I’m clearing out as many of the draft posts as I can before the end of May (which is pretty close).
Out in the Oxnard/Camarillo/Ventura area with a microwave truck and a reporter. We wound up all over the place, including this chemical fire that was a part of the original blaze.
Lots of waiting and wandering around.
Not a lot of options to get microwave signals established in this area and we were overcrowded with crews trying to get somewhere safe to set up for live shots.
Even Josh Rubenstein and the Mobile Weather Lab were in the area covering the fire.
The Twitter Queen, Suraya Fadel, was also part of the group of news people working to get the fire coverage actually on the air.
I eventually wound up in a neighborhood where I could get a microwave signal established.
We had plenty of company from the other stations who were in pretty much the same boat as us.
The fire got pretty close to homes and I watched from a safe distance. We would have gotten closer, but the fire fighters did not want our vehicles blocking their access.
I can understand that.
The last thing I want to do is try to explain to my bosses why someone’s home burned down and our vehicles somehow managed to prevent the fire fighters from doing their jobs.
It might look like we were missing the best shots, but things heated up even more for me after the sun went down.
“Springs Fire: Part Two” is coming up.