Chatsworth Fire Sept. 28, 2005... Photo Gallery by Cristine Varney at pbase.com

Chatsworth Fire Sept. 28, 2005...

The fire began about 2 pm, on the other side of the 118, Ronald Reagan Freeway.

I was not home at the time.. I saw the sky filled with smoke as I drove north on Topanga Canyon Boulevard (Chatsworth is a community in the NW portion of the San Fernando Valley, which is all a part of the City of Los Angeles).

The fire raged through the afternoon and today, 9/29, it is still hungry. The Firefighters are making a heroic effort and have saved many homes from it's appetite. Today it encompasses 17,000 acres and still going. Right now, at 10:40 am, it is 106 degrees with wind gusts.

The wind kept the fire, which was only a couple of blocks from my home, from coming towards us.. Thank you God.. It as spread south, all the way down to the 101 or Ventura Freeway.. In addition to huge and lovely equestrian estates and very nice homes in Bell Canyon, Hidden Hills and Lake Manor area, (all evacuated) there is much open land for the fire to consume.

May God Bless all of the personnel who are fighting such a determined battle against nature's fury. The helicopter pilots continued all through the darkness with their water dropping efforts... Until I finally fell asleep,I heard the beat of their blades and the sound of the sirens all around me.

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Keeping an eye on things...
tiny but mighty...
what a difference a day makes

Fee. . discussing possibilities
almost same angle, day before
menace and also beauty

the hill behind my home
my home, last night...
the Heliocopter is so small against the sky

bringing in the bulls
big red wagons or Chariots of Fire
Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Nordhoff Street

fire watchers...
what the watchers see...

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Guest 19-Mar-2006 16:54
Interesting story and you have some great images along with it. Thank you for sharing.

Cristine Varney 02-Oct-2005 07:11
September and October are dramatic weather event months.. (this is my personal observation and hypothesis only..grin) Late September is the time when tropical storms start a ' brewin in the Caribbean, and the end of our summer season.
In California where I live that usually means lots of dry brush in the mountainous areas and hot dry winds called Santa Ana's.. combined with a bit of fire and things get out of hand in a hurry.
The Tropical Storm season just came a bit early.. Or we are a cursed people.. but I am going with the first theories :))

Phil 02-Oct-2005 06:15
certainly glad all is safe and OK with you. Had enough of disaster this last month. What is it with September and the USA?

Joe Vigliotta 01-Oct-2005 10:09
A master full depiction Perilli!
Really Super Work.
Left word on many pics.
hugs 4 U
j

Joe Vigliotta 01-Oct-2005 05:18
A quick visit Pirelli;

I shall return soon. Stay safe and well.
hugs
Capt. Gull

Guest 01-Oct-2005 03:18
A wonderful journalistic gallery with great text... sad to see the destruction, but you have covered it so well from your vantage point. voted.

stay safe and give all the firefighters and police a big hug :-)

Graham Tomlin 01-Oct-2005 02:20
hope all is well keep safe regards Helen

Rick Garcia 01-Oct-2005 02:13
I hope you and your family are OK, we can see the smoke from my house in Walnut.

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Keeping an eye on things...	tiny but mighty...	what a difference a day makes
Fee. . discussing possibilities	almost same angle, day before	menace and also beauty
the hill behind my home	my home, last night...	the Heliocopter is so small against the sky
bringing in the bulls	big red wagons or Chariots of Fire	Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Nordhoff Street
fire watchers...	what the watchers see...

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Guest		19-Mar-2006 16:54
Interesting story and you have some great images along with it. Thank you for sharing.

Cristine Varney		02-Oct-2005 07:11
September and October are dramatic weather event months.. (this is my personal observation and hypothesis only..grin) Late September is the time when tropical storms start a ' brewin in the Caribbean, and the end of our summer season. In California where I live that usually means lots of dry brush in the mountainous areas and hot dry winds called Santa Ana's.. combined with a bit of fire and things get out of hand in a hurry. The Tropical Storm season just came a bit early.. Or we are a cursed people.. but I am going with the first theories :))

Phil		02-Oct-2005 06:15
certainly glad all is safe and OK with you. Had enough of disaster this last month. What is it with September and the USA?

Joe Vigliotta		01-Oct-2005 10:09
A master full depiction Perilli! Really Super Work. Left word on many pics. hugs 4 U j

Joe Vigliotta		01-Oct-2005 05:18
A quick visit Pirelli; I shall return soon. Stay safe and well. hugs Capt. Gull

Guest		01-Oct-2005 03:18
A wonderful journalistic gallery with great text... sad to see the destruction, but you have covered it so well from your vantage point. voted. stay safe and give all the firefighters and police a big hug :-)

Graham Tomlin		01-Oct-2005 02:20
hope all is well keep safe regards Helen

Rick Garcia		01-Oct-2005 02:13
I hope you and your family are OK, we can see the smoke from my house in Walnut.