Creek Fire Jumped the 210
http://beta.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-creek-fire-20171205-story.html#nt=tertiarynavbar
http://beta.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-creek-fire-20171205-story.html#nt=tertiarynavbar
CARIOCA...also Lilibet, Whitelilac, ElleyMae, Coastal and Mistivon....I am still a little shaky and suffering from shock. My husband is at the hospital right now, he has gone so long without sleep...over 24 hours and was not even able to get his medication or anything else....only the clothes he was wearing. He is dehydrated and a little light headed and needs to get rx's filled immediately. The firemen let him get close enough to see the ashes of our home this afternoon....there is not even a frame left....just ashes. He said it looks as if a firebomb went off in our neighborhood. We will be OK....and the only thing I miss right now are the pictures of our family....all gone.
Power is out in some areas and sporadic at best, but people with cell phones are able to communicate.
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/w...tura-county-forces-thousands-evacuate-n826576
Update: We lost our home. Same for our next door neighbor and house across the street.
Good (trite greeting rather than condition) evening to my pals on WS. (Btw you guys are terrific.) I have been reading your posts and so much to say. 1) I wish I had down loaded my family pictures to the cloud. Losing the pictures of my deceased child makes me feel as if someone has cut my heart in half! They are stored on the computer of my home office, which is now just a pile of ashes. From my balcony, I could always see the cemetary in the distance and always feel a closeness that few can comprehend. Tomorrow I will grieve losing that beautiful view and the glimmering Pacific Ocean beyond. I would always wake up and think how lucky I was to be living in the most gorgeous place on earth! I will miss the sweetest oranges from my trees, the avocados tree we nurtured to maturity, and the candy cane geraniums that bloomed year round.
2) Many of my neighbors had disconnected from land lines and used only cell phones, so they were not informed via the REVERSE 911 ALERT SYSTEM and were only aware of evacuation by police banging on their doors and trying to get everyone out of the area. The wind gusts were up to 70MPH and the fire spreading and acre per minute! It was a virtual fire storm moving at break neck speed. 3) Even though we had a fire hydrant 40 feet from our front door....there was no pressure left in the system and no more water left on the firetrucks. The winds were blowing so strongly (70 MPH gusts) the helicopters and planes could not be safely deployed to drop water or flame retardants on the area. The firefighters were fighting a firestorm from hell and I am thankful they will be able to go home to their families. No one should have to risk their life for a "structure".....it can always be rebuilt at a later time. 4) The insurance company has already cut a check to my darling husband for temporary housing, food and clothing...(and even for refilling his meds that perished in the fire).absolutely incredible service.....so pay your insurance premiums! My husband reckoned the devastation to the time he spent in Viet Nam....the smells, the destruction, wide-eyed disbelief at the total loss of all we had worked for in our lives. He doesn't have and emotional outlet like I do with Websleuths, and (thus) he is suffering a lot more than me. He is holding so much inside, trying to be the strong one..... he is on autopilot, one which comes from years of serving his country in the worst of times and seeing the aftermath of war.
My love to you all..... I don't know what to do next. How do I begin from nothing left?
Thank you, IQ, for sharing with us. I don't have the words or know what to say. Hold on tight. Everything you need most to get through this you have still, that's not been burned away, I'm sure. Do you have family or friends you can stay with for a few days until you find something temporary?
Love to you both too.
https://www.10news.com/news/u-s-wor...o-threaten-ventura-county-residents-and-homes
There is a short video posted by Jared A (scroll down the page to start the video) it has a picture of a firehose that was burned through. This is/WAS my neighborhood. Ironically, one of the destroyed homes belongs to a local fireman. I can not emphasize the horror and danger of the fast moving fire. I want you all to know....I always land on my feet. I actually only cried really hard after reading your sweet messages of encouragement. The power of your written words are amazing and I will keep in touch as the days progress. Enormous "squishy hugs" (per Lilibet) to all of you.
https://www.10news.com/news/u-s-wor...o-threaten-ventura-county-residents-and-homes
There is a short video posted by Jared A (scroll down the page to start the video) it has a picture of a firehose that was burned through. This is/WAS my neighborhood. Ironically, one of the destroyed homes belongs to a local fireman. I can not emphasize the horror and danger of the fast moving fire. I want you all to know....I always land on my feet. I actually only cried really hard after reading your sweet messages of encouragement. The power of your written words are amazing and I will keep in touch as the days progress. Enormous "squishy hugs" (per Lilibet) to all of you.