Fire updates
8/31/2017: Post 18
9/1/2017: Post 35
9/2/2017 -- EVACUATED
9/3/2017: Post 57
9/4/2017: Post 64
9/5/2017: Post 71
9/6/2017: Post 72
9/8/2017: Post 89
9/13/2017: Post 95
9/17/2017: Post 97
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Original post:
So, since a lightening strike ignited a fire in the rugged terrain behind my mountain home, a wild fire has slowly been spreading in a part of the wilderness that is so steep and lacking in roads, that the fire fighters are unable to fight it. They have been busy building fire lines to try to protect the houses. But for the most part, they have to wait until the fire spreads to them, before they can do any on-the-ground fighting of the fire. The fire has grown to about 6000 acres, and we have received a level 2 evacuation notice (which means, be ready to evacuate at a moments notice). I suspect that within a week, we'll be asked to leave, because the fire will be too close.
The anticipated containment date for this fire, is October 15th. The weather has been unseasonably hot -- it's supposed to be mid-90s for the next week. So this isn't helping. The fire won't really be contained until the serious rains of fall start to help put the fire out. I've never wanted rain so badly in my life.
It's all pretty stressful. My house is absolutely in danger, and I've been working hard to make it "Fire-wise". Removing limbs from trees in my yard that are within 20 feet of the ground, cutting down dead trees, moving wood piles into my garage, removing any vegetation that is within 15 feet of my house, and setting up sprinklers to make the yard wet a couple of times per day. It's a lot of work, but it's the only thing we can do to help the firefighters defend the house!
I wanted to post this bad-ass video of the tanker planes that have been fighting the fire the past couple of days. I've never posted a video on PCF before, so hopefully the link will work. The planes swoop down and slurp up water from the lake, and go dump it on the fire. It's super cool.
The fire crew is bad ass, which gives me confidence. But I'm still nervous, because there are a lot of homes to defend, and only so much they can do. It will remain a stressful situation until mid-October. COME ON, RAIN!!
8/31/2017: Post 18
9/1/2017: Post 35
9/2/2017 -- EVACUATED
9/3/2017: Post 57
9/4/2017: Post 64
9/5/2017: Post 71
9/6/2017: Post 72
9/8/2017: Post 89
9/13/2017: Post 95
9/17/2017: Post 97
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Original post:
So, since a lightening strike ignited a fire in the rugged terrain behind my mountain home, a wild fire has slowly been spreading in a part of the wilderness that is so steep and lacking in roads, that the fire fighters are unable to fight it. They have been busy building fire lines to try to protect the houses. But for the most part, they have to wait until the fire spreads to them, before they can do any on-the-ground fighting of the fire. The fire has grown to about 6000 acres, and we have received a level 2 evacuation notice (which means, be ready to evacuate at a moments notice). I suspect that within a week, we'll be asked to leave, because the fire will be too close.
The anticipated containment date for this fire, is October 15th. The weather has been unseasonably hot -- it's supposed to be mid-90s for the next week. So this isn't helping. The fire won't really be contained until the serious rains of fall start to help put the fire out. I've never wanted rain so badly in my life.
It's all pretty stressful. My house is absolutely in danger, and I've been working hard to make it "Fire-wise". Removing limbs from trees in my yard that are within 20 feet of the ground, cutting down dead trees, moving wood piles into my garage, removing any vegetation that is within 15 feet of my house, and setting up sprinklers to make the yard wet a couple of times per day. It's a lot of work, but it's the only thing we can do to help the firefighters defend the house!
I wanted to post this bad-ass video of the tanker planes that have been fighting the fire the past couple of days. I've never posted a video on PCF before, so hopefully the link will work. The planes swoop down and slurp up water from the lake, and go dump it on the fire. It's super cool.
The fire crew is bad ass, which gives me confidence. But I'm still nervous, because there are a lot of homes to defend, and only so much they can do. It will remain a stressful situation until mid-October. COME ON, RAIN!!
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