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Old Fireupdate.com Site |
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Floyd's TV News Reports |
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You have reached
the update page for the old fire.
Click here for the October 2007 Fires! |
May 2005 -
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The Mountain Kid's
Christmas Fund is having their first ever mixer.
Click here to print your
invitation.
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Nov 2004- |
Hi everyone,
I encourage
everyone to get involved with the Mountain kids Christmas Fund.
Bring along friends and family members to participate in this
worthwhile organization that helps out our local neighbors
during the holiday season.
Remember, we
are the original fire relief fund that started with the 1980
Panorama Fire and continues to serve our community.
We need more
volunteers. If you’ve never been involved, I encourage you to do
so. It only requires a couple of days a year to do so much good.
We only have 2
to 3 meetings a year and we need your help. Click on the
link below for more information.
Rick & Carmen
Beck
Mountain Kids Christmas Fund
www.mtnkids.org
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Oct 2004- |
Project Cornerstone Tree II has started.
This is the reforestation program that you can order seedling giant
sequoias to plant around your home to help the reforestation.
Click here for
more information.
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July 2004- |
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Yes,
some of you have heard the fire
trucks, some of you have seen the
helicopters, some of you have seen
the smoke. There are new fires
burning in the San Bernardino
Mountains. I will be researching the
status of the fire(s) and be
reporting here what I find. If any
of you have information about the
fires, please email
dacy@fireupdate.com.
The fire is reportedly above Camp
Seeley near VOE moving NorthWest. A
helicopter has been dishing out of
Lake Gregory to help battle the
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May 5- |
Here's another update. Sorry I don't have time
this week to update the site every few minutes
like I did for the old fires.
Temecula (Eagle) Fire- Over 8,800
acres so far burned south of Temecula. This
fire is about 60% contained. About 100
homes have been evacuated. Over 1,000
firefighters fighting. Over 25 structures
destoyed including 14 homes. 100%
Containment expected Thursday Night.
Camp Pendleton Fire- Burned over
2,000 acres. 100% contained. No buildings
destroyed
Corona (Cerrito) Fire- Over 12,000
acres, 4000 homes evacuated. 7 Firefighters
with minor injuries. 6 structures destoyed.
15% Contained. Richard Drew was arrested for
negligently starting the fire by draging a
large piece of steel behind his vehicle.
Full containment is expected Friday Morning
if all goes well.
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May 4- |
Here's a morning update:
Temecula (Eagle) Fire- Over 4,000
acres so far burned south of Temecula. This
fire is about 10% contained. About 100
homes have been evacuated. Over 1,000
firefighters fighting.
Camp Pendleton Fire- Burned about
1,500 acres. 75% contained. Full
containment expected by Wednesday
Corona (Cerrito) Fire- Over 5,000
acres, 4000 homes evacuated.
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May 3- |
So, yes the Fire season started up today
and we got some big fires going on. This time they are close
to me instead of close to Ranger Al. I'll try to post
information as I get it. Dang, this could become a full time
job for me. Too bad I don't get paid.
Temecula (Eagle) Fire-
Over 2,500 acres so far burned south of Temecula. 2
buildings used by UC Riverside researchers were destroyed.
This fire is about 30% contained. About 100 homes have
been evacuated. Over 1,000 firefighters fighting.
Camp Pendleton Fire-
Burned about 1,500 acres. Should be under control by
Wednesday
Gafford Fire- East of Lake
Elsinore burned about 350 acres. 340 firefighters have it
about 70% contained.
Corona Fire- This one is
roaring near Lake Mathews. Not too far away from my house.
I'll get some pictures of this one to put up.
Castaic Fire- 100
Firefighters and 4 helicopters distinguished this small fire.
Dorland Mountain Colony
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April 26- |
The San Bernardino Sheriff's Dept is
looking for a man who may have set up to 6 small fires in the
Crestline / Lake Arrowhead area today. All the fires were put
out before they burned even an acre each and were within a quarter
mile of one another. One of the fires could have been started
by a faulty power line, but at least one of the other fires looks
very suspicious. A witness
reported seeing a man wearing goggles and carrying a duffel bag near
the fires.
