4pm: The 3rd local fire of the week is burning near-by. Closer than the Camp Pendleton fire last Wednesday, and this time some houses are threatened in Oceanside. Two giant "super-scooper"* planes just flew overhead (before I went and got my camera). They were flying so low I thought they were going to hit the rooftop of a house just up the hill (above the "Great Wall of Vista" lot some of you are familiar with).
It's a bit more risky this week than last, as "Santa Ana winds" are blowing in from the desert. The temp is only about 80 degrees but humidity is only 6 to 11%! The winds are nowhere near as strong as a year ago, so we should be OK.
We are watching this on the news... will update later.
*I "Googled" Super Scooper and here's what I found (besides kitty litter tools!):
It's a bit more risky this week than last, as "Santa Ana winds" are blowing in from the desert. The temp is only about 80 degrees but humidity is only 6 to 11%! The winds are nowhere near as strong as a year ago, so we should be OK.
We are watching this on the news... will update later.
*I "Googled" Super Scooper and here's what I found (besides kitty litter tools!):
Super Scooper
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Scooper is a nickname given to certain amphibious firefighting aircraft built by Canadair, now Bombardier. The family of three aircraft known as "Super Scoopers" are the Canadair CL-215, the CL-217 and the Bombardier 415 turboprop.
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_______________________________________8pm: here is a slideshow of my photos of mostly smoke this evening. (You can spot a small flame in one.)
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Meanwhile, a much bigger fire is still burning near LA. Two deaths so far.
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