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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1043738)	12/19/2017 12:34:33 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576601

Attention, cultists. Mueller is working FOR President Blowshard. At least that's what the new word is today: The word will probably change tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that ....

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1043738)	12/19/2017 3:56:42 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576601

One would think he should know about red flags. ‘Firefighters battling inferno ‘have never seen anything like this” 12.18.2017 latimes.com “In his 24 years as a firefighter in Ventura County, Antonio Negrete has never seen a wildfire grow as quickly and with such intensity as the Thomas fire. He said he’s also never seen so many resources or personnel dedicated to fighting such a massive blaze. “A lot of guys around here would tell you the same thing,” Negrete said at the Ventura County Fairgrounds on Monday. “We’ve been firefighters for decades and have never seen anything like this.”… ….the conditions are setting the stage for a long fight, with officials saying they don’t expect containment until January. The wildfire had grown to 270,000 acres and spurred 104,607 people to flee their homes, authorities said. More than 8,500 firefighters have battled the blaze, one of the largest mobilization of crews to fight any wildfire in California history. The firefight has cost $130 million. It’s now the third-largest fire in California history. In his 28-year career as a firefighter, Capt. Rick Crawford with the Los Angeles Fire Department said he’s battled extreme fires. But that the Thomas fire stands out as one of the — if not the — fiercest wildfire he’s encountered. “It took the Zaca fire [in 2007] eight weeks to consume over 240,000 acres. It only took the Thomas Fire one week before it surpassed that,” Negrete said. “I’ve never been part of a brush fire like this in December.” …One surprising aspect that he said separates the Thomas Fire from others is how the red flag conditions have lasted for two weeks. “Usually Santa Ana winds last two days. Having 14 days of erratic winds is unprecedented,” he said…..”