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April 8- |
A group of folks on the mountains have
put together an event called From the Ground Up: A Firewise Home and
Landscape Seminar. The focus is on practical information we can use
to prepare our grounds and homes for the next fire.
* It's free.
* Will be on May 1 at the PAC at ROTW High School.
* Speakers are mostly UC faculty who've done fire, plant, and
construction materials research for these mts.
* For all homeowners in the mts., incuding Wrightwood, Big Bear, and
Forest Falls areas.
Click here for more
information on this event
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4:00 PM |
The fire is over 50% contained and full
containment is expected around 6:00 PM tonight. It burned more
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Fri, March 26- |
Looks as if we are lucky this time.
About the town meeting last night, things got a little heated when
talking about letting a controlled burn get out of hand. Keep
in mind, that we are all working together here. Lets try to be
productive and move forward here. The Forest Service learned a
big lesson here that will help govern their activities in the
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10:00 PM |
At least 200 acres burned so far, but
I've heard as much as 500. The fire is 20% contained as of
now. Let's hope the North Winds don't pick up tonight like has
been talked about. Right now, no structures are in danger.
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5:00 PM |
 Over
100 acres burned so far. The Sugarloaf and Moonridge areas are
receiving precautionary evacuation notices. There is enough
snow on the North slope that they do not expect a serious problem
for residents. The fire is burning toward the North East and
is not currently threatening any other structures.
I will be updating this site throughout
the fire. Keep watch. Anybody who has
The Forest Service will be hosting a
community meeting tonight at 6:30 at the convention center in Big
Bear. If you go to the meeting, please report back to me what
is talked about. I will try to get Ranger Al to the meeting.
In any case, Ranger Al will be keeping his eyes and ears out for
more information. I also have lots of other people notifying
me of information.
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March 25- |
A controlled US Forest Service fire has gotten out of hand
about 2 miles south of Big Bear. It has burned a small ski
patrol shack
on the Bear Mountain ski resort and the ski resorts have been evacuated.
More information will be posted as I receive it.
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January 27- |
I am still alive. There are still
people coming to this site, but I have no information to give to you
at this point. If you have any questions, you can email me.
:)
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January 1- |
Happy New Year!
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December 30- |
Attention those effected by the fires:
Janet Cozzini from Critter Sitters has over 40 pallets of pet food
for your pets. Contact her at 336-0717 or email
redupthehill@earthlink.net.
She has over 100 cases of wet cat food and has even more food coming
in soon.
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December 25- |
I'm sorry to hear about the Mudslides at
Saint Sophia Camp in
Waterman Canyon, especially on Christmas Day. There were
many mudslides around the mountain over the holidays. Let's
hope there aren't many more.
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December 20- |
There will be a benefit dinner for the
Wildhaven Ranch Rebuilding project on Saturday the 27th. We
encourage everyone to get tickets to this event to help rebuild.
Click here for more
information.
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December 12- |
Jennifer Love Hewitt organized a great
event for some of the victim's of the mountain area fires. It
was held today at Rim High School and of course Ranger Al was there!
Click here for
more info.
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December 11- |
Ranger Al wishes to thank the
politicians who have presented him with recognition awards.
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December 8- |
Reforestation
Project Update- Rim of the World Masonic Lodge with several
other organizations will hold 2 seminars concerning reforestation of
our property. The Sequoia Gigantea will be our chosen tree. It has
proven itself to grow fast in this area and is bug resistant.
To learn about and to order trees (seedlings) attend one of the
seminars. Both will be held at the Arrowhead Resort.
Saturday Dec.13 at 9:30 am or
Thursday Dec. 17 at 7:30 pm
There is a Charity Fashion Show
happening this weekend in LA to help raise money for the Fire
Recovery Effort.
Click here for
more information.
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December 7- |
Here's a picture I
realized I haven't put up yet.
