Disaster in LA Area

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Well, 

I cannot answer why we have so many properties lost in Southern California,
but understand that we are in the midst of a drought and if you stare at a
bush too long on a hot dry windy day, it seems like it will burst into
flames!

Might I just add some enlightenment to the disaster in LA.  I work in the ER
at Olive View/UCLA Medical Center, the hospital that was in the middle of
the recent fires..Although I was not working the night of the fires,
returning to work today all of our night shift staff was relaying stories of
power failures, hand bagging of critical patients for hours while the fires
were burning litterally up to the doors of the hospital, staff evacuating
critical patients on back boards being carried down multiple flights of
stairs.  I talked with one nurse who was running down the stairs with a NICU
patient in her arms trying to catch up to the transport team that wanted to
leave because they felt that it wasn't safe to remain at the facility
(probably wasn't). 

We lost many out buildings on our beautiful campus.  It has been serving the
needs of LA County since the 1920's and many of the buildings that housed
those original TB patients were either damaged or completely destroyed in
the fire. 

I know this is not the place to say this, but I would like to say thank you
to the LA Fire Department for saving our hospital, to the staff of Olive
View for working in the most adverse conditions that I could only imagine
with courage, and distinction and to the surrounding hospitals for accepting
our patients in a time of urgency. 

Steven. 

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
On Behalf Of Dan & Emily Ele
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 7:35 PM
To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list
Subject: RE: Disaster in LA Area

To Doc Holiday;

I is nice that you are so concerned about the fires in CA and that you would
take time to write just anyone.  One possibility you omitted is the
disgruntled homeowners and the unemployed here in CA might have reason to
start and or burn areas of successful Californians.  The ones to survive the
financial holocost here are more likely to be in medical fields; meaning
RN's and Respiratory Therapists and others.

Most of the eastern settlers or Southern California have already been
through the fires.  What is very depressing is the fact that on any given
day you can count on seeing an abandoned home to bank repossession of one on
each block as you drive to work.

Dan








-----Original Message-----
>From: Doc Holiday <drydok at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 17, 2008 7:52 AM
>To: ".Trauma List" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
>Subject: RE: Disaster in LA Area
>
>
>First, I wish the best of luck to all those who live out there and to those
who are currently helping them!
> 
>From: enidrobinson at westnet.com.au> why so much loss of property occurs 
>year after year in the US. I suspect it may have something to do with 
>Prevention and Preparedness
> 
>--> "Something to do" is likely to be right. But, as you suspect, it's NOT
likely to be the main factor and nowhere near the only one. Other things
probably worth consideration are that houses are probably built a lot closer
to vegetation in CA. I don't KNOW this, but I expect it - 'cause it would
look nicer!
> 
>You have wind direction/strength to consider - I am not sure what these are
like in the relevant areas in Oz.
> 
>I guess you also need to consider materials of construction - wood-frame
houses are more susceptible to external-source fires than are brick/stone
houses... I think they use a lot of wood in US construction - what is it
like in Oz?
> 
>Of course, when you say "so much" loss of property, you have to begin with
how much property is there to begin with - I suspect you'll find many more
houses and more expensive ones built in these areas in CA than in the ones
in Oz...
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