Re: SoCal fires

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Jay Hennigan wrote:
> somewhat smoky skies in Santa Barbara, much worse in Ventura.  UPSes
> are beeping and lights flickering a bit more often than usual.  Otherwise
> no real network impact here.

California electric grid operators are reporting 70,000 to 80,000
customers are without power due to the fires in Southern California.

The 500Kva Southwest Power Link between Arizon and San Diego tripped on
Monday.  Two 775-megawatt plants in Ventura County also tripped; one
plant has been restored. Several other transmission lines have been
intermittant due to the fires.

The FAA's Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control on Miramar
Air Station near San Diego was evacuated due to nearby fires on Monday.

Althought several people have pointed out various Internet related
facilities and organizations are in the region, as far as I know none
have been significantly impacted by the fires.