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OMG... that must be scary!! That is an
awesome pic tho!
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Hope it stays out of your and everyone else
in Santee's direction.
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I can only assume with fire like this, your
house could be made of stone and still catch
on fire. When I turned on the news this
morning, they were showing a fire hydrant
burning. Its not the flames that's getting to
everything, its the heat.
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It is getting close to your renovated house!
... but the red color here is unreal...
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my. god. that is impressive.
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Been doing some poking around and people are
being evaluated to Santana High School in
Santee. That sounds like a good thing.....for
you at least.
www.fox6.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id
=25e2540e-c9...
Geez, I should go to sleep at some point.
It's 15 till 6am here.
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Stay safe. I met quite a few people here last
night that evacuated to Palm Springs from San
Diego. Just to get ouot of the smoke. Some of
the hotel's are offering special rates. I
sure hope the fire stays out of Santee.
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OMG how aweful.
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Oh no. I hope the winds do not change toward
you!!!!
This is a scary sight.
Please stay safe!!!
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LiQUiĐ™ [deleted] says:
Whoa.
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wow, you're that close?! stay safe!
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Wow, that's nuts. I'd be scared as crap and
unable to sleep if the fires were that close.
Hicks97 and I thought of you this morning
while watching the story on CNN. On the
radio on the way in, I heard them say that
situations are perfect right now for a once
in a decade super fire.
Be safe.
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I hope you have some shit packed up just in
case, don't do anything stupid!!
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amazing pic. i would like it better if i
wasn't so close to the subject. sitting at
home in bonita, just waiting for the evac
notice to come... :-/
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called "Only The Best Are"..InThe Gallery
Tag It"onlythebestare", and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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I can't watch the news here without thinking
of you and your families safety!!!
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insane!
be safe
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i love fire (i know you do too) and then look
at how damaging it can be - and yet beautiful
at the same time! weird... be safe kev
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I hope they can put that stuff out before it
gets anywhere your new renovated house
homie.. Keep us posted.
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that's insane.
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This is very scary. I know I looked at a map
yesterday to see how close Santee was to some
of the fires and I was hoping that you and
your family were safe.
--
Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)
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Are you evacuated? Awesome shot!
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WOW, that's crazy!! I hope they get thos
fires under control.
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Oh my, I hope they stop soon!! Superb shot,
take care!!
I saw your wonderful photo in this pool.
Thank you for tagging it...
onlythebestare....Photo's not tagged will be
deleted !
"Only The Best Are" In The
Gallery
Great Shot Seen In:
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Amazing Shot, but truly Horrific as Well.
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Your Photo has been chosen for "The Best
Of The Best"
I saw your wonderful photo in this pool.
Thank you for tagging it...
onlythebestare....Photo's not tagged will be
deleted !
"Only The Best Are" In The
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yikes! that's bad. i live in a similar
environment and it's trouble if fire makes it
over the crest of the nearest hill. good luck
out there. i think we're finally ok up here.
i know tracy already got evacuated. hope you
guys stay safe.
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Miss Brown Eyes: Thanks. And yeah, it IS a
bit scary.
alpha_harblo: Thanks man. So far we're
still being told that we're safe. And yeah,
once the fire gets hot enough, just about
anything will burn. Using less flammable
materials will at least keep stray embers
from igniting ones home, however. Thanks for
the link. And you were up REAL late (or is
it early?).
photo2c: Yeah. Fortunately there aren't
any wood shake roofs in my neighborhood, for
example. There aren't a lot of highly
flammable eucalyptus trees, either.
hirosan: Thanks. The fires are about 9 or
10 miles away at the moment. I hope they
don't get any closer.
brainylagirl: Thank you.
bossco: Thanks. So far we're okay. And
thanks for the info on Palm Springs - should
we need to evacuate.
Paul: Indeed. It's kind of scary.
Barb's Photos2006: Thanks. Fortunately
the winds - around my part of town - are
acting favorably.
LiQUiD: Insane, isn't it?
Snowfire11Ro: I'm kind of used to it, but
my wife is a lot more nervous, however.
Eileen: We have some stuff packed - just in
case.
mike27112: Thanks. This was taken with a
zoom lens, so the fire isn't quite as close
to me as it looks. On the other hand, it's
not real far either. It's about 9 or 10
miles away.
Jack: Thanks yet again. Added.
Exiter: You can say that again. Thanks.
jetsquirrell: I do, but this is a bit TOO
much fire. Thanks for the well wishes. :-)
morgrar: Indeed. Hopefully this thing
will be under control soon.
lilith penguin: Indeed. Fortunately the
fire hasn't made it's way to Santee just yet.
Let's just hope it stays away.
bookish: Thanks. So far we haven't been
told to leave. Hopefully the fire will stay
away.
Drewzer: Indeed. I really hope they can
get this thing contained real soon.
pilgrim elaine: Thanks for the compliments
and invitation to post to the group. :-)
werewolf: Thanks man.
