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Freaking out a little... *UPDATE 6*
11 years ago
Ok... I'm a bit worried here. Just got word of a pretty bad fire about 10 miles upwind of my home. There's also very heavy, dry winds going on right now. Got word they evacuated the high school less than 5 miles from my place, and I can't get hold of my folks. We SHOULD be ok, we're at least a mile from any brush areas and have a steel roof so embers won't catch, but this is still very scary.
If you're the praying type, please pray. This is extreme fire danger for the area, and a lot of people live in this area.
I'll update as I hear more.
*UPDATE 1*
Got ahold of my folks, we have not been evacuated. The fire is at 250 acres and growing, but it's also on the other side of a major freeway so it's unlikely to cross that line, though with the heavy winds (60 mph+ gusts) it is still a possibility.
*UPDATE 2*
Fire is closer than I thought, but shouldn't be a danger to us. Just a lot of smoke at this time. The evacuated the area about 3 blocks north of us, and I doubt they'll expand that south at all. I'm intimately familiar with where the fire started as it's one of my favorite hiking areas, and I did a photography project at university up in that area.
No immediate danger, or likely danger, but still scary.
*UPDATE 3*
Winds have shifted. They've moved the evacuation area further south, but they haven't said how far west the new zone is. It is now possible that i might have to evacuate. Unfortunately, I don't have any more info than that at this time.
*UPDATE 4*
Southern evac shift is only in effect 3 miles east of us, we're still considered safe. I'm still freaking out though. With the weather conditions as bad as they are, almost anything can happen.
*UPDATE 5*
Home. Things are smokey and there's a lot of ash around, but not as bad as I feared. We're still a bit closer to the evacuation zone than I'd like, and the wind's swirling around in weird ways and pretty strongly, but hopefully things will be OK. I just worry that when the sun goes down the wind's REALLY gonna pick up and start blowing ash and embers everywhere, spreading things out more. Still no aircraft fighting the fire, too much wind, and not likely to see more till late tomorrow when the wind dies down. Wait and see. Fire's still 0% contained.
*UPDATE 6*
The mandatory evacuation orders were lifted last night, so everything seems to be safe for the time being, but it looks like they weren't able to make much headway against the fire during the night and it's still 0% contained, and winds are still a major issue. So, while my place is in no danger at this time or in the foreseeable future, I'm still gonna pack a bag with a few clothes and take my laptop with me to work today in case anything crazy happens and my folks are forced to flee while I'm at work. Thank you all for your concerns and kind words yesterday. It was really stressful, and I appreciate all y'all's support.
If you're the praying type, please pray. This is extreme fire danger for the area, and a lot of people live in this area.
I'll update as I hear more.
*UPDATE 1*
Got ahold of my folks, we have not been evacuated. The fire is at 250 acres and growing, but it's also on the other side of a major freeway so it's unlikely to cross that line, though with the heavy winds (60 mph+ gusts) it is still a possibility.
*UPDATE 2*
Fire is closer than I thought, but shouldn't be a danger to us. Just a lot of smoke at this time. The evacuated the area about 3 blocks north of us, and I doubt they'll expand that south at all. I'm intimately familiar with where the fire started as it's one of my favorite hiking areas, and I did a photography project at university up in that area.
No immediate danger, or likely danger, but still scary.
*UPDATE 3*
Winds have shifted. They've moved the evacuation area further south, but they haven't said how far west the new zone is. It is now possible that i might have to evacuate. Unfortunately, I don't have any more info than that at this time.
*UPDATE 4*
Southern evac shift is only in effect 3 miles east of us, we're still considered safe. I'm still freaking out though. With the weather conditions as bad as they are, almost anything can happen.
*UPDATE 5*
Home. Things are smokey and there's a lot of ash around, but not as bad as I feared. We're still a bit closer to the evacuation zone than I'd like, and the wind's swirling around in weird ways and pretty strongly, but hopefully things will be OK. I just worry that when the sun goes down the wind's REALLY gonna pick up and start blowing ash and embers everywhere, spreading things out more. Still no aircraft fighting the fire, too much wind, and not likely to see more till late tomorrow when the wind dies down. Wait and see. Fire's still 0% contained.
*UPDATE 6*
The mandatory evacuation orders were lifted last night, so everything seems to be safe for the time being, but it looks like they weren't able to make much headway against the fire during the night and it's still 0% contained, and winds are still a major issue. So, while my place is in no danger at this time or in the foreseeable future, I'm still gonna pack a bag with a few clothes and take my laptop with me to work today in case anything crazy happens and my folks are forced to flee while I'm at work. Thank you all for your concerns and kind words yesterday. It was really stressful, and I appreciate all y'all's support.
I'm hoping you guys have a good fire line, so that even if you are evacuated, your home will be safe.
hope every thing goes well and you stay safe though.
I used to live in San Diego myself but never had fire threatening us.