http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2015/10/07/calif-wildfire-that-killed-4-burned-homes-fully-contained.html?hootPostID=bb74f46b914c5282c240305baa692a52

fire "destroyed more than 1,000 homes"

Note 1 - how many homes were destroyed? 2,000? 1 million? how many exactly?

Note 2 - AP did not include the fire name in this story - it is the
"Valley Fire"

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:33 PM, Peter Szerlagi <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1226
>
> official info on the Valley Fire from CDF
>
> started on Sept 12 - I'll be damned
>
> 585 homes destroyed (plus hundreds more) - I think they are trying to
> say that they have confirmed that 585 homes have been destroyed - and
> there are hundreds more out buildings that have been destroyed - or
> maybe commercial blds - or maybe they are saying that hundreds more
> homes have been destroyed above the 585 number - i am kinda surpised
> that there are 500 homes in that area
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Peter Szerlagi <[email protected]> wrote:
>> https://twitter.com/NathanielLevine/status/643965094922055680
>>
>> wait a minute - did the fire start on the 12th - and hit Middletown on the 
>> 13th?
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Peter Szerlagi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> http://bigstory.ap.org/article/eb70721fc57e495bbab8a3f6c3ab31da/computer-models-failing-accurately-predict-path-flames
>>>
>>> computer models are bad
>>>
>>> no mention of response times or mobilization times
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 6:20 PM, Peter Szerlagi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> no mention of response times in LA Times article
>>>>
>>>> fire started at 130 PM
>>>>
>>>> fire hit Middletown at dark apparently per the video that I saw - maybe 7 
>>>> PM
>>>>
>>>> it is a 3 hour drive from San Francisco to Middletown - it is also a 3
>>>> hour drive from Sacramento to Middletown
>>>>
>>>> what does that tell you?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Peter Szerlagi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/usda-doi-and-omb-urge-congress-fix-fire-budget
>>>>>
>>>>> the budget is broken - that is the real problem - until tomorrow's 
>>>>> headline
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Peter Szerlagi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-wildfire-spread-with-mind-boggling-speed-20150913-story.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> there is the explanation - it was a mind boggling fire
>>>>>>
>>>>>> did the fire service respond with mind boggling speed, precsion, and 
>>>>>> accuracy?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> when did the fire start? when did Middletown burn? how much time
>>>>>> elasped? how fast was mutual aid mobilized?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> maybe I should read the article before posting it - nah

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