If you want to keep up on the status of the San Diego fires, you should follow my twitter feed: http://twitter.com/nateritter.
I will be updating via this feed for as long as I’m awake and getting media sources.
Update: Some people have asked for me to add a donation link for the time and effort I’m spending doing this… If you’d like to donate, I won’t say no, but it’s certainly not necessary.
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Posted by Ryan on Oct 22, 2007 at 04:31pm
Thanks for the twits, Nate. I’ve got family in Carlsbad and Encinitas (both evacuated) and it’s killing me not having information.
Posted by Geoff Young on Oct 22, 2007 at 04:45pm
Thanks, Nate, for keeping us updated. Scary stuff…
Posted by nate on Oct 22, 2007 at 04:49pm
Thanks for the thanks guys. I’m updating with every news item I find via TV, radio and internet. Keep watching… I’m following it and reporting as best as I can.
Posted by Anne Wayman on Oct 22, 2007 at 05:17pm
Nate, hell of a way to get introduced to twitting ;) Thanks for the updates, etc.
Anne Wayman… in North Park community of San Diego
Posted by nate on Oct 22, 2007 at 06:21pm
Anne, my pleasure… well, sort of. Twitter is the new news broadcast, that’s for sure. I’ll try to keep up with everything, so far I think I’ve been pretty comprehensive. Let me know if I miss something that would be advantageous for people to know.
Posted by Mark on Oct 22, 2007 at 07:18pm
Very well done Nate. I’ve been starting to blog this myself (for what little audience I may have) and your twitter posts are very good information. Things look more complete on your page than FireBlog or major news agencies are talking about right now.
-Mark
University City, San Diego
Posted by nate on Oct 22, 2007 at 07:19pm
Thanks Mark, I’ll be watching your blog as well. Let me know if you see things I’m missing.
Posted by Duncan on Oct 22, 2007 at 07:22pm
great stuff
i posted some info here:
http://www.thelastminuteblog.com/california-wildfire-information/
Posted by nate on Oct 22, 2007 at 07:55pm
Good maps Duncan. I linked to both of those earlier in the day, but nice work.
Posted by Spencer on Oct 22, 2007 at 08:00pm
Hey nate, I’m sure you already know about this - http://forums.sandiego.craigslist.org/?forumID=3123
It’s a craigslist fire forum. Just incase you don’t I figured I would let you know. I’m following your updates via twitter. Thanks for the good and accurate news.
Posted by Duncan on Oct 22, 2007 at 08:00pm
yeah i linked to your post lol…
there is a bunch more stuff on there as well
Posted by nate on Oct 22, 2007 at 08:02pm
Spencer, thanks. Feel free to send people to my twitter feed if you’d like. I’d like to know about any evacuation centers that I can publish. Hotels are all booked up all across the city.
Posted by katie c :( on Oct 22, 2007 at 09:51pm
Hi Nate - I am in Seattle and feel helpless because I think my house/ ranch is gone- its off Highland Valley road in Ramona kinda by Archie Moore - and you have helped the most so far because the coverage has been mostly BULLSHIT! i lived there since i was 3 and now im 23 so thats a lot of memories. thank you so much! try to find updates on Ramona since there’s practially NOTHING so far.
Posted by nate on Oct 22, 2007 at 10:00pm
Katie, thanks for your vote of confidence. I’m so sorry to hear your ranch is gone. Ramona is in a bad state right now. I’m so sorry.
Posted by Mark on Oct 22, 2007 at 11:15pm
I have set up an alternative location for the evacuation map on my web site. It is located here:
http://tinyurl.com/2brez9
The original website address is also included in case the load lightens up on their end:
http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/newsreleases/10222007_1930hrs_EvacuationArea_AllFires_County.pdf
Posted by nate on Oct 22, 2007 at 11:17pm
Great idea Mark. Thanks for mirroring that.
Posted by katie c :( on Oct 23, 2007 at 08:45am
good morning. i should totally be at work right now but playing video games all day doesnt sound as important as checking up on my house lol thanks again for including Ramona posts in your blog- it’s helping. where are you getting all those- they seem to be very ramona-specific?…Still no word on my ranch! All the maps are giving conflicting info. damn approximations. hahah grr
Posted by nate on Oct 23, 2007 at 08:57am
Katie, I’m getting word from all kinds of different media sources. My latest post on this blog explains a bit more, but it’s from all over. If you contact me directly and give me your address, I may be able to give you a better idea of what I know so far.
Posted by shirin on Oct 24, 2007 at 05:20am
What is the situation at the UCSD ( la jolla)
Posted by nate on Oct 24, 2007 at 09:12am
Both safe right now. Be sure to check out my twitter feed for up to date information.