Nov 16 2009

Ortega Fire came close to these Twitter users

The Ortega Fire hit pretty close to home and/or work for many Orange County Twitter users. Here is a collection of pictures posted by some of them throughout the day. @OCCrimeMap was the first to post this picture at 12:47pm today. “OCCM FAN FIRE PHOTO: Small header on the horizon from Ortega Incident as seen from former MCAS El Toro”

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
@OakleyOC: From my backyard in Aliso Viejo: there's smoke south of my house (Nov 16, 1:13pm)

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
@sipperphoto: View of the fire from the office in San Clemente... (Nov 16, 1:24pm)

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
@newezra: With the yellowish plume on the horizon towards the forest I guess it's safe to say it's fire season. (Nov 16, 1:43pm)

DANA POINT, CA
@Johnwsnyder: Unfortunately it's fire season in SoCal. This my view from Dana Point. (Nov 16, 1:46pm)

SAN CLEMENTE
@MattyMcClain: Big fire behind San Clemente (Nov 16, 1:48pm)

IRVINE, CA, USA
@targeteer2k: view of the fire near Ortega Hwy from my office in San Clemente. (Nov 16, 1:50pm)

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Sep 24 2009

Planes and cows in tweeted fire pictures

Wildfires continue to plague the southland. And Twitter users continue to share images from those fires. John, who lives “way out in the desert,” posted this picture of “DC-10 drops on Guiberson fire” on September 23. When you’re done with these, make sure to take a look at some incredible professional photographs, too.

LOS ANGELES
@kkboogie: ash from the fire on my car. this can not be safe. fml (Sep 22, 5:41pm)

RIVERSIDE, CA
@sugarsharrk: Another fire. WTF. Van Buren area. Last one was La Sierra & Gramercy. (Sep 22, 3:17pm)

RIVERSIDE, CA
@BeachBand: Norco/Riverside: Just starting a fire retardant release. (Sep 22, 3:18pm)

STUDIO CITY, CA
@Xensin: Fire brigade (Sep 22, 4:47pm)

THOUSAND OAKS, CA
@Connie_Tebyani: Moorpark Fillmore fire from Peach Hill Dr in Moorpark (Sep 22, 3:28pm)

CORONA, CA
@dandcmom: Not de plane, de plane, it's de fire, de fire in the I.E. today. (Sep 22, 3:28pm)

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Sep 10 2009

Station Fire clouds tweeted from Lake Elsinore

As the Station Fire rages on, people continue to share images of smoke plumes spotted as far away as Gavilan Hills in Lake Elsinore. For photographs taken by professional journalists, don’t miss the wildfires gallery on Boston.com. If your in O.C., you might want to check out the Orange County Register’s (shameless plug) slideshows of OCFA firefighters battling the fire or displaced dogs taken in by the Irvine Animal Care Center.

SEAL BEACH
@iDuano: A little late, but an image of the amazing pyro-cumulus cloud created by the Station Fire a few days ago... (Sep 3, 9:15am)

PASADENA
@minimalist: Station Fire alive and well, far from public view: sat img: #stationfire (Sep 6, 1:43am)

LOS ANGELES
@AngieCrouch: Station Fire destroyed homes in Big Tujunga Canyon (Sep 8, 10:42am)

PORTER RANCH
@Budgie58: It ain't over 'Twitterfriends'! The 'Station Fire' has just found new fuel, 'Lots' of it!! (Sep 4, 4:30pm)

LOS ANGELES
@JohnAmussen: The California station fire (and smoke plume) from space. Source: http://bit.ly/bxKh4 (Sep 3, 10:56am)

PASADENA
@sallyfalkow: Sun seen through the smoke of the station fire in Pasadena (Sep 3, 2:00pm)

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