Re: Fire

I got an e-mail from an entity called " Now Public " that I think is associated with Flickr that said they were interested in using a couple of my photos of the Butler 2 fire clouds for an article they were doing on the subject. They gave me an address to check out the particular article they were referring to and it has some really good current information about this fire. They also what appears to be and ongoing listing of various fire personel communications, which for those wanting to keep up on the developments for this fire is quite useful. Here is an example of some of the latest communications they listed as of this morning:

Monday 17 September 2007 - 07:50:12
My husband is driving down Hwy 38 and is at Camp Angeles. He just called to tell me that there is a fire due North of Camp Angeles. He is watching it now. It is definately a new fire according to his visual from Camp Angeles

Monday 17 September 2007 - 07:50:38
per scanner - you saw it on top then, response ?yea it looks pretty easy, air to air is really bitchen right here now - helos are lifting off the big bear air port

IMPORTANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION, POSSIBLE ARSON SUSPECT

Monday 17 September 2007 - 07:57:40
did they ever catch the guy in camo yesterday?

Monday 17 September 2007 - 07:58:34
as far as i know yes , this man is toast

Monday 17 September 2007 - 07:59:56
what was the man in camos??

Monday 17 September 2007 - 08:02:35
XX, supposedly, he was starting fires??

Monday 17 September 2007 - 08:02:38
he was seen few days ago trying to start a fire down on hwy 138, but didn’t

Monday 17 September 2007 - 08:03:35
man in camos??? - camp angeles fire???

Monday 17 September 2007 - 08:04:05
XX ..... my hubby just double checked but the fires people are seeing from Angelus Oaks is the Butler fire above the arctic circle. I know it seems out of place but you can actually see it from this angle. No other fires working in our mountains other than the Butler fire!!

Monday 17 September 2007 - 08:06:53
would be fun being the deputies doing a jail transfer on that guy


Monday 17 September 2007 - 08:15:48

The retardant line is being laid down just north of the government leased cabins on the North Shore near the dam.

Monday 17 September 2007 - 08:43:08
im back from the dam, ( fiire has not crossed over the dam meaning to the other side, they do have the helos and air craft doing drops, a team of engins went towards the dam they may be staging there unknown,,

my end of the valley is getting heavy with smoke and sky is getting darker ,
the houses near the dam are fine,, i just came from there this fire is over the next ridge and helos are doing a great job geting work down it doesnt look any way as mean as it did yesterday,, except the valley is getting the heavy smoke,, lite winds coming up, over my way,, but as to the homes this side of the dam , they are fine,,
ffs have been putting retardant on that ridge that goes down into those homes , like i said doing great in that area

UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY............


The web address for this article and ongoing Butler 2 Fire communicatins is:

http://www.nowpublic.com/weather/thunderboomers-monday-butler-peak-fire-incident-2-maxine

I'll be letting the Now Public people right now that its ok to use my photos for thier story.