@Rikki Gins what is the latest news for the Mt. Shasta area?
@FISH. The wildfire that caused Annie to evacuate her house is called the Lava Fire. So called not because there are spots of molten lava coming out of the ground, but rather because there are fields of ancient lava rock scattered about the area of the fire. (Mt. Shasta, like most of the larger mountains in the Pacific Northwest, used to be volcanos millions of years ago.) We (I live to the north of Annie) had a big lightning storm last week and that is what started the fire. The firefighters seem to be doing a good job of slowly containing the fire. Yes, evacuation announcements were given to Annie and many other people that live in the area but the good news is that so far, the fire seems to be centered in steep, isolated, hard to reach areas. I have yet to read of anyone's house being burned up. Here's hoping that Annie will soon be able to return to her home. Oh yes, I keep forgetting to add that I used to fight forest fires in my youth.