[ACT] Station (Angeles Nat'l Forest Fire) Videos (Update #7)

[Gaboon]

Dear All (Neighbors, Friends & Family, especially those far away),

Below is the current CalFire Inciweb report on the Station (Angeles  
Nat'l Forest) Fire:
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1856/
The Station Fire has burned over 250 square miles (647.5 square  
kilometers), making it the the 10th largest fire in California since  
1933. Back fires (controlled burns) near Mount Wilson are complete,  
so there is no longer any active fire close to our neighborhood, with  
the possible exception of "hot spots" still smoldering in the burned  
areas above us in Millard Canyon.

The following remarkable time-lapse video of the Station Fire flaring  
up was taken on 29 August, from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. Watch the flames  
appear at night and then spread rapidly. The images were taken from  
Mulhulland Dr. just South of Universal Studios in the Hollywood Hills  
(with a Canon EOS 20D, 17-35mm 2.8 lens...full wide, and in "P"  
exposure mode). Even from that distance, the fire was immense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qqxjO5nr8k

The next time-lapse video was taken by an outdoor patio camera  
compresses 24 hours into 6 minues (beginning August 28, 2009 at 6:16  
pm and ending on August 29, 2009 at 6:06 pm). It really shows the  
flare up and broad extension of the fire front, especially at night.  
Gradually, the black smoke and flare ups move westward and eastward  
out of the camera's view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIm9Th6yq7U&NR=1

The Elk Mountain Hotshots fire crew posted several videos of the fire  
to a You Tube site:
(Click on the right side menu to see each one)
http://www.youtube.com/thestationfire
There is even footage of one helicopter making a night drop on the  
fire. Usually, aircraft are grounded at night because it can be very  
hazardous to attempt drops in the dark when smoke obscures the  
terrain and power lines become almost invisible.

Children have written many heartfelt "thank you" letters to the  
firemen. Below is an endearing example from the InciWeb site:

Dear Fire Fighter,
Hope your safe. Hope
you did not get heart.
Thank you for puting
out the fires. no
wonder your called
fire fighters because
you fight fires. Love
Jordan




We certainly agree with Jordan's comments.

Lori

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