california fire

The ex did have one come right up to his parents' fence, and they stood on the roof with the hoses and sprayed water on it. Fortunately, it went no further. Ruined a romantic dinner that I had had planned though.

Wildland fires are a part of living in this part of the country, unfortunately. Some places get hurricanes, or tornadoes, or earthquakes... we just end up with the tinderbox going up every so many years. We do the best we can do in these situations: make sure there's defensible space around our homes and other buildings, and have a plan in place in case it becomes necessary to evacuate. We recently had the Doce and Yarnell Hill fires burning in our area, and it's incredible to see how the community bands together to help each other in times of need. People in nearby towns that weren't affected by the fires were offering complete strangers space for their livestock and even inviting them into their homes. We didn't have space to offer up, but we did donate food and toiletries to the shelters for the displaced residents. Most of the time the fires here end up being more of an inconvenience for locals than tragic. There's lots of griping about being asked to leave homes and complaining about the smoke that settles in the valleys at night. The Yarnell Hill fire, which claimed the lives of 19 members of our hotshot team and over 100 buildings in Yarnell, is the deadliest fire in Arizona's history. Technically speaking, it wasn't even a big fire compared to some of the ones that we've had in this state. I think the Wallow fire ended up at roughly 840 square miles when it was finally contained.

I would be very afraid. I think it is risky thing for firefighters though they seem to know when to pull back further. It looked so pathetic watching a chemical bomber pass over an area. It was huge jet with a lot of power yet with the angry flames pushing up heat and consuming such a big area the little bit it did put down in comparison seemed so fruitless. The living fire will plow its course, we seem to be only spectators.