Hey everyone.
Tuned into a LA tv station this morning, to see if I could catch any news on Seagal. Instead, they have a huge brush fire that had been started yesterday or the day before(not really sure) by an arsonist. It has made it's way down into the foothills now, around Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga threatening many many homes. So far, NO homes have caught fire and burned.They had already called for an evacuation of Brentwood, Hunter's Ridge, Sheridan, Etiwanda and several other areas that are in the path of the fire, earlier this morning. Some of the residents were saying that they didn't get notices to leave, until the fire was almost at their back door. Remember that there is a 2 hour difference in time, so from where I am in Texas it's 11:23AM here and 9:23AM there.
There are Santa Anna winds that are making things worse right now and causing the fire to move towards the west(towards LA), but they do have some of the heavy helicopters doing water drops right now. If the wind gets any higher though, they said that they will have to stop water drops until the winds die down. They have also closed quite a few of the major freeways in many areas, schools were also closed. The firefighters did set backfires, which has helped some. The fires are over a 4000 acre area. Fortunately, homes in these areas have tile roofs and the wood if any has been treated so that it's fire resistant. Most of the homes also are made of brick, concrete, or material other then wood. Thank goodness!!!!
Seagal does live in the Brentwood neighborhood. Hopefully, he and his family have evacuated and are all safe and sound!!!!
Take care
Donna
Tuned into a LA tv station this morning, to see if I could catch any news on Seagal. Instead, they have a huge brush fire that had been started yesterday or the day before(not really sure) by an arsonist. It has made it's way down into the foothills now, around Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga threatening many many homes. So far, NO homes have caught fire and burned.They had already called for an evacuation of Brentwood, Hunter's Ridge, Sheridan, Etiwanda and several other areas that are in the path of the fire, earlier this morning. Some of the residents were saying that they didn't get notices to leave, until the fire was almost at their back door. Remember that there is a 2 hour difference in time, so from where I am in Texas it's 11:23AM here and 9:23AM there.
There are Santa Anna winds that are making things worse right now and causing the fire to move towards the west(towards LA), but they do have some of the heavy helicopters doing water drops right now. If the wind gets any higher though, they said that they will have to stop water drops until the winds die down. They have also closed quite a few of the major freeways in many areas, schools were also closed. The firefighters did set backfires, which has helped some. The fires are over a 4000 acre area. Fortunately, homes in these areas have tile roofs and the wood if any has been treated so that it's fire resistant. Most of the homes also are made of brick, concrete, or material other then wood. Thank goodness!!!!
Seagal does live in the Brentwood neighborhood. Hopefully, he and his family have evacuated and are all safe and sound!!!!
Take care
Donna
