Re: Here we go again - more fires
I live about 25 miles south of Santa Paula where the fire started, and about 25 miles east of Ventura. California has many water dropping helicopters and fixed wing water and retardant dropping aircraft. Every fire season, super scooper aircraft are leased to fight the fires. In the case of the fires around Southern California this week, the winds are so strong (up to 60 - 80 mph) and long lasting that the aircraft can't fly safely and make the accurate water drops. Therefore, the ground crews are clearing as much brush as possible. But the winds are sending embers flying up to 1/2 mile away, and the firefighters can't keep up with it. California has some of the best firefighters in the world - they do an amazing job, but as has been said, nature sometimes defeats those efforts.
So far, I have not heard of any Model A's being destroyed. There is a club in Ventura. I hope they are all safe, and their cars remain intact.
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