These are the pictures Andy took from the land yesterday:
These are the pictures andy took towards the land today:
Andy didn’t get all the way in. Apparently the structure protection group was there along with about a dozen trucks (federal agencies from all over including one with Utah plates) and a lot of people. A bulldozer was enlarging the landing space for helicopters. A woman from the Sheriff’s department told Andy he could go in if he really needed to but they strongly discouraged it because they were preparing to drop slurry on the fire. Needless to say he came back. Fingers crossed!
When he came back out to the highway the Forest Service gate was still open but a Sheriff’s truck was blocking the road, protecting the entrance. At a meeting last night they said they wouldn’t be able to put the fire out but are trying to keep it from spreading. It will probably burn for another month or so. They also said our town down here is probably safe from this one but it is only April so don’t be surprised if we have to evacuate at some point. The usual fire season hasn’t started yet and the days are getting longer and warmer.
April 29, 2022
My goodness!!! This sounds so very inappropriate right now, but when it rains it pours!! ( I can’t think of anything pertaining to fires!!) Burn for another month?
We “ain’t seen nothing yet.” We’re in an extreme drought and climate change is real. We’re probably lucky that it’s happening before things get even drier and warmer, and the days get longer.
Well, some reassuring news, but also a nerve-wracking future! Not good that it started so early in the season! Do you have things packed that you would have to take if you needed to evacuate quickly?
It will be what it will be. It’s the downside of having land and buildings in the midst of a national forest. We’re starting to think about what to take if we have to evacuate down here. We did it in 2000 and 2011 and our apartment was still here when we got back.
Oh my, all that smoke is really something. That’s a long time for a fire to burn. I suppose that may be typical but hearing it just sounds like such a long time.
A lot of wildfires don’t go completely out until a rainy spell or winter snow. Not that we’ve had a lot of either lately. 🙂
it looks so desolate again. at one point it seemed to be looking healthy. there was an underlying green-ness to it I thought! maybe I was just Hoping to see that.
I’m glad Andy got to go up enough to hear about it all from the actual people who are having to deal with it!
We think it looking desolate is a plus. Not so much to burn so it’s better for the house and greenhouse. 🙂
gosh the fire smoke looks rather close – but hey Andy went and saw and heard from those on the front line – fingers crossed – that no fire will reach your buildings
No guarantees, but they are trying.
These pictures sure give us some perspective what you’re up against. Has the town’s air quality been affected?
Sometimes we can smell the smoke, sometimes not. It hasn’t been bad.
the photos make me feel sad, the mountain top home looks forlorn and I am so sorry to hear this. Prayers they can contain it and you will not have to evacuate. Does this mean Andy did not get the fans on? I guess losing a few veggies doesn’t compare to what could be loss. my heart hurts for the wild life also
He did get the fans on Thursday and the plants looked fine even though the temperature in the greenhouse was 120°F. Go figure. We’re not worried about having to evacuate down here from this fire, but it’s going to be a long season and it’s best to be flexible.
Such a scary situation! I really hate that so many places out West have to deal with fires more and more often.
Yes, it’s all part of climate change. 🙁
I c sass not imagine living with that so much of the time…l guess we all learn to cope with things when we have to.
I was born and raised in California and had to be aware of earthquakes.
OMG! Are all those burned trees around your land from this year’s fire or not? I can see the wisdom in clearing the trees from around your home.
Those are from the 2011 fire that burned all of the trees on our land except one. They are still fuel for new fires but at least the fires are on the ground and don’t spread as fast as crown fires that spread from the tops of trees.