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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Just got home from the command center for the fires
in southwestern Leon County. The firefighters in Walker and Montgomery
counties will also need donations of: eye drops, chapstick, rags, and ice,
any sources of protein such as nuts, bananas, and meat. Additionally, they
will need paper "dust masks." They won't need caffeinated beverages as
much as they'll need water and Gatorade. Actually, the firefighters here
have been requesting "G2" Gatorade instead of the "regular" Gatorade as it's not
as sweet.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The fires in Leon Co. are only about 15%
contained. Arabella/Brandy is still down there coordinating volunteer
efforts and providing first aid; I was taking notes for the guys at the
command post, recording locations of trucks, bulldozers, the air evac chopper,
GPS coordinates and county road numbers, etc,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This is SERIOUS stuff and the fires move faster
than you can. The fires here had been "crowning" (jumping from tree top to
tree top) so it's been extremely tough for fighters to get ahead of it, let
alone a "toehold" on it. There are bulldozers out (4 from the US
Forestry Svc (which came from South Carolina), contractor dozers, track
hoes, and several large farm tractors with discs). Firewalls are about
200' wide. Thank God the wind has laid.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'll be heading back down there in a bit. Had
to come clean up Blaize, check on our own place (about 15 miles N of the main
fires) and feed horses. I'm sure we'll all be back down there again
tomorrow morning. Brandy may be spending the night there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>At the risk of making someone mad: I'm really
worried about Defender because of how fast these fires are moving AND due to the
fact that there's no rain forecast for the next two weeks. At the very
least, I've decided that I'll leave my horse trailer hooked to the pickup in
case I need to leave in a hurry!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Berengaria/Milinda</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=lddevin03@yahoo.com href="mailto:lddevin03@yahoo.com">David Brown</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:30
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Ravensfort] You can help</DIV>
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<DIV>Please donate water, gatorade, snacks and stuff for the Firefighters at
the Fire Station #2 on Sam Houston Ave. in Huntsville. That is the Fire
Station we have populace at.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you.</DIV>
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<DIV>Devin</DIV></DIV>
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