luvsdawgs Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 On the other side of the ridge, helicopters have been working for hours getting water from the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 Is this it? http://semanariolaguna.com/42991/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 I think so.. I flew in yesterday and it was burning in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traderspoc Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 i just looked at 9pm and you can see the glow from the fire on the other side at the top of the mountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Returned from Guad late yesterday, also, and could see the fire on the northern side of the slope. Tonight it is on the southern (Chapala) side. Seems to be spreading this way with the northerly winds that come at night. But as the winds shift, so, too, will the fire. Couldn't figure out what was going on with the helicopter.... Thought someone had gone out on an inflatable pool toy and couldn't make it back to shore, so a rescue effort was called in. Now I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Visible as of last night from the upper most streets in Brisas de Chapala. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Very visible from the Malecon this morning. Lots of smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunFan Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 A helicopter made at least two trips to the Lake yesterday afternoon. Dropped a tethered bucket a couple of hundred meters off the shore in Riberas and then took off North bound. SunFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdawgs Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 The helicopter made many trips over quite a few hours. It took some time to travel each way, I really expected it to go faster. I saw the flames last night before I went to bed but the fire was no longer on this side in the morning. At least that I could see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdawgs Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 It is still going, sorry this is a FB link, best I can do https://www.facebook.com/dane.strom.1?fref=hovercard&hc_location=none&__tn__=%2CdlCH-R-R A little while ago in Ajijic. Bring donations of bottled water and "sueros" (Electrolit, Powerade-type electrolyte drinks, etc.) to the delgación at the Ajijic plaza (map in comments) for the firefighters and volunteers fighting this fire. A little while ago on the hill of ajijic. It takes donations of bottled water and serums to the delgación of ajijic for firefighters and volunteers who will build this fire. // A little while ago in Ajijic. Bring donations of bottled water and "sueros" (Electrolit, Powerade-type electrolyte drinks, etc.) to the delgación at the Ajijic plaza (map in comments) for the firefighters and volunteers fighting this fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 On 5/2/2019 at 1:51 AM, kimanjome said: Thought someone had gone out on an inflatable pool toy and couldn't make it back to shore The lake is so shallow that you can walk to shore from most parts of it. There are a few holes and few places where it is deeper, but for the most part so shallow that a helicopter rescue would be unnecessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Lake Chapala Lake in Mexico 4.6844 Google reviews Description Lake Chapala is Mexico's largest freshwater lake. It lies in the municipalities of Chapala, Jocotepec, Poncitlán, and Jamay, in Jalisco, and in Venustiano Carranza and Cojumatlán de Régules, in Michoacán.Wikipedia Surface elevation: 1,524 m Area: 1,100 km² Length: 80 km Location: Jalisco / Michoacán, Mexico Average depth: 7 m (23 ft) With an average depth of 23 feet it might be a little difficult to "walk to shore from most parts of it." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Chopper just showed up and started working on the west side of the fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine state Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 I see fire on this side of the mountain, I live in upper La Floresta. Helicopter still doing it's thing. Anybody know how much is contained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Aquaponicsman said: The lake is so shallow that you can walk to shore from most parts of it. There are a few holes and few places where it is deeper, but for the most part so shallow that a helicopter rescue would be unnecessary. A lot of people have drowned in the lake over the last 40 years I have lived here, so walking out is not guaranteed, and lot of those drownings happened when the lake was a lot lower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaponicsman Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 I speak from my experience only. My boat sank in a fairly deep divot in the lake about a mile out and I swam to shore and when I got there, a guy with his kids and some cows was on the shore and said, "Hey Gringo, why didn't you walk?" Where I was (not far from 6 Corners ) it was very shallow all the way out to where my boat sank. So, no walking is not guaranteed, but it is very shallow and I probably could have walked most of the way instead of swimming provided the bottom was not too muddy. Plus people drown in their bathtubs all the time... even if you are not holding their head underwater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 One guy drowned while trying to save his dog a few years ago. The problem was that he got stuck in the muddy bottom. The dog made it to shore on its own. Aquaponicsman was probably better off swimming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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