I know they were arson if you look at the way they are spaced on the map and the places they started were all out in the desert where there was nothing else to set them off. I was warned on the internet that Al Quida would set fires all over the west this yr. do you think this could be the work of Al Quida?
2007-10-23 02:52:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
they reported on the news that 3 or 4 out of the million fires going on where internally set and from one you could start more just with the winds taking ambers away
2007-10-23 10:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by arellanomob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am from Malibu, have family who live there currently. I don't live there any more, but I am 99.9999% positive that some of the fires are arson related. The santa ana winds come every year, and they are basically like a dynomite powder keg to a match (when combined with the fire brush). The winds this year were very high (I've seen them like this before), and I am pretty sure that the original fire was "naturally" caused by dumb luck. The fact that the fires started separately and all over the place is the giveaway that some were arson related. Without writing too much more (dont want to write a dissertation), I know one house that I'm 99.9999999999% sure was set on fire in malibu. The owners of the house had been unsuccessfully trying to sell this house house for 13 years! This house is somewhat famous but poorly built. Anyway, I was watching the fires and from having lived through a bunch of them growing up, I completely understand how embers from one fire can blow from brush, a house, or a small fire to another area and start a separate fire. This one house was NOT downwind of the fires and the wind was not changing direction at this point. All of the sudden this house went up in a blaze UPWIND and LATERAL of the other structures which were on fire. The house began burning from underneath the house and almost exploded. Normally speaking, when embers fly from one house to another, they land on the roof or get stuck in the tiles or just below the eve of the roof. This fire started below the house and there was no access below the house. The house was insured for fire. At the same time fires in malibu were legitimately hopscotching downwind, just not laterally and upwind.
This person was 1000 % not al queda. Also, there are a lot of serial arsonist in California, and the opportunity was there, especially when so many fires were already burning.
I would like justice to come to these people when the madness is over. Any suggestions?
PS- there is a .000001% chance that I am wrong for this one house, but as you see by my own percentage rating I gave myself, very slim
2007-10-23 14:54:11 · answer #2 · answered by rhubarb F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Santiago fire (which is less than 3 miles from my workplace) was arson, but my bet it was just some American nutbag, not some terrorist from Al Quida. There has been a drought here recently, really hot and dry, and the Santa Anas are howling, perfect for an arsonist. This happens every few years actually. Its surprising how many times its turned out to be firefighters (not saying a firefighter was the arsonist in this recent case, but it has happened in the past).
2007-10-23 18:58:39 · answer #3 · answered by vm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Southern California has had wildfires during the Santa Ana winds since forever.One stray lightening bolt (its rarely set by arsonists)can start wildfires since the ground is pure tinder it takes off very quickly. They live in a dry desert area, they built houses in the area and wonder why there are fires that take out homes? In the olden days (pre hippie days) they would go out there and make fire trails and wide fire lines to prevent stuff like this from happening they even put fire retardant around.. but the hippies said they wanted it all pristine and untouched. When you don't make fire lines ahead of time.. then you get uncontrollable fires. So much for pristine.
Also there is whole group of people that get very good pay to put on those fires(not the firemen) these guys live for these huge fires, we were even told the reason that they don't use the large helicopters to drop more water on the fire is because those seasonal employees would be out of work if they were put out too soon!! go figure the Southern California mentality :-P
2007-10-23 03:02:43 · answer #4 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I totally am not a consipracy guy, but does anyone else think it is possible the government might have been involved here? With the slide in the housing market, the country is on it's way into a recession. This totally changes the odds. Conspiracy or not, though sad to say, this could be the best thing to happen for the American economy. There is going to be so much money pumped into the California economy rebuilding homes, roads, neighborhoods, not including all of the new cars, tv's furniture etc., that will be bought. It like the biggest stimulous package you could ever imagine. It just sounds a little fishy to me. Either way, it could be the best thing to happen to the country right now.
2007-10-23 15:54:58 · answer #5 · answered by dane 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure, it was al qaida.
they have been starting wildfires across America and especially in California for a million years.
remote fires typically start in fire season when everything is very dry, and then there is a lightning strike. Usually 30miles or more from the nearest road!
once one starts, the fierce winds of the season fan the flames and spread the embers. just last night i was watching the news and they were talking of 100 mile an hour winds blowing burning embers the size of bricks several miles. Of course that leads to more fires.
This is just how things work in California geography. Things are exceptionally dry, it is the start of fire season, winds are high.
Until I came to California from the East (ironically visiting Oakland the day of the giant fire there in the early 90s), I could not understand how the conditions state wide can just smell like fire in the air about to happen.
There is no conspiracy here. Just nature.
2007-10-23 03:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Barry C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is suspicious that so many start at ounce. Some say it is the Santa Ana winds to blame but terrorist would wait for just such conditions. Also the fire seem to be located in places to cause maximum damage to down wind populated places. The bush government would not blame Al-Qaeda because they have been bragging "no attacks on U.S. since 911.
2007-10-23 08:45:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many are caused by lightning strikes and spread by the wind. A combination of dry foliage and high Santa Ana winds is devastating. Embers from one fire can be carried for miles on the wind and start a new fire. Sometimes campers or smokers aren't careful enough and start them accidentally. A certain percentage every year are started intentionally by arsonists who then join a fire crew fighting the fire for the pay they receive.
2007-10-23 03:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by Country girl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From everything I've heard, their belief is that the strong Santa Ana winds knocked down power lines which sparked and started the fires.
2007-10-23 03:00:02 · answer #9 · answered by echris 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Al-Qaeda is not involved. This happens pretty often in Southern California.
I'm sure some of the fires are a result of smokers being careless, stupid, and selfish.
It has been dry and hot there.
2007-10-23 03:03:55 · answer #10 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