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  • California Wildfires: The Holy Fire At Lake Elsinore On August 9, 2018

    California Wildfires: The Holy Fire At Lake Elsinore On August 9, 2018

    I shot this last night on the shore of Lake Elsinore. This fire started in Holy Jim Canyon on August 6, 2018 at 1:20 pm. Suspect Forrest Gordon Clark, 51, is charged with arson and other crimes in connection with the Holy Fire. The Holy Fire is currently at 18,137 acres and is only 5% contained. I shot this with a Canon 6D and Sigma 600mm lens at 0.3 sec f/6.3 ISO 4000 484mm.

  • This fire was burning a few miles south of my home. As seen from atop Mt. Helix in La Mesa, California Final statistics for the Harris Fire as of November 5, 2007 9:45 pm Date/Time Started: October 21, 2007 9:23 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE / San Diego County Operational Area County: San Diego County Location: Highway 94 and Harris Ranch Rd near Portrero Acres Burned: 90,440 acres Structures Destroyed:253 residential structures, 2 commercial properties and 293 outbuildings were destroyed. 12 residential structures and 3 outbuildings were damaged. Injuries: 40 firefighter injuiries have been reported. Five civilians have died and twenty-one injured directly due to this fire. Total Fire Personnel: 756 Engines: 36 Fire crews: 15 Helicopters: 3 Water tenders: 6 Costs to date: $21 million

    This fire was burning a few miles south of my home. As seen from atop Mt. Helix in La Mesa, California Final statistics for the Harris Fire as of November 5, 2007 9:45 pm Date/Time Started: October 21, 2007 9:23 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE / San Diego County Operational Area County: San Diego County Location: Highway 94 and Harris Ranch Rd near Portrero Acres Burned: 90,440 acres Structures Destroyed:253 residential structures, 2 commercial properties and 293 outbuildings were destroyed. 12 residential structures and 3 outbuildings were damaged. Injuries: 40 firefighter injuiries have been reported. Five civilians have died and twenty-one injured directly due to this fire. Total Fire Personnel: 756 Engines: 36 Fire crews: 15 Helicopters: 3 Water tenders: 6 Costs to date: $21 million

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    California Wildfires: The Holy Fire At Lake Elsinore On August 9, 2018
    This fire was burning a few miles south of my home. As seen from atop Mt. Helix in La Mesa, California Final statistics for the Harris Fire as of November 5, 2007 9:45 pm Date/Time Started: October 21, 2007 9:23 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE / San Diego County Operational Area County: San Diego County Location: Highway 94 and Harris Ranch Rd near Portrero Acres Burned: 90,440 acres Structures Destroyed:253 residential structures, 2 commercial properties and 293 outbuildings were destroyed. 12 residential structures and 3 outbuildings were damaged. Injuries: 40 firefighter injuiries have been reported. Five civilians have died and twenty-one injured directly due to this fire. Total Fire Personnel: 756 Engines: 36 Fire crews: 15 Helicopters: 3 Water tenders: 6 Costs to date: $21 million