Comments on: Writing Fire: A Brief Anthology on the Burning of Los Angeles http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/writing-fire-a-brief-anthology-on-the-burning-of-los-angeles/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:23:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Page http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/writing-fire-a-brief-anthology-on-the-burning-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-4251 David Page Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:06:49 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=3693#comment-4251 Also: Jon E. Keeley of the U.S. Geological Survey, interviewed by Judith Lewis for The High Country News, argues against the presumed utility of prescribed burns in chaparral country. “We have to get away from this view that we can stop these fires,” he says. “We can’t. We need to treat fires like earthquakes, recognize they’re inevitable, and modify how we live with them.” I like the idea. But I'm wondering if we have the stomach for it, or what that looks like... http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/the-station-fire-it-happened-in-the-shrubbery/view#1252511909 Also: Jon E. Keeley of the U.S. Geological Survey, interviewed by Judith Lewis for The High Country News, argues against the presumed utility of prescribed burns in chaparral country. “We have to get away from this view that we can stop these fires,” he says. “We can’t. We need to treat fires like earthquakes, recognize they’re inevitable, and modify how we live with them.” I like the idea. But I’m wondering if we have the stomach for it, or what that looks like…

http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/the-station-fire-it-happened-in-the-shrubbery/view#1252511909

]]> By: David Page http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/writing-fire-a-brief-anthology-on-the-burning-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-4249 David Page Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:01:07 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=3693#comment-4249 Check out this new image (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40118&src=eoa-iotd) showing the extent of the burned area, as captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite on September 6. Check out this new image (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40118&src=eoa-iotd) showing the extent of the burned area, as captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite on September 6.

]]> By: Allison McDonell Page http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/writing-fire-a-brief-anthology-on-the-burning-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-4245 Allison McDonell Page Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:42:39 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=3693#comment-4245 Thanks for such a thoughtful piece. With the help of such deep thinkers maybe we can solve this problem in our lifetime. Though the landscape sets the scene it is almost always caused by man - a cigarette butt, a fire not properly put out. I wonder if a more dramatic warning system could prevent human error. I lived in LA for a long time and there seems to be this thought,"it won't get to me." As if the fires will only infringe on the coyote habitats and never burn down people's homes. Thanks for such a thoughtful piece. With the help of such deep thinkers maybe we can solve this problem in our lifetime. Though the landscape sets the scene it is almost always caused by man – a cigarette butt, a fire not properly put out. I wonder if a more dramatic warning system could prevent human error. I lived in LA for a long time and there seems to be this thought,”it won’t get to me.” As if the fires will only infringe on the coyote habitats and never burn down people’s homes.

]]> By: Carlo http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/writing-fire-a-brief-anthology-on-the-burning-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-4232 Carlo Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:40:47 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=3693#comment-4232 Enjoyed this David. With the Black Saturday fires in Melbourne last year, I can definitely relate. There have also been warnings that this year will be a worse fire season as it's been extra dry. It seems weird though, how the "problem" is being addressed. Like Susan Orlean says how the fires “underscored the essential absurdity of Los Angeles—a city of far too many people, perched on wobbly geology, without water, and perfectly flammable.” This is true in Melbourne too with the suburban sprawl radiating out further and further into the bush. Enjoyed this David. With the Black Saturday fires in Melbourne last year, I can definitely relate. There have also been warnings that this year will be a worse fire season as it’s been extra dry.

It seems weird though, how the “problem” is being addressed. Like Susan Orlean says how the fires “underscored the essential absurdity of Los Angeles—a city of far too many people, perched on wobbly geology, without water, and perfectly flammable.” This is true in Melbourne too with the suburban sprawl radiating out further and further into the bush.

]]> By: Brooke http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/writing-fire-a-brief-anthology-on-the-burning-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-4225 Brooke Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:43:24 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=3693#comment-4225 I've lived in Southern Cal. my whole life, and am now living in downtown LA, and i can't even describe how true this article is. For the past days it looks as if an atomic bomb went off in the hillsides, that's how high and expansive the smoke cloud is. Thank you for the insightful and poetic article, it's good to let people know it's not all palm trees and stars here. I’ve lived in Southern Cal. my whole life, and am now living in downtown LA, and i can’t even describe how true this article is. For the past days it looks as if an atomic bomb went off in the hillsides, that’s how high and expansive the smoke cloud is. Thank you for the insightful and poetic article, it’s good to let people know it’s not all palm trees and stars here.

]]> By: Hal http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/writing-fire-a-brief-anthology-on-the-burning-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-4224 Hal Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:38:10 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=3693#comment-4224 Seconded. I find the socioeconomic implications of the whole situation fascinating. Thanks for this. Seconded. I find the socioeconomic implications of the whole situation fascinating. Thanks for this.

]]> By: Julie http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/writing-fire-a-brief-anthology-on-the-burning-of-los-angeles/comment-page-1/#comment-4223 Julie Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:07:32 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=3693#comment-4223 David- Thanks for this piece. I love the concept of it, and the execution is so thoughtful. I also appreciate how you lead us on to other people/places to read. David-

Thanks for this piece. I love the concept of it, and the execution is so thoughtful. I also appreciate how you lead us on to other people/places to read.

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