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Tahoe Fire....

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SkiCA
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Are any of you beeing affected by the fire? It was like three blocks from my friends house last night, but I havent heard from them today.


Fire in South Lake = Not good!
Jun 25 2007 2:28PM
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C.Royce
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keep checking this update:

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/

Jun 25 2007 3:40PM
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TheStamos
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Its bigtime, prayers going out to the people in SLT , its terrible. That shit could happen here before you even read this.
Jun 26 2007 12:56AM
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SnowMedic
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I helped fight the fire Sunday afternoon till monday night on SMHC handcrew.( 41 hr. shift on the line. Returning Wednesday.)  We did our best and saved 24 or so homes in a certain area using backfire tactics and structure protection.

Thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been affected.
Jun 26 2007 2:40PM
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lenzner
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Nice job Travis, keep up the good work man.  I bet it feels awesome to have saved peoples homes.
Jun 26 2007 3:16PM
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SnowMedic
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Headed back up there tonight.
Jun 26 2007 10:13PM
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tahoeskier.
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hey be safe travis!! we are all thinking about you guys up there.

and if any of you want to donate clothes or furniture, let me know!
Jun 27 2007 1:20AM
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Scottness
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yeah way to go bro, keep it up. we're all praying for you guys and it looks like the good Lord has been watching over you so far.

I hope the Sierra Club learns something from this, thin a few trees or thin a few hundred homes??? hmmm...
Jun 27 2007 1:27AM
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CalShralpGirl
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I hope the fire gets contained and stopped soon...sooo sad for all those people in south lake.

Props to all the brave firefighters out there working hard to stop it. I hope for the best.
Jun 27 2007 1:40AM
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PacificRimJob
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Good luck man...
Jun 27 2007 4:10AM
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go_postal
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RGJ reported another fire in north tahoe today! luckily it was contained to just 2 acres...but why so much fire!?
Jun 27 2007 6:11PM
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PacificRimJob
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1: It is dry as FUCK (40% of the country is in drought)

2: The forests are super dense tinderboxes.

3: There are lots of causes for fires during this time of year.

Jun 27 2007 6:20PM
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sltmarc
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wow, hand crews doing structure protection!  thats a job for the engine slugs.  a lot better than mopping up huh. 
Jun 30 2007 4:39PM
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SnowMedic
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Haha, you bet.  We are a Inital attack crew so we dont mop up all the time.
Jun 30 2007 8:07PM
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