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- When they open it up and you start to head up the mountain you will see that most everything is burnt. There are patches of some green but basically 80 percent of it is burnt out. However, when you turn in to 189 from 18 by the Cliffhanger, you won't be able to tell there was a fire in our area at all. Sort of blessed there. [mgs]

- We just got back from the evacuation center at SB airport. A firefighter told us that One night this past week (I think he said Wed.) there were sixty fire trucks with seven firefighters on each truck that stood down the fire at Yosemite and park. We can’t find park on our map (does any one know where that is?) Any way, the story was amazing, this is the stuff legends are made of. He said you could walk down Yosemite on the tops of fire trucks. The way he described the commitment and determination of those firefighters gave me chills up my spine and brought tears to my eyes. It’s the same feeling as when I watch an extraordinarily courageous and selfless act of courage in a war movie. I don’t think any of us can ever appreciate these firefighters as much as they deserve. So, the big news is that they stopped the fire from crossing Yosemite. Any one in that area (like us, we live on Sequoia right at Yosemite) can rest easy tonight knowing that these firefighters saved our homes, at least for now. I thought you would like to know. [Ken & Heather]

Northern Command Sending 14 Aircraft to Battle California Fires
by Tech. Sgt. Devin Fisher Special to American Forces Press Service
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Oct. 29, 2003 - U.S. Northern Command is sending all eight of the Defense Department's C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or MAFFS, and six CH-53 helicopters with fire suppression buckets to support the wildland firefighting effort in California. [spectr17]

- To the Lawrence and Ekedal families: My goodness, thank you. You seriously did not have to do such a thing. I am truly, truly moved. I will keep this blog going. Your gift benefits everyone! Thank you so much again, --Joe Urbz




- Dear Wonderful People, Last night as I was searching all of the sites for information about the fire, I saw a news media picture of what appeared to be someone's rescued dog as it was joyfully licking the face of a kneeling, war weary fire fighter in the midst of all of this massive destruction. All I was able to think was;
- Daily cost to fight the fires.....$2,000,000+
- Overall cost in physical damage.....$28,000,000,000+
- Gratitude from "All creatures great and small".....priceless.
This image is the closest I have been able to come to expressing the gratitude I feel to all of you emergency support personnel and die hard residents of our mountain who are giving your all and helping in every conceivable way possible. May God truly bless and keep you all safe in His care. From the bottom of my heart, Penny Cooper 29794 Redwood Road (burnt) Cedar Glen, CA

- Help is very much needed at the evacuation center; no experience necessary. Hope to see you there! [Joe & CJ]

- No structure losses in Running Springs today.

Posted: Fri - October 31, 2003 at 05:31 PM      

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