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Pleasure, what a name': Trump confused over fire-hit town Paradise

Guardian News
Published on Nov 18, 2018

US president Donald Trump mistakenly calls Paradise, California 'Pleasure' after touring one of the areas ravaged by wildfires

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBHJO8bCgI4

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California Fire Death Toll Climbs in Paradise, Where Residents Were Burned Alive in Cars

Workers fanned out across the cinders, looking for those who didn’t escape the inferno that transformed this town into a wasteland.

Allen Young 11.18.18 11:57 AM ET

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Smith said his mom and stepfather were able to evacuate in time, but his uncle, one of the many senior citizens in this town of 27,000 people about 90 miles north of Sacramento, remains among the 1,276 missing persons (authorities have noted that the tally fluctuates wildly and may contain duplicates). Nonetheless, Smith said he didn’t blame local authorities for the panicked evacuation.

“How could they have organized it?” Smith asked rhetorically. “The fire was burning 80 football fields a minute. There’s one way in and out of here. I don’t know how anyone could have organized anything.

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The first evacuation order in Paradise was issued at 7:46 a.m., about an hour after the first report of a fire, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday, but only a quarter of the town received the warning. Paradise leaders had previously divided into quadrants to be evacuated one at a time. The rest of the town wasn’t alerted for nearly another hour.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/california-fire-death-toll-climbs-in-paradise-where-residents-were-burned-alive-in-cars

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here is a little device that we used to carry that was kind of like a circular slide rule that has several inputs and then the outputs in terms of chains of spread per hour (a chain is 66 feet) and how much fire line and how many people it would take to contain it, given the fuel types, slope, wind, etc.

The fire wheel doesn't go as high as what happened in the Camp Fire. Most of the spread was not a flaming front, but embers spotting ahead with 40 mph winds in a veritable blowtorch.

The only good news is that the first responders recognized what was about to occur and got the evacuation in motion almost right when the fire started. Had they waited an hour to see if they could hook the fire which is typical for initial attack forces, the loss of life would have been in the 10's of thousands, and I am not exaggerating.

I seldom give Cal Fire credit for much of anything except expert polishing of their brass fire equipment, but they are doing a great job. In the past, the Forest Service managed most large fires, but this was mostly a state management team. They brought in the forces they needed, which they often fail to do due to rivalries, etc. as they are under major pressure normally to minimize costs. They are going all-out this time. .. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=144965238