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July 5, 2008
Malibu Fire Ends with Little Damage
Los Angeles County firefighters putting out the fire in Malibu on 4th of July (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Yesterday's wildfire in Malibu charred 25 acres before LA County Firefighters were able to full contain it at 8:14 p.m. The fire, which started at 3:27 p.m. in a mobile home park near Las Virgenes Street and Las Virgenes Canyon Road, was knocked down but had quickly spread to nearby brush, prompting more than 200 campers at Malibu Creek State Park to evacuate as a precautionary measure. It also threatened King Gillette Ranch and a Hindu Temple.
A very small brush erupted East of downtown Los Angeles around 8:45 p.m. on Soto Hill near 2598 N. Soto St. The half-acre fire was knocked down at 9:09 p.m by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
In both fires, there were no injuries.
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Yesterday Malibu dodged a bullet, mainly because there was no wind. I suggest you start a daily column about fire in CA. I live in Malibu and am a wildland fire expert. We have had some ferocious fires here every year. Each year the fires are coming earlier, getting worse, and lasting longer. Soon CA will have a full 12 month fire season. Each year we hear, "unusually dry season, low rainfall, etc." That's the norm! The fire services are doing all they can, but there is still a terrible loss of property. There are several basic issues-
>Accumulated brush which hasn't burned in 20 years
> Increased development on the urban-wildland interface
> Power poles over weighted with fiber-optic cable
>Everyone everywhere expects full (free) fire protection at no cost
>Climate changes
>Lunatics who think it would be fun to set something on fire.
It aint gonna be pretty
Kurt Kamm
http://www.kurtkamm.com
kurt@OneFootInTheBlack.com