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But all those “plans” changed in 1953 when the dam was completed downstream ranchers found they had been lied to, and the river stopped flowing. Since 1953, the riverbed is dry for several months of the year.
And all those steelhead that once filled the river, they are almost completely gone. A few remain in deep pools near the base of the dam in Hilton Creek, and all fishing in the river has been forbidden for several years by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
But Hilton Creek is several miles upstream from the Lompoc Airport, where the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission plans to put its monitoring device. And the effectiveness of the device itself should raise your eyebrows.
Lompoc Fire crews rescue resident in morning fire
Lompoc Fire Department
and last updated 2021-02-04 23:37:37-05
Lompoc Fire Crews rescued a resident from a burning home Thursday morning. At about 9:51 a.m. the Lompoc Fire Department responded to reports of smoke coming from a residence in the 100 block of North K street. Neighbors reported hearing someone yelling from inside the burning home.
Crews arrived at the scene and saw smoke coming from a single story, multi family home. The occupants from adjoining residences were quickly evacuated.
Lompoc Fire Crews forced entry into the unit and began a search and an interior attack to contain the fire. Crews rescued one occupant from the building at 10:03 a.m. AMR transported the patient to the Lompoc Airport and flown to cottage Hospital by Cal Star for further care.
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