Oh, Boy! Evacuated again.
Still can't see the fire from our house, but they issued a mandatory evacuation up to the freeway which is less than one mile from our house. We are at my daughter's house, everyone is safe. Unfortunately we are getting good at this. Second time in four years. By this time tomorrow or the next day we could be out of danger, or everything I own is in my Nissan Sentra in the driveway here.
They are even doing a full evacuation of the hospital which is no small undertaking so it might be serious. Wish us luck. I'll try to find some links if anyone wants to follow the show. Here: http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incid...ils/Index/2178 It's called the River Fire. |
You ever think about moving to a state that is not constantly on fire?
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We were just last month up in Sonoma Valley where they had fires last year. The majority of the land looks absolutely bone dry. Irrigated areas are the only green spaces. Combine dry, heat and winds and you have a recipe for disaster
Stay safe Mr P. Hope your place is spared :sadangel: |
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Be safe over there. Hoping you & your family are ok and able to get far away.
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From your CalFire link: 6,000 acres - 2% contained Sounds like it could get really bad really fast. Be safe. |
My son in Grass Valley called yesterday noon, my time and told me the valley was full of smoke, and the fire was ~150 miles away......:issues:
Long discussion about what is happening.....from the volcanic actions all around the specific rim, now Hawaii, and possible undersea warming of the ocean....making weather changes.....to the messed up weather we have had here in FloriDAH where it won't stop friggin raining for the last 4 months .... :dance::shots: |
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Here and now, the scary thing is yesterday winds were calm during the day but gusted strongly in the early evening. Same thing today. Calm winds during the day. We'll see what the evening brings. It's the winds that turn manageable brush fires into major disasters. And if the fire gets going strong, it makes it's own wind. The land between my house and the fire is mostly grass and brush, and they've been making people keep it trimmed. A few trees here and there, but not a forest like the fire in 2015. The other thing I have going for me I there are structures around the immediate vicinity of my house that will take on a high priority to save. Things like the Sheriff's headquarters, a major health clinic and the fairgrounds. And when enough outside firefighters arrive the fairgrounds is their marshalling yard and camp. They are literally parked less than 200 ft. from my door. They are not there yet, but I'm sure they will be soon. |
Stay safe and best wishes for no harm to your property.
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Be safe up there, Mr P.
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So my evening/night /morning will be spent calling my house on my cell phone. As long as my answering machine picks up, my house is still there. Tomorrow we will have brunch at the country club like we were planning to do and we will either celebrate our house surviving the fire, or toast a new beginning.:cert:
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only 5 % contained last night. Terrible I wish the best for you and yours.
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Stay safe and hoping for no damage
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I do appreciate your concern, though. |
As of this morning the fire is still several miles from my town. This may take several days to play out and be sure our house in still safe. No wind this morning, so that is good news.
Our hospital is still safe, and the ER and some other vital services remain open, although some longer term patients were evacuated. |
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