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Title: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: Jake M. on August 27, 2009, 10:38:02 PM: It looks like 146 eastbound is closed near Soledad, and the fire is threatening some major big power lines. Here is cal fire's incident page:

http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=374 (http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=374)

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Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: mynameismud on August 28, 2009, 01:19:59 PM: Not so good. Hope they get this contained before the home or the Pins are hit.

Wonder what the impact is if it hits the 270K Power Lines. (other than boom)
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: F4? on August 28, 2009, 02:54:30 PM: Is it really near the Pinnacles?
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: F4? on August 28, 2009, 03:02:24 PM: I guess it is....

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To the north in the state's coastal midsection, a nearly 8-square-mile fire threatening Pinnacles National Monument kept 100 homes under evacuation orders near the Monterey County town of Soledad. The blaze, only 15 percent contained, was started by agricultural fireworks used to scare animals away from crops.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/08/27/national/a062324D98.DTL#ixzz0PWOxdhRl
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: mynameismud on August 28, 2009, 07:53:01 PM: They should pay for this.

Any kind of fireworks in this kind of heat is just senseless.

Quote from: F4? on August 28, 2009, 03:02:24 PM
I guess it is....

started by agricultural fireworks used to scare animals away from crops.
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: Jake M. on August 28, 2009, 09:23:44 PM: It's reportedly a mile away from 146 now. Five Condors have been evacuated from Pinnacles to Big Sur!

http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20090828/NEWS01/90828021/1002/West+side+of+Pinnacles+close+due+to+Soledad+fire (http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20090828/NEWS01/90828021/1002/West+side+of+Pinnacles+close+due+to+Soledad+fire)
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: mynameismud on August 29, 2009, 07:38:25 AM: We canceled our trip down there today. I cannot post what I would like to do to these "Farmers".
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: Gomez13 on August 30, 2009, 04:44:27 PM: Cancelled my trip as well, Just got back from a day at Mount St Helena as a back up plan. Talked to a CalFire guy on the fire road, and he said the fire was 85% contained and 146 was open. Hope to get to the Pinnacles in the next couple weeks! No more fireworks PLEASE!!
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: F4? on August 30, 2009, 04:54:18 PM: St Helena is nice.

Pinns is safe. Now it's time to get there.
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: mungeclimber on August 30, 2009, 10:04:09 PM: saw a trooper on the road home tonight with wirey white dude with beard. had to double take thinking maybe Mud was coming back from the Sierra due to the Pinns fire we heard about on the way out on friday. Naturally, nightmarish flashes of orange came back to me quick enough. ;)
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: F4? on August 31, 2009, 07:00:36 AM: How was the smoke coming through Tioga?

Did you pick up your Mobile Mart Beer Cozy??
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: mungeclimber on August 31, 2009, 11:53:25 AM: 120 was actually closed. I drove 108. Far nicer drive than going thru Bakersfield.
Title: Re: Fire near west side Pinnacles - Gloria Fire
Post by: F4? on August 31, 2009, 01:52:09 PM: Quote
120 was actually closed. I drove 108. Far nicer drive than going thru Bakersfield.

So no beer cozy?

Whew, Squiddo and I were going to have driven up saturday...but realized they would close 120 on sunday with our luck.