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Fire Me Boy!
04-22-2009, 08:21 PM
http://www.wmbfnews.com/global/story.asp?s=10228981

3,000 acres - that's roughly 4.6 square miles - is on fire and spreading very, very close to Myrtle Beach.

Lots of pics at that site, too.
Bugeater
04-22-2009, 08:26 PM
You just wanted to show off your website.
Skip Towne
04-22-2009, 08:29 PM
God lit you on fire because he hates the Carolinas. I blame Roy Williams the traitorous bastard.
Fire Me Boy!
04-22-2009, 08:37 PM
You just wanted to show off your website.

Actually, this thing's only a couple miles from my condo.
MoreLemonPledge
04-22-2009, 08:40 PM
Best wishes. Hope they get it under control soon.
Fire Me Boy!
04-22-2009, 08:40 PM
Best wishes. Hope they get it under control soon.

Me too, it was only 150 acres at 2 p.m. this afternoon. :shake:
Bugeater
04-22-2009, 08:41 PM
Actually, this thing's only a couple miles from my condo.
Shouldn't you be evacuating?
Fire Me Boy!
04-22-2009, 08:43 PM
Shouldn't you be evacuating?

Hopefully, it'll have a really hard time jumping the Intracoastal. :thumb:
Fire Me Boy!
04-22-2009, 09:13 PM
Schweet. CNN picked up our story.

That'll put a nice boost on the ol' Webtrends data.
kcfanXIII
04-22-2009, 10:34 PM
fmb, hope they get it under control. don't want the place to be burned up when i ride out to the coast later this year.
Simply Red
04-22-2009, 10:44 PM
seriously, FMB!, if it gets any worse, just go hide out at The Food Lion.
Fire Me Boy!
04-23-2009, 02:05 AM
Called back into work... flames sparked up in North Myrtle Beach, evacuations a plenty. Three shelters opened up there for evacuees.
acesn8s
04-23-2009, 03:16 AM
I bet the golfing is a bitch about now.
Fire Me Boy!
04-23-2009, 03:31 AM
I bet the golfing is a bitch about now.

This is really bad folks. Thousands evacuated, 7000-8000 acres burned and growing, reportedly.
Fire Me Boy!
04-23-2009, 03:48 AM
Flames reported to be 150 foot tall.
Jenson71
04-23-2009, 03:50 AM
When the floods took over half of my city last summer, I helped out a neighborhood for a night, but regret not doing more, in part just because it's a unique event and something to remember. Good luck with everything.
Coach
04-23-2009, 05:07 AM
Well, now's a good time to go cook some hotdogs and marshmallows.
Pioli Zombie
04-23-2009, 05:12 AM
Oh man. I love that area. Prayers are going out to you.
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007
04-23-2009, 06:55 AM
Morning report FMB? How are you doing?
Fire Me Boy!
04-23-2009, 07:25 AM
Morning report FMB? How are you doing?

Very tired. Worked roughly 7a to 10p last night, back at 3a this morning.

But we got a live hit on both the weather channel and the Today Show.

Lots of damage, fires still going strong.
Fire Me Boy!
04-23-2009, 09:29 AM
State of emergency in Horry County 15,000 acres burned, 40 homes destroyed, 100 damaged.

Fire is still raging.
Deberg_1990
04-23-2009, 09:30 AM
wow....didnt realize any of this was going on. Take care and ill keep you in my thoughts FMB.
Fire Me Boy!
04-23-2009, 10:24 AM
Check out these pics...

http://newsnation.wmbfnews.com/ChannelGallery.aspx?c=1480
Fire Me Boy!
04-23-2009, 05:53 PM
Home now for 5 hours of sleep before I have to be back at work again. Fires rage on. State of emergency here in my town at 15,500 acres burn down, 69 homes destroyed, another 100 damaged.
Skip Towne
04-23-2009, 05:56 PM
Home now for 5 hours of sleep before I have to be back at work again. Fires rage on. State of emergency here in my town at 15,500 acres burn down, 69 homes destroyed, another 100 damaged.

That's really become a big deal. It made the evening news here.
MoreLemonPledge
04-23-2009, 05:57 PM
Home now for 5 hours of sleep before I have to be back at work again. Fires rage on. State of emergency here in my town at 15,500 acres burn down, 69 homes destroyed, another 100 damaged.

Wow, that's terrible. Is it waning at all?
Fire Me Boy!
04-23-2009, 06:04 PM
Wow, that's terrible. Is it waning at all?

Not really. It's about 80 percent controlled up in North Myrtle Beach, but not anywhere else.
Fire Me Boy!
04-24-2009, 03:08 AM
29,600 acres. Fire is 40 percent contained.
kysirsoze
04-24-2009, 03:14 AM
Sounds like they're making some progress. God knows we get our share of this in CA. Good luck.
Fire Me Boy!
04-24-2009, 03:22 AM
Quick Facts

19,600 acres burned

40 percent contained

Currently 560 personnel on scene, including 450 county, 110 state

69 homes destroyed, 100 damaged

5 Blackhawk helicopters (1 from SCANG and 4 from NCARNG) equipped with Bambi buckets are being used

U.S. Forestry tanker aircraft has also dropped water over the affected area