“They’re usually on display during winter months anyway but a lot have been picked up,” said a Kmart clerk on Tuesday.According to Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Fildes, “We had a couple of phone cable lines go down and a tree went down on South Mill Street. Other than that, it was quiet...for the Fire Department that is.”The tree toppled over at about midnight Wednesday: “When it went down it cleared the lights,” and power lines. “Since it happened at about midnight there was no cars, nothing there,” that could have been damaged in the mishap.Asst. Chief Fildes said that the red flag alert - meaning there is a high fire danger - was still in effect on Thursday due to the “high winds and low humidity, but I heard that the winds are going to diminish and should be gone in a couple of days as they are supposed to taper off.”But, “We’re still in fire season what little bit of rain that we got the wind has completely dried out the brush and it’s still prime for major fires. People need to take caution during these red flag alerts to ensure that we don’t have a fire,” said Asst. Chief Fildes.
Wild winds fell tree, things blowing as weather turns cold and wild
December 01, 2006
Santa Paula News
Wild winds rattled the Santa Clara River Valley and much of the state that were coupled with almost-freezing temperatures, a burst of winter coming on the heels of weeks of unseasonably warm weather.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesWild winds rattled the Santa Clara River Valley and much of the state that were coupled with almost-freezing temperatures, a burst of winter coming on the heels of weeks of unseasonably warm weather.Throughout Santa Paula tree limbs were broken, one tree was felled, trash bins were toppled and clouds of plastic bags resembled frenzied flocks of birds - who had the sense to stay away - during the high points of the wind activity that included gusts of up to 60 mph.Overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning temperatures plunged to 30 degrees but there has been no reported damage to the county’s agricultural.As far as wind-related damage goes, “It wasn’t too bad when I left,” Santa Paula on Wednesday at about 10 a.m. to attend a San Diego-based conference, said Fire Chief Rick Araiza.The low temperatures came as a surprise to many who rushed to area stores to purchase room heaters for added warmth.
