but digital cameras are useless in the dark.
The red circle is about where I live. We've been lucky, as the smoke is not blowing our way. But the flames are getting closer. Looks like they jumped the major pass and are creeping down to the my valley, San Fernando.
In this satellite image, plumes of smoke caused by wildfires are seen moving off the coast through Southern California on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. The fires have grown to more than 208,000 acres, destroying 500 homes in densely populated suburbs and have caused at least 11 deaths. Fires burning are, at left left, Simi Valley and Moorpark; center, the combined Grand Prix and Old Fire, north of San Bernadino and Rancho Cucamonga/Ontario; bottom right, the Scripps Ranch fire in the San Diego area. AP Photo/US Forest Service via NASA (news - web sites))
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Fire + Twister all rolled into one. Hope that doesn't travel far.
Ventura County firefighters look at a twister of flame from a wildfire, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003, in Simi Valley, Calif. The fire has destroyed several homes and burned more than 45,000 acres. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Diane's back in the house. The hillside across the road burned, but the house is safe (though smokey).
Bob's neighborhood is now on voluntary evacuation. Don Sr., Don and Uncle Bob are there, just in case the fire gets too close and they have to save valuables.
Bob's heading home.
Diane got a knock on her door at 4 am as was informed that a voluntary evacuation has started. She and the kids left and Randy is still there making sure the house stays out of danger.
Bob's on vacation and is coming back with Jacque and the kids. Flames are within a couple of miles of his house but I don't think there's been an evacuation of his neighborhood.
Southern California is burning. Currently, there are at least three major fires: San Bernardino/Rancho Cucamonga, Crestline and now Simi Valley.
I live 10 miles east of Simi Valley; it's just a valley away. Below is a series of pictures I took starting from my house and then heading west into Simi. I have two in-laws in Simi, so I took a drive out to make sure they were okay.
From the top of Reseda
118 West, just over the hill into Simi
Going to Bob's house
Trail near Bob's house
Diane's house
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Washed and ready for bed, Katherine and Vincent enjoy popcorn and a movie.
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FootballWhat can I say, he makes his daddy proud.
The California recall election is on Tuesday and I know who I'm voting for ... Arnold Schwarzenegger. I support him on the issues. He's pro-growth and pro-grope.
We got back from 8 days in Maui on Sunday. What a trip. The weather was perfect -- the days were bright, the nights were clear. The stars were out, the sun was shining. Woke for sunrise, slept for sunset. We found an empty beach.
See more pictures in the photo gallery.
Incidentally, the above picture is real, though it may not look it. We were in a shaded cabana, so I used the flash. Plus I was lying down, so the horizon is not exactly horizontal.