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• Friday Fun Photos (3) Airdrops: dropping water on fires and resupplying paratroopers

  There is certainly nothing fun about the devastating fires ravaging Southern California but we did want to show a photo of the incredible support the DOD has provided to this effort. An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron... Posted Oct 26 2007, 04:52 PM by Otto with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Afghanistan, friday fun photos, fire, airdrops

• First, Sesame Street and Big Bird, now, the best mapping of the fires in SD, public broadcasting rocks!

  Does anyone except our man WSnumbers and me find it a little disconcerting that the best place for news from San Diego is from the local public television channel? How is it that in technology thick San Diego City and County, they are relying on people... Posted Oct 24 2007, 12:18 PM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: San Diego, fire, PBS

• NASA and the Air Force to send UAV's to southern California

  It looks like the NASA and the DOD are starting to move. Defensenews.com is reporting that NASA will send a Predator and the Air Force will provide a Global Hawk. Once they decide to move, the defense juggernaut can get going. While I would say they were... Posted Oct 24 2007, 11:45 AM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: USAF, UAV, San Diego, fire, NASA

• The time for "this is a perfect storm" comments is over, suck it up and get a grip

  I lived for about 7 years in San Diego, in the hills above the stadium which is now the major evacuation point. I am noticing that on a few of the TV channels, especially "Geraldo" , there is almost a mood to declare victory. I admit I have... Posted Oct 24 2007, 12:50 AM by Otto with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: San Diego, fire

• Get em in the air now! The Air Force should provide air support immediately

  Air Force Photo of Predator UAV Now they are reporting largest evacuation in California history..... The US Air Force flies U-2’s , Predator’s , Reaper, and Global Hawk UAV’s out of Beale AFB north of Sacramento CA and Creech AFB, outside of Las Vegas... Posted Oct 23 2007, 05:00 PM by Otto with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: USAF, UAV, San Diego, fire

• Action this day! need a single integrated common operational picture and UAV's now!

  OK folks, this is now approaching Kartina levels in terms of evacuations, 500,000 on the move, Governor Swarzenneggar is speaking at this moment...here's some thoughts on what's needing to happen now: 1. plan for this evacuation for a week, you... Posted Oct 23 2007, 03:05 PM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: USAF, UAV, San Diego, fire

• San Diego officials: deer in the headlights look

  I just watched the briefing from the San Diego officials on their actions and their requests. I will be charitable today and just say the elected officials are doing their best. In my humble opinion, they have been overwhelmed and there is no reason they... Posted Oct 23 2007, 10:40 AM by Otto with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: San Diego, fire

• San Diego County fire: where is the local government? Where is the emergency services? GET IT TOGETHER People

  First and foremost, I am not criticizing anyone on the fire line, anyone fighting the fire on the ground, flying aerial tankers, or out getting people to evacuate. And for those of you that say I am writing from my basement and don't know what it's... Posted Oct 22 2007, 11:15 PM by Otto with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: San Diego, fire

• new website with more information than on any government site: And Still I persist

  h/t to http://www.instapundit.com/ Point to this EXCELLENT site covering the SD County fires http://and-still-i-persist.com/?cat=50 map below from there uploaded at 1330L (Pacific time) http://and-still-i-persist.com/?cat=50 Former Marine Bruce Henderson... Posted Oct 22 2007, 04:51 PM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: San Diego, fire

• San Diego wildfires: does anyone in local government have a clue? Where is the public information spokesperson?

  Many will remember the scenes in Apollo 13 when Gene Kranz (played by Ed Harris) went around the room getting everyon's take for launch (CAPCOM-GO, Medical-Go, Engines-Go, etc) and they could then make a educated call on what actions to take. If this... Posted Oct 22 2007, 12:25 PM by Otto with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: San Diego, fire

• The state, city, newspapers, and commerical industry on their ass....doesn't anyone have backup bandwidth for an emergency?

  When I copy the above image, you lose most of the map but you can see...green all over... Here is that image http://www.sigalert.com/map.asp?Region=San+Diego everything looks great but look above and the text in red. WSNumbers tells me the whole I-15... Posted Oct 22 2007, 11:13 AM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: San Diego, fire