Fire From Above

Yo..Let's all pray for these people1!!

yea right..pray that these fires wont exacerbate global warming!!! Goodness

I am appalled at the fires, but ashamed that people are responding like these last comments. Frankly, it is sickening.

Um,my facts are right. Look into your natural history. Wildfires are not 100% man-made. Especially in an area where they seem to occur yearly. Again, no compasion. I also wonder about the hostilities. I'm also not another idiot with a computer. Just an individual who frequents this place, if you read more often you'd see that. I also have a RIGHT to voice my opinion, I served in the military to fight for that right.

you're right about having the right to express your opinion. I'm always amazed at the number of people who will challenge that right. You can usually silence them by asking them how much time they have in the military defending their country.

Not having compassion for another human in need and suffering is what is wrong with our country today. Whether these disasters are the work of god or man, people are suffering; losing everything they have. How can anyone say they deserve this? My prayers go to each one of them, and the firefighters trying to save their homes. And despite her comments, when hurricanes hit 'Sandy's' home I will pray for her too.

Ha, yea I did didn't I. I'm sure some of people wished my home was in the fire's path too. I agree, many people like to challange the right to free speach, especially when your view is in conflict with theirs. I spent about 3 years in the military to defend everyone's right to free speach and many other rights outlined in our constitution. Oh well, I and thousands of other servicemen and women served, fought, and died to give them that right. Let them speak.

Thanks for the info guys
truly appreciated
I hope the fires are controlled very soon and everyone is safe

If there is some place in the world that is totally safe--no fires, floods, earthquakes, storms, tornadoes, volcanos, hurricanes, tsunamis, drought, and all the horrible things people do to each other, please let me know where it is. Otherwise, pretend like you're a decent human being and have a little compassion for the people who stand to lose their homes, jobs, and possibly even their lives.

It looks like a couple of these fires were man-made:

"At least one of the fires, in Orange County, is believed to have been set. And a blaze threatening the homes of the rich and famous in Malibu might have been caused by downed power lines, authorities said.

Another blaze was started by a car fire. Flying embers started new fires at every turn. One of the San Diego fires is burning so fast that authorities do not yet have an accurate count of how many homes have been destroyed."

Yes, this does happen a lot in California but I don't think to this extent. I think a lot of the people who were evacuated normally don't even have to worry about this coming so close to their homes.

The person who said that there is no place in the world that is completely safe is correct. There are earthquakes, tornados, huge blizzards, fires, volcanos, tsunamis, etc. Where can one go to get away from the dangers of the world? Anywhere you go, you are subjecting yourself to some kind of danger, man-made or natural. Anyone who does not have compassion for the thousands who have lost loved ones and irreplaceable items, does not deserve compassion when they have lost something dear themselves. But I hope someone shows them compassion anyway and shows them how important it is for us humans to stick together during the hard times.

Did you fight because you cared about the people of your country and wanted them to be free and happy? Or did you fight because you wanted to be important and so you could flash it around whenever someone didn't agree with you?
I would think a veteran would have more consideration for his fellow man than you have shown.

Lawrence has every right to voice his opinion, it is every person's right, whether they served their country or not. Yes, people accept that they live in an area that can be subject to wildfires, primarily by choice, just as those who live in other areas with other weather related issues do so by choice. That does not however mean that anyone who suffers the losses that these people in Southern California are experiencing do not deserve our compassion and our support. It's what humanity is about.

I live close to the areas of the fires and know how bad they are. People who live here have their own reasons for doing so just as people in other areas have their reasons. For someone to say that they deserve to be burned out is just plain idiotic, no one deserves to have their house burnt down by an arsonist.

We are praying for the families in calf. that have lost there homes.May GOD be with you all.

I can see that this post is not moderated. Shame on you ABC.