10/23/07 - 2: 00 pm Updated
How to see almost real time map of fire on Google Earth.
- Download Google Earth here: http://earth.google.com/
- Then navigate to this link: http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/kml/conus.kmz
- And open the file using Google Earth.
- It overlays the fire data fromthe USDA forest service with a satellite view of San Diego.
- You cantype in your home address in the top left bar to locate your home.
- Left clicking on the "CONUS MODIS Fire Detections and Current NIFCLarge Wildland Fire Incidents" indicates the time effective 12amtonight, but it seems pretty accurate.
San Diego News
- San Diego Sign on San Diego Online RADIO by the Union-Tribune: http://www.signonsandiego.com/signonradio/index.html
Current radio broadcast (delayed by 5 minutes). - ABC News 10: http://www.10news.com/index.html
- CBC News 8: http://www.cbs8.com//
This site includes a list of homes supposedly destroyed by fire and freeway closure updates on the home page.
See Bruce Henderson’s site below for a map he made based on this information. - NBC News: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/index.html
- PBS: http://www.kpbs.org/news/fires
- FOX News 6: http://www.fox6.com//
Site seems to be a bit behind on latest news most of the time. - San Diego Union-Tribune: http://www.signonsandiego.com/index.html
Other Sites
Site by BRUCE HENDERSON: http://and-still-i-persist.com/?cat=50
VERY INFORMATIVE SITE with photos of the Escondido/Encinitas area that are not the same photos seen on the
news by former Marine, Bruce Henderson - GOOGLE MAP of the Fires: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?uid=103734099241550080511&hl=en&gl=us&ptab=2&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=107592071260393044446.00043d12d7e7e7af51aaa
ROAD Closures:
- http://www.caltrans8.info/
Suggest check this site and others before trying to drive somewhere. There are a few road closures due to winds. - Map seems older than other sites. California Fire News: http://calfire.blogspot.com/
- Discussion Forum & Map: http://www.topix.com/san-diego/2007/10/san-diego-harris-and-witch-fire-maps
