California Fire Photos
California Fire Photos
My friend in Santa Barbara sent me this link to 45 pictures of the Tea fire in Montecito, which is just south of Santa Barbara. The photos are devastating and #38 and #45 are particularly horrifying. So sad...so so sad.
http://www.newsday.com:80/news/nationwo ... otogallery
http://www.newsday.com:80/news/nationwo ... otogallery
Not a dumb question at all.Lulu76 wrote:Can I ask a dumb question (remembering that I have been cut off with the outside world for more than a week)? Why do they call it the "tea fire"?
"The conflagration in Santa Barbara County - dubbed the Tea Fire - broke out Thursday at 5:45 p.m. in the Tea House, a historic and defunct tea cafe in the hills of Montecito. Driven by the area's famed twilight-hour "sundowner winds" with gusts up to 90 mph, the fire swiftly tore through thick stands of eucalyptus and oak trees and into nearby Westmont College and surrounding mansions."
Yes, there are new construction techniques now that weren't available when a lot of those homes were built. Montecito is a very old area with big mansions built back in the 20's, 30's & 40's in come cases. But as long as homes are surrounded by trees & dry grass there's not too much you can do. Even if a person clears the brush around their house, in winds like these, embers are blowing through the air, so a house can still catch on fire. In the case of Montecito, there are a lot of eucalyptus trees. Gorgeous trees, but they burn like crazy! When we buy firewood, we try to get eucalyptus because it burns so hot.
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When I was in 6th grade we had a hosue fire and lost everything. There were some injuries, but nothing that some time and healing didn't cure, but the feeling of total loss is very hard. I don't have baby pictures or the stuffed bear I slept with since birth. It is a devastating loss and I am sending my thoughts and prayers to everyone affected.
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