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Jesusita Fire 6 May 2009, 1:50 PM- 8 minutes after thefirst sign of fire
I observed the first puff of smoke at 1:42 on Tuesday 5 May. These photos show the progress of the fire over the next few minutes.
It looks like it started at a point just above an Edison maintainance road or a trail.
These photos were taken from a point near the La Cumbre/Hwy 101 overpass.
Why did it take so long to dump everything possible on this fire when it was small? Why do fires have to get out of control before enough resources are brought it to knock it out?
You really would think that when it's this size, they would attack it at full force. Just looking at all the brush that surrounds it, you can tell it was about to explode. That's our house right at the bottom there, I hope it's still there.
i CANNNNNNOOOTTT believe They let it get so out of control. im saddened for all the people who will loose their homes or have already lost them over something that could have been Put out with Very little effort if attended to it sooner.
It's a tragedy and everyone is affected and upset by it, but instead of trying to find someone to blame (hundreds of firefighters are working nonstop in the worst conditions imaginable) we should do what we can to help those that lost their homes.
I lived in SB during the paint fire. I saw it start from the living room of my home off South Turnpike. It only took a few minutes for the fire to erupt and race down the mountain. It is easy to blame the fire department....
but unless they are right there when it starts, in conditions such as those over the last few days (P.S. I studied meteorology) it can be very hard to control something like this quickly when battling nature.
Has anyone heard anything about any closures to the 101 freeway?
how did it start
Having to leave santa barbara in Nov. due to the TeaFire. i have been homeless ever since. Now there are so many more santa barbarians homeless, its so sad to see this happening all over again. In May no less, were is the fog now? Weather wars? Yes
Is there no clip shown which does not have the "live" caption? Thurs. night - Fri. morn, I watched the same firefighter pull the same hose, time after time, hours on end, all "live." Same with the most spectacular views of huge fires.
Are there any more pictures taken from this vantage point later in the fire or today? I'd like to see the devastation and total loss from this spot when it's all said and done. It'll put everything into perspective.
No new photos yet. It's been too smokey and too hectic. But, I'll take some of the same spot with a better camera when the smoke clears and things settle down.
I find it interesting that they were clearing brush in that particular area. It looks kinda high on the mtn to be clearing brush
Our goats would have done an excellent job of clearing the fire suppression areas. Our goats love weeds and brush. We would love to help out in the future to stop these fires.
allen fork says ...
On Thursday, May 7 at 8:18 AM
how did the fire lasted until. i dont no!