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kestrel91316

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36. It wound up not being all that big, and between the helicopters and
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 10:42 PM
Sep 2012

Super Scoopers dropping water, and the lack of wind, they got it taken care of pretty quickly.

But it sure made an unholy mess out of traffic this evening. A friend was going to come up from Santa Monica after work but he cancelled. I couldn't see any way he could get up here in under 2 hours, if at all, lol.

Yep, I can see the smoke out the front window of my clinic. Not good that it's 107F. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #1
I can see it from my office window Beaverhausen Sep 2012 #2
I'm New To L A In Van Nuys DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #3
A good distance ellisonz Sep 2012 #5
Yeah DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #8
It's south of you in the Sepulveda Pass. Van Nuys is safe. Well, safe from fires, lol. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #10
welcome to Valley life Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #16
No kidding. It is hotter here than in Phoenix today. nt Live and Learn Sep 2012 #6
Wait. It's a 107 in L.A.? Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #35
Not too much fuel there... ellisonz Sep 2012 #4
How Far South Of Sepulveda And Ventura Is The Fire? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #9
It's just north of the Getty on the west side of the 405 kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #11
It's about 6 miles from there to the Getty Center. ellisonz Sep 2012 #12
I Think I Saw It When I Took The 761 From Sherman Oaks To Westwood DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #14
The 761??? Lol, I've been here 30 years and that one doesn't ring a bell. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #18
The long red bus (bend in the middle) that comes up Van Nuys Boulevard, turns on Ventura, onto Sepul Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #22
Oh, my bad, lol. I wasn't thinking bus #. I was stuck on highway #. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #26
I'm hearing that Coldwater Canyon is closed for some reason. that will really mess up Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Sep 2012 #7
Did it look like an omen of the apocalypse? n/t ellisonz Sep 2012 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Sep 2012 #24
I caught the smoke plume as I was leaving work Lebam in LA Sep 2012 #15
live video feed Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #17
Breaking: Getty Center voluntarily evacuating pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #19
Mt. St. Mary closed and evacuated. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #21
Leo Baeck Temple evacuated eight Torahs pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #25
Good, you really do not want to know my story involving those nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #28
Checking in from the Westside flamingdem Sep 2012 #20
I am so glad this is so way out of my coverage area nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #27
Stay safe up there GObamaGO Sep 2012 #29
Here's a photo flamingdem Sep 2012 #30
No I didn't instagram it! flamingdem Sep 2012 #31
We were in Culver City goclark Sep 2012 #32
A graphic photo, fire is close to homes here flamingdem Sep 2012 #33
Horrible! goclark Sep 2012 #34
It wound up not being all that big, and between the helicopters and kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #36
Yes, a total mess flamingdem Sep 2012 #38
How is LAX looking? Initech Sep 2012 #37
Don't think it's even close nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #39
It was immediately to the east of the 405 in the Sepulveda Pass. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #40
And LAX is about 17 miles south of the Getty pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #41
That is a lot of urban and brush. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #42
No kidding pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #43
Or a very string Santa Ana lasting for days nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #44
There's not a speck of brush within 10 miles of LAX. Just kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #45
Our lovely firestorms in San Diego did put nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #46
CBS News at 11 reports the 70-acre fire is now 40% contained. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #47
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