I'm looking out my window right now and see smoke again , something is on fire at Bunglow's. Of course firetrucks are there, but lets get this out. We had fire next to our house yesterday and this just gives me the creeps.
Fire in SoWal -- Seagrove Beach
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Putting out fires of this nature is tough to do at one time. You can dump gallons of water on a thick piece of burning timber and it will extinguish the flames. You can continue to pour water on it even after the fire is out.
The problem is that the fuel source deep inside is not being affected by the water, and when the wind blows it can bring the embers back to a flame. Completely putting out a fire is at least a two day job.
The problem is that the fuel source deep inside is not being affected by the water, and when the wind blows it can bring the embers back to a flame. Completely putting out a fire is at least a two day job.
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I live RIGHT across the street from the bunglow's in a condo and this morning about 6am there was still smoke. Hm. Just in case I packed some clothes to bring to work with me this morning. :shock:
That is how my house almost burned down a few years ago. It was a house fire that was not completely extinguished 2 days earlier that flared up and started a forest fire.
For those of you who thought you smelled smoke this a.m., you did. The fire department is back at Bungalows doing a controlled burn behind the homes that were destroyed in yesterday's fire. Hopefully they will get rid of all the dry underbrush that is so easily ignited. I saw a few of the fire and rescue guys and told them how much we all appreciate their efforts. Told them to come to SoWal.com to see how many of you wanted to thank them. Let's hope and pray for a better day today and rain soon.
Re: New Fire in SoWal -- Sommerset Beach - Seagrove
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Once again, we can see the value of this board. Many of us began our addiction to SoWal.com during Ivan--when it was the only source of info. about the conditions before and after the storm. SoWal.com is still the best source of "breaking news" in the area. Thanks Kurt :clap_1:.
I am so glad that everyone is o.k. Thanks to all the emergency crews for their hard work--they've had a busy few days.
So sorry for the loss of property.
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Maybe someone needs to make hats and tee-shirts with SWFD
Lee and Carmen at Palmetto Gear are making them for SWFD. I thought it would be a good idea for the department to sell them if they needed to raise extra funds. I think they may look into a cafe press site but governement funded entities can't always do what they want.
I've been thinking of making some SoWal shirts with different organizations on them, with permission and cooperation of course.
The SWFD has t-shirts - they were selling them at the Seabreeze jazzfest to raise money.