Guest guest Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Sharon, Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and everyone else in the danger zone. Please be safe and take care. Stay in touch. KC > > Hi All, > > I reside in San Diego. The last couple of days here have been a thing of > both natural and manmade wonder. So. Cal has always had wildfires. It's > nature's way of clearing the brush. But now there are many people residing in > this arid region, and this natural clearing is very dangerous. > > Four years ago, we had a major wild fire. Several lives were lost. People > were not evacuated efficiently. There were approximately 50,000 evacuees > involved. > > This time, it has been a completely different story - very well > orchestrated endeavor. This terrible situation has been amazingly massive in its impact. > It has been quite a feat to pull this off so smoothly, as seven (eight?) > fires were burning simultaneously and the wind is never a reliable friend when > predicting burn paths and areas. It is obvious they learned from past > mistakes. 500,000 people have been evacuated from their homes this time. Ten fold > more than before. > > A reverse 911 system is used. I am aware of only one death. From what I > have seen, people were calmly evacuated one community at a time with ample > advanced notice. Shelters for those who needed them were in several locations. > Many citizens and businesses of San Diego pitched in to get food, water and > supplies to these people ASAP. At the shelters, they had to register their > names, contact info, etc. so loved ones would know where to find them. > > I evacuated twice. Once to a nephews, and then one more time from a > nephews. My home is fine and I will be going home tomorrow. My heart goes out to > those who lost their homes - know how that feels. But it could have been so > much worse for so many more. > > From what I have witnessed, the San Diego Emergency Response System, > Firefighters and auxiliary agencies have been a model in disaster preparedness. > These people deserve real kudos for saving so many lives under extreme pressure. > > Sharon > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Sharon, Yes, same thoughts here go out to you, your family and all others affected by these wild fires. Darlene tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote: Sharon, Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and everyone else in the danger zone. Please be safe and take care. Stay in touch. KC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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