Into the fire? Two Firefighters killed.

**RICHARD** · 08-30-2009, 11:43 AM

I don't have much to worry about. It's the FFs and the guys flying the skies that need the prayers.

I woke up again at 3:30 smelling smoke. I woke up to try and see the space station fly over.

It was overcast and smokey and I can still smell smoke almost 3 hours later.

**pomtzu** · 08-30-2009, 03:01 PM

Hey Richard - I have an old friend that lives out there - between Glendale and Beverly Hills. Are there any fires in that region? She's never had any in that area before, but it looks like it's burning where it usually doesn't this time around.

**RICHARD** · 08-30-2009, 04:20 PM

BH and Glendale are a few miles apart. There is Griffith Park in between and that has some greenery in it , but nothing 'locally' is burning. The smell of cmoke has disappeared but blows in occasionally.

It's brutally hot and I don't know how those fire fighter can cope.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 08-31-2009, 03:05 PM

Bless all those firefighters. They are very special people.

Richard, are you okay? Stay safe. From what we're seeing, it looks terrible there.

**Catty1** · 08-31-2009, 03:09 PM

Firefighters in CA and in BC this year - and others coming from even other countries to help both places - these men and women are a rare breed. I can think of NO job more uncomfortable, dangerous and completely exhausting, unless it is in warfare. The two are not unalike.

Bless those two men...and many many prayers for all the others that risk their lives to save others.

**RICHARD** · 08-31-2009, 03:32 PM

I am no where near the fires. I can smell the smoke and see it from my house-it's the people who live in the hills that are suffering.

I sat in the back yard an took this pics-the first 4 were taken within about 10 minutes.

A giant white cloud will appear from inside the smoke cloud, then collapse just as quickly. It's the water vapor from the fire, the particles from the smoke are too heavy to go any higher, so the water keeps going up then collapses in a matter of minutes.

The last pic is of the Erikson Sky Crane. This thing comes over the house on it's way to be gassed and have a pilot change- this chopper ROCKS IT TO THE FOUNDATION.