I actually came in here today to see if Fleet had posted anything about the fires going on in Los Angeles. I always think of him when any part of the valley is burning.

The Sylmar "Sayre" fire seems mighty close to San Fernando on the Google map.

:(

I saw him posting a couple of days ago in the politics forum... I completely forgot he was from that part of California.

I saw him posting a couple of days ago in the politics forum... I completely forgot he was from that part of California.

Yeah I hope his family and himself are alright, and in good health.

I was wondering that myself. I hope Fleet's ok.

Yikes, I didn't realize he lived near there. I hope everything's okay. :(

Hi,

I'm okay. The fire last month was closer to me than this one. But the smoke has been drifting over here most of the time. I also noticed some ashes on the front porch and on the driveway.

Thanks for the concern, everyone. :)

Here are two photos I took just after dawn from an upstairs window...

Yay! :clap:

Glad you're okay.

The smoke is bad here in Santa Monica. I can only imagine what it's like in your area. I haven't really noticed much in the way of ash the couple of times I ventured out today.

:)

I am glad that you are okay, Tony. I was thinking about you, and I glad that you and your family are okay:)

Yay! :clap:

Glad you're okay.

The smoke is bad here in Santa Monica. I can only imagine what it's like in your area. I haven't really noticed much in the way of ash the couple of times I ventured out today.

:)
Yeah, at times the smoke was kind of thick. And I wanted to do some bicycling! :mad:

I am glad that you are okay, Tony. I was thinking about you, and I glad that you and your family are okay:)
Thanks. As usual, those who live in or just below the foothills and canyon areas are most at risk.
I am over 2.5 miles away from the nearest foothills, with hundreds of houses and many streets (and one freeway) in between.

But I still was awake watching and recording the fire until the early morning hours, just to see where it was headed to.

Thanks. As usual, those who live in or just below the foothills and canyon areas are most at risk.
I am over 2.5 miles away from the nearest foothills, with hundreds of houses and many streets (and one freeway) in between.

But I still was awake watching and recording the fire until the early morning hours, just to see where it was headed to.
Oh, I know that area quite well, since I used to live in LA..=)

Oh, I know that area quite well, since I used to live in LA..=)
I wonder how many home buyers think of the fire danger when they buy a house with a big hill with a lot of brush behind it?

It would make me very uneasy.

Glad you and your family are okay :)

Thanks, Faith. :wave:

I'm glad that you're ok. How do you guys in California endure brush fires and earthquakes? I thought that I had it bad with tornadoes in Indiana. You guys in California are brave people. :wave:

Thanks. As usual, those who live in or just below the foothills and canyon areas are most at risk.
I am over 2.5 miles away from the nearest foothills, with hundreds of houses and many streets (and one freeway) in between.

But I still was awake watching and recording the fire until the early morning hours, just to see where it was headed to.

Fleet, I didn't realize how near you were to all of this. Glad you're okay!

That's scary. Glad everything is Ok.

I'm glad that you're ok. How do you guys in California endure brush fires and earthquakes? I thought that I had it bad with tornadoes in Indiana. You guys in California are brave people. :wave:
Large (6+ magnitude) earthquakes are actually relatively rare in the valley.
There have been only two large ones during the last century- 1971 and 1994 (both 6.7 magnitude). Of course, earthquakes can't be avoided.

Fires can, though. As long as you don't live in or near a canyon or a mountain or right up against foothills with a lot of brush, the chance of someone's house being in danger of a brush fire is very slight.

The Santa Ana winds do have good points. 50 mile visibility and a few nights ago, I went for a bike ride at 11:45 PM with the temperature at 75 degrees. No jacket needed, just a T-shirt.

Here are more photos I took today. The first two show ash on the front porch and driveway (it may look like dirt but it is ash) and two more photos taken mid-afternoon Sunday showing the smoke still drifting by, mainly near the mountains.

Yikes, that's terrible. I'm glad you're okay.

It's good that you, and your family are doing ok., Tony. Although we Californians have had to deal with earthquakes, mudslides and earthquakes, it's still a great state to live in. Thanks for letting us know how you are doing.

Thanks for sharing your photographs Fleet and thanks for the information about the earthquakes and the fires. :wave: