Hi all. I have piece by piece gotten some info out. So there was a lightning storm on Thursday. A lightning strike became a fire on federal land. There were 4 fires in total, the other 3 were all the way out. The last one was thought to be out, apparently the fire fighters (federal?) left and it was not out.
When there was a house fire last year I remember the local FFs stayed all night to make sure it was out. Wish it was they who worked on what became the Lava Fire instead of the feds.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ill-take-the-heat-for-that-fire-official-apologizes-after-crews-left-before-lava-fire-was-out/ar-AALD1Mf
By Saturday there were evacuation warnings close by, but not on us. We got ready then in case. Sunday came our evac warning followed by an evac order an hour and a half later. We went. Only 2 of 5 cats were catchable. We left lots of food and water for them. We didn't know where to go. The red cross set up a shelter in a local high-school gym. No pets, so my husband slept in the car with the pets, trading off now and then. Red cross fed us, had a giant fan going as it was over 100 degrees when we got there and gave us cots to sleep on. My brother sent a phone number in the morning of a motel that had a few rooms. We got a reservation and got a room. We've been here ever since. There is a diner next to where we are and a Starbucks across the street. I never got coffee at one of those, but happy they had a nice light roast for me.
I can't think of what else to say. All the people we have worked with for anything, food, the room, red cross etc are wonderful sweet lovely people.
Oh, the shootout. So there are large pot growers near here. Two days ago the fire fighters wanted to work on the fire via their grow land. They were not allowed access by the growers. I don't appreciate people hindering fire fighters. The next day the fire fighters returned with police to help the FFs get the needed access. The grower refused again and apparently shot a gun at the police to demonstrate his lack of interest in letting the FFs work. They returned fire, and now there is one less grower around.
Oh and the drone moron. Someone kept flying a drone in to see the fire causing the planes and helicopters to be grounded because if they hit a drone they could crash. The drone moron interfered with the fire fighting more than once over 2 days. Apparently finally found and arrested.
Soooo how are youse guys?
@anniem I was worried for you and YOURs. Your experience could be a story called--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. You have a great brother.
Do you have any idea how long this these wildfires will be burning?
I am not going to tell
@Exile about the Starbucks shop being so close to you.
When in trouble when in doubt, run in circles scream and shout and get ICE!!!
Good night and catch you later.
