2007 San Diego Fires

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Contents 1 effects on business 2 news 3 criticism 4 defying evacuation orders, fighting on your own 5 planes and choppers

effects on business

Wildfires lay waste to flower harvest, 1,630 acres believed to be in burn areas http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071027/news_1mi27flower.html

news

Extreme makeover, Spending the night at an evacuation site means a lesson in organization http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=6305

Ramona residents stream back to town http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/10/27//news/top_stories//21_38_4810_26_07.txt

Ramonans home after irksome day at roadblock http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071026-9999-1n26ramona.html

Bush's visit cheers some, irks others, The president's motorcade delayed homecomings http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071026-9999-1n26bush.html

Aerial response delays blamed on Santa Ana winds, bad timing http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071026-9999-1n26aircraft.html

All six fire planes in the air over California http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/10/airforce_maffs_fires_071025/

As Calif. fires burned, copters grounded http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Wildfires_Grounded_Aircraft.html?source=mypi

a visibly upset Hunter said as he entered the center that state fire officials were refusing to OK the use of National Guard C-130 air tankers that were sitting on tarmac ready to go http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/10/25/news/sandiego/5_01_5310_24_07.txt

CalFire tied up military pilots in red tape http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/10/25/opinion/commentary/6_12_0810_25_07.txt

Bush to tour fire-ravaged areas today http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fires26oct26,0,3167574.story?coll=la-home-center

Bush has mastered the political response to the wildfires http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102402617.html?hpid=topnews

Former fire chief defies order to evacuate home http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071025/news_1n25bowman.html

Exclusive homes emerge unscathed as fire-protection concept is tested http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071025/news_1n25stay.html

Criticism over issue of air support builds http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071025/news_1n25aircraft.html

Evacuation dissenters: Heroes in disguise? http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071025/news_1mi25jenkin1.html

Canyon dwellers not joining exodus, Illegal immigrants fear the exposure http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071025/news_7m25migrants.html

Nearby communities in Poway are worlds apart, One neighborhood razed; one untouched http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071025/news_1mi25poway.html

1 million fled fires? As the smoke clears, the numbers shrink http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-evacuation25oct25,0,6746893.story?coll=la-home-center

criticism

As the Smoke Clears in San Diego: Republicans Complain About Imagined Complainers http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/10/as_the_smoke_cl.html

'04 Calif report urged better cooperation with military in fires http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/10/30/state/n000202D54.DTL&type=politics

The fires next time: Hard lessons learned again http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/10/29/perspective/11_04_4010_27_07.txt

Letters to the editor, October 27, 2007 Fighting about federal firefighting aircraft http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071027/news_lz1e27letters.html

Bush praises California response http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/bush-praises-california-response-2007-10-27.html

Katrina comparisons are a different class of wrong, So much is different, and so many people want to overlook the differences. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez26oct26,0,6570862.column?coll=la-home-center

Heed the insiders, Why state foresters fault U.S. wildfire policy http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071026/news_lz1ed26bottom.html

defying evacuation orders, fighting on your own

Son took huge risk but saved mother's home http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071028-9999-1n28barrett.html

He refused to leave, then got lucky, Rancho Bernardo resident -- and his new home -- survived the fire after he defied mandatory evacuation orders. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-standoff26oct26,0,3310190.story?coll=la-home-center

Good old boys fill gap in area fire protection http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071026/news_1mi26jenkins.html

“If they do not want to leave their home, it's their call,” said Jan Caldwell, Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. “If they don't want to go, it's not a crime.” http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071026/news_1n26behind.html

planes and choppers

A Navy chopper crew tackles a wildfire http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pilot27oct27,1,2845631.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Getting aircraft up and running is complex, Winds, bureaucracy delayed military aid http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071027/news_1n27aircraft.html

Hawaii Mars Flying Tanker http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=TimberWest%20(Flying%20Tankers)&distinct_entry=true

State calls in Mars flying boat to help fight south state fires, 60-year-old aircraft is expected to drop 'huge wet blanket' on wildfires http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_7276500?nclick_check=1