Station Fire
by pcb123 on Aug.31, 2009, under PROBLEMS, RADIO
Another amazing time lapse shot, from someone named Dan Finnerty.
Station File Time Lapse #4 from Dan Finnerty on Vimeo.
The Station Fire is burning near Mount Wilson, where LA radio and TV stations have transmitters, and where emergency and commercial signals are relayed. I haven’t listened to KPFK, or any radio stations really, in an eon. But I’ve had it on tonight, as fire officials said it was only a matter of time before the fire reaches the top of the mountain. Mark Maxwell’s Rise had melodious abstractions. It’s now 2 am. They still have a signal. Two firefighters died this afternoon in this fire, the first I can see from my room.
This is from Earth Snapshot. LA Observed pointed me to it.
This is from a UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy webcam on Mount Wilson.
If it weren’t so late, I’d upload some pocketcam shots I got last night while driving to the Gemeni screening in Burbank.
Here’s an interesting look at the media scene for the broadcaster-threatening fire, and the announcement of the deaths. This again is from LA Observed.