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December 6- |
Ranger Al got a great thank you from
everyone who attended the Blue Jay Parade today. He was very
surprised to hear so many cheers as he traveled down the parade
route. Thank you everyone!
Thank you to John
McIntosh for these pictures.
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December 4- |
Our
adopt a fire family
program is actively looking for families who were effected by
the fires to be adopted for the holiday season. Please visit
our adopt a fire family
page for more information. Thanks to the people who left the Ginger
Bread House on Ranger Al's doorstep!
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December 3- |
Ranger Al was awarded
Court TV's Everyday Hero Award today at an event at the Anaheim
Hilton Hotel. The event honored a handful of "Everyday Hero's"
Including:
Lt. Christine Murray of
the Orange County Sheriff's Office who help the creation and
implementation of the AMBER Alert System which informs citizens when
a child abduction occurs.
David Katz who tackled
an armed gunman who repeatedly shot an attorney outside of the Van
Nuys Court House on October 31.
James Stratton with the
Kern County Sheriff's Department who rescued two teenage girls who
were abducted, assaulted and held at gunpoint in the hills of Kern
County.
Battalion Chief Andy
Menshek of the San Miguel Fire Prevention District who ran into a
home engulfed with flames and rescued an elderly couple who were
trapped inside. The unconscious elderly male's clothes were
already on fire but Andy was still able to save the couple.
Ranger Al was humbled to
be included in group of "Everyday Hero's", and wishes to thank
everyone at Court TV and Charter Communications for including him in
the group.
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December 3- |
Actress/singer Jennifer Love Hewitt has
organized a Holiday Party for the residents of Lake Arrowhead who
lost their homes in the fires. The private event for those who
lost their homes will be held in the next few weeks and will feature
special celebrity appearances. For more information
click here.
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December 3-
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Ranger Al T-Shirts are selling well.
Thanks to all those who have purchased so far. If you would
like to order some, please visit our
Ranger Al Gear Section.
For all those who have been asking, Ranger Al had a great
Thanksgiving. My brother and I drove him around as he
delivered Thanksgiving Dinners that He and my Mother had prepared
for the less fortunate. We are
currently looking for a TV and a microwave for an elderly gentleman
who lost everything in the fire. If anyone has either that
they could donate, please
contact me.
Today we are going down to the
"Everyday Heroes" Luncheon sponsored by Court TV and Charter
Communications. Thank you everyone for all your help.
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November 27-
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I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving
Weekend. Let's not forget about those who lost their homes as
we spend time with our families. Perhaps a good topic of
conversation with your family would be to discuss ways you can help
others in their times of need.
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November 26-
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In order to make the old history of this
site easier to navigate I've done some tweaks to the structure of
this page. I hope it helps. I've had a lot of people ask
me to make it easier to read.
Just click on one of the links above to be taken to different
sections of Ranger Al's Updates.
Ranger Al has been selected by Court
TV and Charter Communications to be honored as a Court TV "Everyday
Hero". This is an award that recognizes "citizens who
demonstrate acts of bravery and courage or go above and beyond the
call of duty to keep their communities safe". A luncheon is
being held at the Anaheim Hilton on December 3. At this event,
Ranger Al will be presented with an "Everyday Hero" award.
Court TV will also produce a Public Service Announcement
highlighting Ranger Al and his achievements, which will be aired by
cable operators in designated communities.
Court TV’s
“Everyday Heroes” initiative is a national program, which recognizes
outstanding individuals throughout the country. Previous honorees
have included Senators John McCain and John Kerry, for their service
to our country as decorated war veterans, Rudy and Nancy Montoya,
the Salt Lake City couple who phoned in the tip which led to finding
Elizabeth Smart, police and firefighters, and men and women fighting
the war on terrorism.
Ranger Al is
honored and humbled to recognized with this award.
Also, for all you fans of the "Rim
Report:" Here is
a link to the Rim Report's interview with Ranger Al.
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November 24- |
T-Shirts are now available. Order
them on our Ranger Al Gear
Page. More items may come later. Keep watching out.
Great Christmas Presents. :)
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