Jack: Thank you. Added.
RYAN: Yeah, it's crazy down here. Hope
Tracy is okay.
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That is scary as hell! Amazing shot of it
though.
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I have been out of town for the week and have
just gotten back online.
I am from Chula Vista originally and my
playground in the early 60s was Mrs. Miguel
and Otay lakes.
Hope you are OK.
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Bad situation, but nice capture. It's one of
those pictures that is great but under the
circumstances...
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This is an amazing photo of the fire bearing
down on the twinkling lights just below. It
takes my breath away to know you took it in
your backyard.
I work with the PBS/NPR station in San
Francisco and I'd like to use your photo on
our website, www.kqed.org, to illustrate our ongoing coverage of the
wild fires. Let me know if you would like us
to cite your name or flickr username in a
photo credit.
Please be safe.
Colleen, KQED
faq at kqed.org
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I miss KQED. I used to tivo California's
Gold with Huell Howser.
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awesome photos - but tragic too... I have an
aunt and uncle out there who lost their house
to the fires yesterday.
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Miss Shann: Thank you. And thanks for the
favorite, too.
BioChron: Thanks for the favorite.
George: It's a crazy situation out here,
but so far I'm ok. Thanks.
saintjason: Thanks man.
KQED.Radio: Thanks! Go right ahead and
use my photos on your website.
Run-Amuck: Thanks man. Yeah, it's sad
that so many homes are being destroyed.
Sorry to hear about your relatives' house.
:-( What neighborhood did they live in?
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I hope you're doing ok down there.
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John Joh: We're still safe, thanks.
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dewayne: Thx for the fave. And thank to
everyone else who has made this shot a fave.
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Will be thinking about you & Angie until
this is all over!!!
Stay safe!!
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Arlene: Thanks for your concern. We're safe
in our part of town, fortunately. It's sad
that so many other people, however, have lost
their homes to the fires.
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Chilling set of photos. It is amazing to see
how much green growth and even some dry grass
were left behind unburned and yet the houses
disappeared.
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Montara Mike: Thanks man. The fires sure
took some interesting paths. I think most of
the selective destruction had to do with the
directions of the wind. These fires were
very unpredictable, as you noted.
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Scary - that brings back some bad memories.
Hope everything has settled down now!
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Troy: It's all safe now. I've hear that you
people can have some really bad wildfires
down there, too.
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bisayan and booboo: Thanks for the
favorites.
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wow
--
Seen in your Wildfires in San Diego - 2007
set. (?)
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urbanmom: How's it going? The firestorm was
quite scary at times. Some people had to
quickly flee there homes at 3:30 AM as the
flames were rapidly approaching.
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n3toa: Thanks for the fave.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FIRE FIRE FIRE (VOTE) - burn candles
fireworks flames heat spark, and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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leathergloves: thanks!
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Was it heading for you?
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Gavino: For a while, it was, but fortunately
the winds decided to blow it away from my
immediate neighborhood.
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Your photos are exceptional.
Be part of this exceptional project.
您的照片是非常特殊的。
您会成为这个特殊项目的一部分。
Sus fotografías son extraordinarias.
Hazte participe de este proyecto
extraordinario.
As suas fotografias são extraordinárias.
Participe neste projecto extraordinário.
Vos photos sont extraordinaires.
Participez à ce projet extraordinaire.
Ihre Photos sind aussergewöhnlich.
Werden Sie Teil dieses aussergewöhnlichen
Projekts.
Le vostre foto sono straordinarie.
Prendete parte a questo progetto
straordinario.
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이 특수한 계획의 한 부분이 되어 주십시오.
Visit ClipCook.com
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tatomato: Thank you. :-)
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Dear Friend,
My name is Mario Barrantes, and I work at
the United Nations International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) in Geneva,
Switzerland (www.unisdr.org). our primary
purpose is to facilitate an understanding of
the subject of disaster risk reduction and
the work of professionals in this area. your
contribution to this global effort would be
to provide the picture of what disasters look
like, who is at risk and/or where.
We are currently building a photo collection
for use in UN/ISDR publications and a website
(www.preventionweb.net). we would like to ask
for your permission to include your photos of
San Diego Wild Fire, with your name or Flickr
username, in our internal collection.
We will give you full photo credit when an
image is used. We will send you the link to
where your photo has been used, and in some
cases we can send you a hard copy.
If you agree, please reply to me at
isdr-photogallery@un.org indicating the
following:
- Your Flickr username:
- Full Name:
- Most commonly used email address:
- How you would like credit to appear:
examples: Photo by John Doe; Photo by John
Doe Enterprise
Please let me know if you have any
questions. I look forward to hearing from
you.
Kind regards,
Mario Barrantes
Web and Graphic Design
United Nations secretariat of the
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Tel.: (+41 0).22.917.8823
Fax: (+41 0).22.917.8823
www.unisdr.org
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Mario: Thanks for your interest. Feel free
to use my photo in your publications. I have
sent you an email as well.
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