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• Angora Fire: Can't Arrest "Person of Interest"
• Twittering during the disaster - Don't be a Twit
• Earthquake - 4.6 M - Lake Nacimiento, CA
• Lightning Safety Week

Angora Fire: Can't Arrest "Person of Interest" Posted: 20 Jun 2009 03:25 PM PDT Cops Lack Evidence, Can't Arrest "Person of Interest" In Angora Fire SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) -- Investigators say they lack evidence to arrest a "person of interest" in a 2007 catastrophic wildfire on Lake Tahoe's south shore, but the case remains a high priority. Wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of the blaze that destroyed 254 homes, caused $140 million in property damage and scorched 3,100 acres. Bill Dillard, an investigator with the El Dorado County district attorney's office, said he continues to follow up leads in the case. Investigators think the Angora fire was caused by sparking embers from a campfire at a popular party spot near South Lake Tahoe. But Dillard said they don't have probable cause to make an arrest yet because of a lack of evidence linking the person to the scene. He said probable cause is hard to establish in wildfires because evidence is destroyed and witnesses are scarce. The district attorney's office and U.S. Forest Service have spent hundreds of hours and sorted through hundreds of tips concerning who started the campfire near Seneca Pond. High winds fanned flames and quickly moved the fire toward homes. Source: news10.net - Link

Twittering during the disaster - Don't be a Twit Posted: 20 Jun 2009 09:04 AM PDT Saturday morning chuckle: Discovered on my Twitter Feed, Twitter is like a virus now! DO NOT TWITTER IN THE AISLE DURING EVACUATION From @tinafightsfire The power of twitter in a Fire Safety sign http://bit.ly/IU7Ml

Earthquake - 4.6 M - Lake Nacimiento, CA Posted: 20 Jun 2009 06:46 AM PDT Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. A light earthquake occurred at 5:32:48 AM (PDT) on Saturday, June 20, 2009. The magnitude 4.6 event occurred 12 km (8 miles) SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA. The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles). Magnitude 4.6 - local magnitude (ML) Time Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 5:32:48 AM (PDT) Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 12:32:48 (UTC) Distance from Lake Nacimiento, CA - 12 km (8 miles) SSW (211 degrees) Cambria, CA - 16 km (10 miles) NE (51 degrees) San Simeon, CA - 22 km (13 miles) E (90 degrees) Paso Robles, CA - 25 km (15 miles) W (274 degrees) San Jose City Hall, CA - 207 km (128 miles) SSE (156 degrees) Coordinates 35 deg. 38.6 min. N (35.644N), 120 deg. 57.0 min. W (120.950W) Depth 6.1 km (3.8 miles) Location Quality Good Location Quality Parameters Nst=230, Nph=230, Dmin=5 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=97.2 degrees Event ID# nc40238431

Lightning Safety Week Posted: 20 Jun 2009 01:12 AM PDT Lightning Safety Week (June 21-27, 2009): Summer is the peak season for one of the nation's deadliest weather phenomena – lightning. In the U.S., an average of 62 people are killed each year by lightning; hundreds of others are injured. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a National Citizen Corps Affiliate, has recently posted new resources that Citizen Corps Councils and partners can use to increase lightning safety awareness, such as a brochure titled 'Lightning Safety for You and Your Family' and a lightning safety quiz for kids with Leon the Lightning Lion. Visit the NOAA Lightning Safety webpage at http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ for more details.

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