Originally Posted By SuzieQ You're welcome. Glad to hear they are out of the evac. zone. When I was growing up, we used to watch the glow of the hills as they burned almost every summer. Back then, there weren't nearly as many houses, though. Featherly Park was wilderness, LOL!
Originally Posted By Tiggirl It wasn't too bad in Corona this morning but I started to smell smoke when I passed the 241. I'd been in Washington all weekend so I didn't even know about the fire until I turned on the radio. I work in Santa Ana and I can smell the smoke in my building. No fun for the sinuses. Hoping all the figher fighters stay safe! ~Beth
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I remember the fires nearly every year in the hills northeast of my house too, growing up. But never in March! Man, it must have been dry this year. And unless it's an unusually wet Spring, this doesn't bode well for the traditional "fire season."
Originally Posted By friendofdd The latest suspicion is that somebody torched a stolen car to destroy evidence, and it spread from that spot.
Originally Posted By alexbook They're now saying 80% contained, with full containment possible tomorrow. From where I am (just east of DLR), there's a slight but definite scent of burning in the air, and my eyes are watering a bit, but I haven't seen any actual ash falling this morning.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Just as I finished typing the last post, I looked up and saw that the large plume of smoke is still hovering.
Originally Posted By cstephens It was very orange at Disneyland yesteray with the sun shining through the smoke clouds. There was also quite a bit of ash falling. Saw a couple CMs working with masks. And contrary to what some people are saying, the fireworks were apparently run last night. /cs
Originally Posted By cmpaley >>This has been the driest spring in 14 years.<< You mean winter, yes? Spring beings on March 21, next Wednesday. >>We need rain!<< Amen to that!
Originally Posted By CoasterKrayzie only 2.42 inches of rain this year, just 2 years after we had close to 40 inches. lots of growth that is now all dead looks like there will be many fires this sumemr
