Chris Conkle

Civil Engineer, Photographer, Golden Bear

[Jason, @jasonc_nc]

There is simply no available space to make American fire trucks any smaller. Every square inch is occupied with a large amount of specialized equipment that’s unique to us. Elsewhere people just die because they can’t hold the needed equipment on their smaller trucks.

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

Notable quake, preliminary info: M ? Other Event - Sonic Boom - Eastern Massachusetts https://t.co/NcoqDC8tON

[NASA Space Alerts @NASASpaceAlerts]

#MeteorSighting: Eyewitnesses in New England and @NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite reported a bright fireball on Saturday, May 30, at 2:06 p.m EDT accompanied by a loud noise. The meteor appears to have fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles over northeast MA and southeast NH. The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, which accounts for the loud noise.

Eyewitness accounts supplied by the American Meteor Society.

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

One of the most insane thunderstorm I’ve ever seen just rolled through Davis, California.

Local weather stations recorded nearly 0.50” of rain in 5 minutes. Temperature dropped over 20 degrees down from 70s to high 40s.

[Chris Conkle @cconkle]

Per this update a BLEVE is “100% off the table” but evacs are still in effect.

[OCFA @OCFireAuthority]

***INCIDENT UPDATE***

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[OCFA @OCFireAuthority]

***INCIDENT UPDATE***

Note: Videos include AI-generated captions. While efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, some transcription errors may occur.

[Chris Conkle @cconkle]

@klabianco It’s 100c not 100f…

[OCFA @OCFireAuthority]

***CRITICAL INCIDENT UPDATE**

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

#BREAKINGNEWS Unresponsive man with gunshot wound found in trunk during San Marino traffic stop, police say
https://t.co/CdyS1bEb5Z

[Dion @2024dion]

The Wheeling Suspension Bridge (first pic) is one of the most underappreciated engineering landmarks in the country.

When finished in 1849 it was the longest suspension bridge in the world and the 1st major bridge across the Ohio River, and any major river west of the Appalachians.

It linked together the National Road over the Ohio, the 1st major federally funded road project, and was strategically vital to the Union Army during the Civil War.

Legal fights over its interference with steamboat navigation shaped the buildout of the country's railroad network and other future river crossings.

And its structural design significantly influenced the Brooklyn Bridge, which might be the country's best appreciated engineering landmark.

It’s closed to car traffic today and in a declining out of the way city so many people have never heard of it. But it’s an important part of our national heritage for many reasons.

[Chris Conkle @cconkle]

@jnconkle Setting new norms in diplomacy.

[Chris Conkle @cconkle]

@PaulMThornton you following this story as an Alhambra resident? https://t.co/KMduErCtQf

[Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters]

OTD in 1991: LAX runway disaster (US). USAir 1493 (B-737) collides with SkyWest Airlines 5569 (Fairchild Metro) at LAX airport. All 12 on the Metro and 23 on the 737 died. Accident occurred due to runway incursion, report noted failures on ATC procedures and FAA supervision.

[Chris Conkle @cconkle]

@yayotcha One of the most unique layout designs you will ever see. Fantastic!

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

NYC has an excellent tool to see how recently any street has been plowed. Check out PlowNYC at: https://t.co/5cKnAeF8mH

Thank you to the 1000s of hard working men and women at @NYCSanitation who are out battling this storm.

[NWS New York NY @NWSNewYorkNY]

❄️Here are some preliminary snowfall totals for our climate sites through 1pm ❄️
JFK - 6.0"
LGA - 7.1"
NYC - 7.2"
EWR - 8.0"
ISP - 5.8"
BDR - 6.7"

[Netflix @netflix]

ALEX HONNOLD AFTER COMPLETING HIS FREE SOLO OF TAIPEI 101: "Sick."

The 101 story climb took 1 hour and 35 minutes #SkyscraperLIVE

[NTSB Newsroom @NTSB_Newsroom]

NTSB issues an update on its ongoing investigation into the Nov. 4 crash of a United Parcel Service Boeing MD-11F airplane shortly after takeoff from Kentucky's Muhammad Ali International Airport. Download the six-page PDF: https://t.co/LHE49dvZJ9

[Jack Beyer @thejackbeyer]

B-2 callsign DEATH 11 flying over the Rose Bowl this afternoon. Not a bad way to spend the first day of a new year.