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According to reports, in San Bernardino, John Rund, of Hesperia, and Anthony Riperti, of Redlands, have both been charged with separate counts of arson. In San Diego, an Gorgonio Nava and a juvenile have been arrested for allegedly starting a fire.
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2007-10-24, 6:17PM PDT
FBI just announced they arrested John Alfred Rund, 48, for arson in just one of the fires in Los Angeles. Rund is a known member of the National Socialist Movement and the Minutemen, both known terrorist organizations. The FBI also announced they are looking for multiple arsonist suspects in what is being called the largest terrorist plot to hit California to date. The fires have caused the destruction of at least 1400 homes and so far 3 billion dollars in damages.
Posted by Dee at 8:29 AM
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Originally posted by S.O.Blilbobby
I do beleive we have disgruntled americans who set fires, blow up buildings, do school shootings...
"We are overwhelmed with bureaucratic regulations and the spotters are the best example of that," said U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach. "In a time of crisis, the rules did not serve our country well ... the bureaucrats lost picture of what their mission is, to protect the citizens."
The fingerpointing ensued after The Associated Press reported Thursday that nearly two dozen military helicopters, including those from the Marines, Navy and California National Guard, stayed grounded for at least a day after several wildfires broke out because of bureaucracy, including rules that so-called "fire spotters" must be on board each helicopter. Spotters were not available for all the aircraft ready to fight the fire. Fire officials ultimately abandoned the rule, but only after more than 1,000 homes had been destroyed.
The AP also reported that two of the California National Guard's C-130 cargo planes couldn't help because they've yet to be outfitted with tanks needed to carry thousands of gallons of fire retardant, though that was promised four years ago.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledged Saturday that it appeared the firefighting effort could have been more effective if enough so-called "fire spotters," also called helicopter managers, had been available to launch the aircraft.
Fox News Oct 29, 2007
he Federal Emergency Management Agency apologized for the event, but protested that it was not intended to deceive. FEMA announced the news conference with 15 minutes' notice and provided an 800 number for reporters, but it was not set up to take questions. When no reporters showed up, FEMA provided stand-ins to ask questions and a video feed. Several channels broadcast parts of the event live.
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Originally posted by stompk
This is what I was talking about. But all you debunkers haven't even read it.
The fact is, that was changed, after I posted it. I checked the date. I knew about the fires that killed the firefighters. They changed it just enough.
But I wouldn't expect you to believe that.
Originally posted by stompk
We have pictures and video of firefighters that don't exist. And engine numbers that don't exist.
First off, ME-301 doesn't exist, from the info I can find.
Second, Capt Greg Griffin doesn't exist either, nor does Mike Murphy.
Wagstaff and his crew arrived at the Harris Fire about 20 minutes after it started on Sunday, Oct. 21, near the U.S.-Mexican border in Potrero. The seven firefighters flying with Wagstaff quickly starting digging containment lines after he dropped them off near the origin of the fire.
Wagstaff is a contract pilot with the U.S. Forest Service who works for Kachina Aviation. This is his third fire season in San Diego County, where he works from May through November from the Ramona Air Attack Base.
With his crew on the ground, Wagstaff started picking up water from nearby ponds and dropping it on flames, brush and homes. The Santa Ana winds were fierce, but Wagstaff has 23 years of experience fighting wildfires from the sky. He was concerned, mostly because of the winds, but he was busy, calm.
It was just after noon when Cal Fire Chief Ray Chaney, the air commander above the Harris Fire, pulled Wagstaff and another helicopter pilot off the fire.
“Ahhhh! Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh!” is what Chaney said he heard on his radio from the firefighters on the ground.
“They were these very short bursts,” Chaney recalled. “Just this primal scream.”
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but it is all so bizarre that this is America and you have to sort of sit there and wonder … arson, same place Blackwater West wants to be, people protesting. And then you find out that some of the guys that used to work for Blackwater are now in Schwarzenegger’s administration. It’s all so creepy.