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| Earthquake 3.9 M - Bombay Beach, CA Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:53 PM PDT  Earthquake Details
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| Earthquake: 3.1M - CENTRAL CALIFORNIA - Trona, CA Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:04 PM PDT  Earthquake Details
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| Red Flag Warning: Riverside, Imperial counties Posted: 25 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PDT  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MST /NOON PDT/ TO 7 PM MST /7 PM PDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DRY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ... AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA... WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WINDS SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...THROUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY... WITH MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && Instruction: PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. Area: ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial  | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earthquake: 3.7 M - Bombay Beach, CA - Swarm continues Posted: 25 Mar 2009 01:30 PM PDT 6 km (4 mi) south of Bombay Beach, CA at 12:59 PM PDT 03-25-2009  Earthquake Details
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| Aircraft down: F-22 with one pilot aboard has crashed near Edwards Air Force Base Posted: 25 Mar 2009 09:06 PM PDT  An Lockheed Martin F-22A fighter has crashed at approximately 10 a.m near Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of Southern California, the Air Force has confirmed. Update 1540: Test Pilot has been confirmed dead The F-22 fighter jet crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern California, killing a test pilot for prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. The pilot was David Cooley, 49, a 21-year Air Force veteran who joined Lockheed Martin in 2003, the company said in a statement. It did not release any details of the accident, including whether Cooley attempted to eject. A statement issued by Edwards said first responders transported Cooley from the crash scene to Victor Valley Community Hospital in Victorville, where he was pronounced dead. Cooley, of Palmdale, Calif., was part of a team of company and Air Force pilots who conduct F-22 testing. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of David and our concerns, thoughts and prayers at this time are with his family," the statement said. Update 1430: Rescue crews were at the site in the afternoon but there was no information on the status of the pilot, Lt. Col. Karen Platt, an Air Force spokeswoman at the Pentagon said. The Bureau of Land Management identifies the area as Harper Dry Lake, a vast and empty expanse of sometimes marshy flat land. Update 1400: Downed Raptor was assigned to Edwards' 412th Test Wing and was on a test mission. The jet crashed 35 miles northeast of the base at a location six miles north of Harper dry lakebed, said Gary Strassburg, a Pentagon spokesman. He had no information about the area. A board of officers will investigate the accident. As soon as additional details become available, they will be provided. Update 1238: ABC Air 7 HD is a few minutes away from the scene of a F-22 Raptor crash 35 northeast of Edwards Air Force Base. KABC should have streaming HD video soon at - Link Air 7 HD (No sound). Update: A press release from Edwards Air Force Base confirms the single pilot F-22 was based out of Edwards Air Force Base and was conducting a test mission when it crashed about 35 miles northeast of the base. Note: It is the second time that an F-22 has crashed. The first one was during the aircraft's test and evaluation period in December 2004, also at Edwards, when the pilot was able to eject safely, the Air Force said. Rescue vehicles are en route. Pilots condition unknown View Larger Map Google map Edwards Air Force Base - link Citizen in Palmdale said the crash "felt like a small earthquake and sounded like a sonic boom" and "the whole house shook."(1) The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22A Raptor is a fifth-generation, fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It is primarily an air superiority fighter, but has multiple capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles. The United States Air Force considers the F-22A a critical component of the US strike force, and claims that the F-22 cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft.[1]The F-22 is able to fly at supersonic speeds without using afterburners. That allows it to reach and stay in a battlespace faster and longer without being easily detected. The two-engine fighter is 62 feet long, has a wingspan of 44½ feet and is flown by a single pilot. The Lockheed Martin aircraft was variously designated F-22 and F/A-22 during the three years before formally entering US Air Force service in December 2005, as the F-22ACost per plane - $143 million (2008 flyaway cost) Each F-22 costs $143 million and there are 134 planes in the F-22 inventory, said an Air Force spokesman. The fifth-generation aircraft emerged from its testing and evaluation phase to gain operational status in December 2005.  | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Live fire training: California Conference of Arson Investigators Posted: 25 Mar 2009 11:10 AM PDT  California Conference of Arson Investigators - Fire investigators from throughout the United States will be coming to San Luis Obispo for live fire training exercises. Where: Live fire training exercise along Dalidio Road. When: This Friday and next Tuesday. What: Inmates from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department Honor Farm helped build 4 wooden buildings that will be burned down on those training days. Why: The exercises will teach investigators how to read burn patterns and help them better understand how fire travels. More info: http://arson.org/  | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fire Weather Watch: First in California this year Posted: 25 Mar 2009 10:03 AM PDT WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES SOUTHERN GILA... MARICOPA... YUMA... AND LA PAZ COUNTIES IN ARIZONA... AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THURSDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA... WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THURSDAY EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Instruction: PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. Area: ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 131YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 132SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 133SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS-CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 231LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial  |
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