The Great Daytona Beach Fire of 2006

[gkrangers]

Its burning in a wooded area ~200 yards north of KDAB/Riddle, behind the Kmart. Its been burning since around 5PM and its burned 20acres I think. Still going now, and threatneing some apartments.

Riddle Seminoles have been dispatched to drop water balloons on the fire.

http://www.sevenleft.com/dabfire/1.jpg
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I saw the flames a little by standing on a wall behind the K-Mart, but didn't have my camera on hand.

It appears unlikely that ERAU will be incinerated at this time, but stay tuned.

 

[EatSleepFly]

It appears unlikely that ERAU will be incinerated at this time, but stay tuned.

Sad.

 

[timeoff]

You missed the fires back in '99. The governor evacuated all of Flagler county. They had to evacuate half of the apartment complexes on the west side of Daytona also. I had burning embers falling into my trunk as I was throwing my clothes and other crap into my car. Fires never made it to my complex, but they sure got close.

 

[AirBadger]

They should use Riddle's planes to create a shield to block the fire from damaging the Big Kmart.

 

[minitour]

They should use Riddle's planes to create a shield to block the fire from damaging the Big Kmart.

Funniest thing I've read in a while....

 

[gkrangers]

Looks like its still burning to me at 1:30AM EDT.

 

[kf4amu]

Yeap, it was goin good at 11pm when I got to work.

 

[gkrangers]

Yeap, it was goin good at 11pm when I got to work.

Where do you work?

 

[Metro752]

K-Mart, duh

 

[great cornholio]

That should be pretty close to the apartment complex I lived in for a few years. It was called Windy Pines I think...or something Pines...dont really remember I was drunk most of the time I lived there.

 

[kf4amu]

Where do you work?

Riddle...but dont tell anyone.

 

[kf4amu]

That should be pretty close to the apartment complex I lived in for a few years. It was called Windy Pines I think...or something Pines...dont really remember I was drunk most of the time I lived there.

Yea I lived in the Anatole a block down Dunn in 2001-2002.

Windy Pines was a better deal. I had 2 pools and 2 hot tubs I never used.

I cant think of 20 acres of brush in that area to burn?

 

[great cornholio]

I cant think of 20 acres of brush in that area to burn?

Same here cause that should put it pretty close to most of the apartments or houses on Dunn.

 

[gkrangers]

Same here cause that should put it pretty close to most of the apartments or houses on Dunn.

News said it burned over 40 acres back there.

 

[Learsforsale]

News said it burned over 40 acres back there.

I looked at the satellite photos on Google and it works out to be about 22 acres (960,000 sq. feet) directly behind K-Mart. There is a much larger plot of land directly east of that, but from the photos it looks like the fire was right behind K-Mart.

 

[generaltso]

I knew Riddle had a lot of flamers but jeez....

(you just got served)

 

[gkrangers]

I looked at the satellite photos on Google and it works out to be about 22 acres (960,000 sq. feet) directly behind K-Mart. There is a much larger plot of land directly east of that, but from the photos it looks like the fire was right behind K-Mart.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=32114&ll=29.201041,-81.059339&spn=0.008391,0.021629&t=k&om=1

It burned most of that chunk of green...

 

[kf4amu]

Sweet, now they can make it parking for the speedway