This Wildfires 2007 blog proved to be an effective means of getting you the latest news on the recent firestorms around the clock. We were able to post fire news the instant it was confirmed, and the format - a chronologically arranged series of posts focused on a single topic - created a running narrative of the fires.
But now that the flames are out and ruins are being removed, our coverage of the county's firestorms has shifted away from breaking news. Instead, we're turning to more explanatory pieces, human interest stories and watchdog work. As we did after the 2oo3 firestorms, we'll continue to examine the fires' aftermath, we'll cover the rebuilding process and examine whether our region is adequately prepared for another such conflagration.
So we'll be retiring this blog with this post. The latest U-T stories on the fires will be displayed in a special Wildfires 2007 area of SignOnSanDiego's homepage for a bit longer. You can find an index of our top fire stories on this San Diego Wildfires 2007 page, along with multimedia and other features. I particularly recommend this graphic, which shows the progression of the fires, the burned and evacuated areas and the areas scorched by the 2003 firestorms. We'll also extend our Scenes from the Wildfires blog for a while. And we'll continue to cover the latest breaking news on the U-T Newsblog.
Readers like you have expressed their appreciation for our coverage, which has been particularly gratifying. But we owe you our appreciation as well. You shared information with each other on the blog and on our fire forums and corrected us when we were wrong. In the process, you helped us cover the news for everyone.
So, on behalf of the U-T and SignOnSanDiego, let me thank you for your contributions, your support and your interest.
Tom Mallory
U-T Breaking News Team
San Diego County Wildfires 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Final post for this blog
Posted @ 3:22 PM
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8 comments:
Thank you for all of the news and updates throughout these tragic event. Your postings kept everyone who was logged in up to date with the late information. Again thanks to all involved with updating the news.
We appreciate all of the work you've done to keep us informed.
What "IF" there had been a way to prevent this disaster from getting to the extreme point of devastation it went to, just as the fires in 2003, and 1993, and 1985 did "EXISTS" and the government refuses to use it?
If you're interested in dialog that I have had with Federal and state governments since 1974, I will gladly share this "secret" with you.
There isn't one of these fires that I could not put out using my system, in less than 24 hours.
I spoke with the mayor/firechief of the little town that was devastated in 2002, and he agreed that my system would have saved his town, was frustrated that the govt would not endeavor using it.
I'll send you copies if you want to read the replies the used to justify their reasoning.
My heart goes out to the residents who lost everything because of a "ARROGANT" political system.
noahdillsr@hotmail.com
Tom, your site was awesome. I turned off the TV news and followed this and the radio. Thanks for helping SD.
Ted Donovan
Tom,
Just a quick note to congratulate you and your team on an exceptional on-line effort.
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey
Firefighter/Specialist
Public Service Officer
Los Angeles Fire Department
LAFD Blog: lafd.org/blog
Tom,
I live in Scripps Ranch and your Blog kept me posted better than the local news. Cheers to you on a job well done. I cannot tell you how many times I checked your blog for news. Again, great job
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