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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:31 PM
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Can we get a Katrina-Style forum for emergency info for California fires?
If I remember correctly, it worked well during Katrina, and the information I posted was wrong only 1/12 of the time.
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Jack Bone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:33 PM
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1. I agree...that could be helpfull..K&R
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MsLeopard Donating Member (717 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:36 PM
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2. Yes!
I'm in Canada on business and my home is in north San Diego County.... I'm desperately trying to find information and have limited computer access. This is terrible! A forum would be a great way to find out current news.
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yewberry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:45 PM
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3. Ian--start a meta-thread in GD or other big forum
so that non-contributors can get into it and so that people aren't off searching in some side forum.

If you start a thread, I will start to gather links and encourage DUers to check in.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:46 PM
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4. I'm not sure what you mean. n/t
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yewberry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:52 PM
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5. Start one thread in GD for fire info & DUer contacts.
That way everything can be found in one thread, in one forum. Don't put the info into a smaller group or sub-forum.

Keep all the information in one place--that was a problem during Katrina.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:53 PM
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6. Ah, ok. Good idea! Thanks! n/t
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:56 PM
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7. That's a good idea.
Did you do it?
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 06:04 PM
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10. Yes, I did. Thanks for the idea! See: Post California Fire Disaster Info in this thread, please!
Post California Fire Disaster Info in this thread, please!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2110404&mesg_id=2110404
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likesmountains 52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:58 PM
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8. yes,kick
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merci_me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 05:59 PM
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9. YES, PLEASE!
I'm in Houston, still surrounded by Katrina survivors, but now, I have a grandson in Santa Barbara (I heard thre were fires all the way up there), a daughter in Santa Clarita, a daughter in Long Beach and a granddaughter with two babies in SanDiego. I would appreciate every bit of info I can find.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 06:08 PM
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11. Updates on CA Wildfires at CA gov website: link
http://www.oes.ca.gov/Operational/OESHome.nsf/ALL/876C5DEE11FE66808825737C005B8754?OpenDocument
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 06:16 PM
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12. Nope it doens't load too busy.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 06:16 PM
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13. Anyone tell me anything about Rancho Bonita?
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FreeState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 06:20 PM
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14. Safe so far
Edited on Mon Oct-22-07 06:21 PM by FreeState
Chula Vista has some areas they are starting to evacuate but none that I am aware of in Rancho Bonita (south of Chula Vista unless Im mistaken...)

You can listen online to PBS continual coverage - its fairly good - they have made a couple mistakes with numbers but otherwise they are good....

http://www.kpbs.org/radio/listen
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Mike03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 06:22 PM
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15. A serious situation
I'm not in SoCal anymore, but many of my closest friends are.

This seems to me to be shaping up into a disaster, to say the least.

But I'll leave it to the discretion of the mods whether it should have its own forum. All I can say is that I've been tuned to Los Angeles news for the past 24 hours straight.

I hope all of you SoCal DUers are safe!
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FreeState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 07:06 PM
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16. Can we get it divided into two forums?
One for SD and one for LA - the resources available are different.
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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 07:53 PM
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17. yes please! nt
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Irishonly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 09:39 PM
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18. Yes, please
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Kajsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 06:45 PM
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19. Yes.

We need one.

This is a great idea.
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Kajsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-25-07 01:29 PM
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20. How many votes do we need to get a forum?

n/t
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