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there is fires every were in palm bay i may have to evacuate in the next hour.its a 1/4 mile from my house.they caught one kid that started a fire but there are alot more. and the kid was black with dreads ill try to get some pics.
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Scary stuff out there... Be careful!

so hows that going? u evacuated or what? ill call ya tomaro...

I was wondering the same thing??

up here off 524 at the powerlines about 30 minutes before the fires started i was on my way to work and i saw some trucks out there and a fire goin  back by one of the clearings what kind of retards go riding illegally within sight of a major road and then have a fire on the windiest day of the year  :stoogies.gif

his house phone didn't work and he had his cell phone off :o hope hes ok lol

the guy who set the fires should be considered a terrest

he been caught red handed  ;D

they need to burn him to death.

im fine but we just got power back and many still dont i spent 5 hrs monday put fires out that just kept starting back cause of the wind. i had to bust into my niebors house to save 3 dogs 1 cat and tree birds.the house three houses down burnt down along with 5 in on my block.i ran 2 everyone around me knocking on doors and making sure everyone was out. ill get pics soon and maybe vid if it dont take too long.thanks mark and eveyone for being worred. this countryboy can survive i inhaled alot of smoke putin out my niebors houses and yards i had huge bumps around my head and my cheast hurt but it was worth it.we saved a baby owl too hes eating and drinking hes very calm.we prob over heated my tranny,but we blown up my master cylinder by driving so hard and slaming on brakes to get around fires.the fire was so crazy i cant put it in words.the flp men are doing and awsome job and are kicking butt. thanks to all the fire fighters and the electricians.

was the dude unhappy with his welfare check or something?    :D  jk

ps- my dad has been drivin over there every day transporting the fuel tanker for the helicopters lol.

dude, don't be too proud to ask if you need anything, there are tons of people on here that don't live very far and could help out with anything you or your neighbors may need.  I know I'm only about an hour away, so please don't hesitate to ask.

Id@

within walking distance from my house there is a house that is surrounded by police and helicopters and they have there guns drawn i dont know why but as soon as i know i will give info.ther caught 2 people last night and one this morning. no info bout the 2 yesterday but the one today was a 31yr old ryan somthing? i thought that it would be kids but hes a 31yr old man?wow. :o.

glad to hear that your ok, i had thought for sure your house was burnt down and u were living in your truck lol. hope you didnt overheat your trans because to be honest iv never heard of a 700r4 lasting more than about 150-160k miles and yours has 140k and overheating those things absolutely kills them... i know my overbuilt 700hp 4l80e runs hot as hell with 3 trans coolers just cruising around offroad, its easy to overheat em...

sounds like its hell up their right now. so ur just one of a few houses that didnt burn down or what?

thanks so much we have power so we are good but the fire fighters need water and socks and underwere.

it looks like a war zone there are fire trucks of all kinds every were. we are the only house in about 15 square miles with a full yard. i have to go help my mom fix every thing back to normal ill give more info when i can.

In 2009 the budget cuts take effect for Fire and Police because of the "yes" vote to cut your property taxes. So, next year during brush fire season when you see fewer firefighters,more of our trucks breaking down and wonder why can't "they" get control of these fires..........remember how you voted when you start pointing fingers......you may need to point it at yourself. Let me know if it was really worth it.

While I have a good friend who is on the West Palm FD, another on the Orlando FD and a cousin on the Maitland FD, this is a point where we disagree, and I'll tell you why.

I appreciate tremendously that if I ever have a house fire, or vehicle accident or any other emergency that the first responders will be there, the above statement is a line fed to you by the union representatives who have not thought the process through.

In the last ten years, the property tax collection for each county has gone up how much?

In the last ten years, the salaries of the first respondders has gone up how much?

The "Yes" vote set the property tax collections back about a year and a half of increases.

You tell me where the math doesn't add up.

You cannot make the argument that services have to be cut because of a 1.5 year stagnation when the tax roll has gone up about 15% per year when the salaries for first responders has gone up an average of 3% per year(I may be being optimistic here).

The rhetoric that the politicians are spewing about having to cut fire and police jobs is exactly what I would expect out of a politician.

Let's simplify, if my numbers hold up from above, this means that the money collected from property tax has gone up 150% in ten years and the money given out to the first responders has gone up 30%, with the "Yes" vote, we cut the money collected back to a 135% increase,,,,as far as I can tell that still leaves 105% increase in tax collection that the local governments are now saying they can't pay their first responders from.

