Johnathon Swift

Posted on April 16, 2025March 29, 2025 by Simon

“Fire and Water are good Servants, but they are very bad Masters.“ Jonathan Swift, 1738 The photo was taken in Altadena CA a few weeks after the Eaton and Pacific Pallisades fires caused s... Read More

Fire Alarm

Posted on November 26, 2024November 17, 2024 by Simon

“Be careful out there.” Sergeant Phil Esterhaus in Hill Street Blues According to The Hall of Flame website. My recommendation: Check that there is a working fire extinguisher in the kitch... Read More

Miscommunication

Posted on August 17, 2023July 28, 2023 by Simon

I think the term today would be Fire Hydrant.... Read More

California Wildfires

Posted on November 2, 2019October 31, 2019 by Simon

This is a contributing factor to the fires currently plaguing California: “In 2016, then-governor Jerry Brown actually vetoed a bill that had unanimously passed the state legislature to promote ... Read More

Ten Years Ago: Fire on Wynn Rd

Posted on October 24, 2019September 29, 2019 by Simon

Nostalgia Post from October 2009 The house across the Street from us on Wynn Rd in Pasadena burned down ten years ago. I was home and checked to be sure everyone was out of the house. I was one of the... Read More

Station Fire Image

Posted on November 28, 2009November 28, 2009 by Simon

NASA sent a drone over the Station Fire and compiled this very cool map showing the extent of the fire: Want more details? Go to the NASA site. Your tax dollars at work.... Read More

Fire 3

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Simon

Our neighbors who lost their home in the fire this week are doing better than expected. I think that this is because they had all three of the elements necessary to survive a tragedy. They have soci... Read More

Coffee and Wildfires

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Simon

One of the issues with wildfires is the smoke and ash that gets everywhere. Including in your lungs. What we need is a simple product to detoxify our bodies if we have to breath smoke. That product al... Read More

Station Fire Perspective

Posted on September 1, 2009September 1, 2009 by Simon

The most common adjectives about the Station Fire are that it is scary, destructive, wild, voracious, raging and uncontrolled. These are all true but they contain some hyperbole and not a little anthr... Read More

The Station Fire

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Simon

If you are looking for information on the Station Fire here are a few resources you can try: My Blog about reopening the Mount Wilson Toll Road has a few pictures and my claim to prescience. The Altad... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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