Soooooo...
I was driving yesterday when I saw a red glow from the mountains over in the Mt. Baldy area. Then when I get home I go on Facebook, and see the status of a family friend of mine Don Kurth who is the mayor of the City of Rancho Cucamonga. He is talking about how the firefighters from the city are providing aid to stop the fire. It made me wonder more about the fire and what was really going on, so I decided to do some research and this is what I found. The fire started on Saturday around 2 p.m. and were being supported by winds that were going up to 60 mph. The fire is beginning to come closer to the city of Wrightwood, which is in the San Gabriel Mountains. This morning the fire had already burned 7,500 acres and was only 20% consumed, but because of the change in weather and chance of rain there will be relief for the firefighters.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sheep-fire5-2009oct05,0,6147766.story?track=rss
This fire reminded me about the fires a few years ago that were really close to us in the Rancho Cucamonga area and it was actually kind of pretty to see from far away, but all the problems that come from this fire probably are not that funny. I would say that the story isn't biased in anyway because it's just giving facts about the fire and how it is affecting neighboring cities. The only question I have about the story is what started the fire and what the current status of it is.
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I live in Rancho also, so I agree--any time there is a fire close I think of the one about five years ago. That is the first fire I remember where numerous homes were lost. I know that fireman do whatever is possible to prevent fires from consuming homes, so that year was a big wake up call for me. In this area, with our wind and lack of moisture, we do not have complete control.
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