Am I missing something here?

Also, how many times over the last 10 years has the fire union or the police union failed to get a signifigant increase in pay for their members?  I remember a couple years ago that my friend who was on MaitlandFD and moved to West Palm only got a 2% increase while the rate of inflation went up 3.5%,,,,so basically the department told him he was worth less than the year before,,,,,this prompted him to move to West Palm where he immediately got a 29% pay increase.

So, again, am I missing anything?

Id@

Regardless, Departments are looking at budget cuts, not buying much NEEDED new equipment and laying off Firefighters and Officers.

I won't argue that point, the reason that the politicians are claiming they are doing this is what I am arguing.

Id@

the house that was surrounded by police was because a armed robber was trying to steal stuff in day light in front of cops 2 houses down.fires have bassically stoped now.but there are some areas the FD is still watching because of 2 reasons #1 still one more arsonist still out there which has a $15,000 reward for info that leads up to his capture.#2 some areas are still smoldering.pics soon

ill get better pics when i can

wish i could have got better vids and pics but my mom took off to vero with the camra to save it just in case

Don't feel to bad but I've seen MUCH worse in 1998 in the Mims/Scottsmoore area. I still see alot of green in your pictures. I'm sure it was bad as well as scary for you but its not the worst brush fire I've had to fight and I went to Palm Bay this week.

ive never been in one till now so its my worst.ill post pics of that owl also

finally got some rain no more fires like we had

That wasn't even close to enough rain yet.    :'(   

true just enough to get things wet.do you live round these parts?

I live in the north end ........Mims.

Hey guys,was just reading the post from the other day,scary stuff z71,it is great thhe way you pichted in to help your street.i think looters shuld be SHOT,STABBED,DRAWN/QUARTERD,HUNG,SET ON FIRE!!!!!! (my shrink tells me I need to get my feelings out??!!!) Hopefully some thing real bad and gory will happen to them in jail.Well got hard cast put on my arm 2day.Hope you guys don't have to go though that agin.

thanks.its always good to let your feelings out lol.i hope i dont have to go throgh that again.cast on your arm for what?

Fell of a ladder 2 weeks ago  broke (crushed) the bones in my left arm (both bones in the forearm)SUCKS!!!! had operation on it  last week.Had pins plate
put in it.

I too was down in Plam Bay last week trying ot save my parents house right between Babcock and San Fillipo (sp?)
I live in Melbourne which is 20 15 miles noreth, so my house was in no immediate danger, but they are retired, so I went down and helped them water everythning down, try ot seal everything up because the smoke was horrible, and stayed overnight Monday just to get up every hr to water down the house and woods and lawns of parents house and neighbors house who evacuated. It was definately some scarey stuff. People laugh when those of use that were in the middle of it relate it to a warzone, but those ppl really need ot be thankful that they were not involved in it and not judge... There were a few soldiers who had come back from iraq that were interviewed who said it was worse than anything they have seen over there while on duty so far.....
The firemen came to our door in middle of night and told us we should evacuate however my father is very stuborn and I wasnt going to leave him alone, so he and I stayed and I sent my wife and mom back to our house in Melbourne overnight. I told them we would stay up until the point where we saw the fire entering the lawn. They said that for most fires that was ok, but because it was SO dry and the fires and winds were spresding so fast, that once we say a fire, it was probably going to be too late.
Anyway, thier house made it through everything fine. It was covered in ash and burnt sooty stuff, but nothing a good pressure washing couldnt take care of. They got very lucky.
I hope they take this arson and string him up by his nuts and let everyone that experienced a loss, swing at him with sticks until he is dead......

On a positive note, What do you have for a quad 92Chevy? We will have to get together and ride someday. I own land in Holopaw and often take the quads down to my parents house becuaes some of those back roads are pretty uninhabited down there but always looking for close local places so I dont have ot trailer to Holopaw everytime i want a "quick fix"....

that sticks my pappy used to make thous

well intersting story mines almost the same.most people dont know how bad it really was.i dont have a quad right now but paln on buying one real soon it be sweet to ride with some local.

the owl is doing great. last night he was on my dads hand and my dad was rubbing the back of his head and he fell asleep and fell on to my dads chest and freaked out and my dad had him on his chest and his claws in his and and he when back to sleep.then he would not let go of his hand and hes got some awesome claw strength.

we gave the owl to a wildlife lady to takes care of them till there old enough to live on there own an sets them free