Our sky is heavy with smoke and the sun is going orange. They evacuated the school I was subbing at. There are power outages all over the region. Ninety degree heat, 30 mph wind, humidity ranging between 2 and 9 percent.
Welcome to f-ing fire season in Southern California.
On the good side, my little subdivision is surrounded by a natural fire breaks and the hillside behind us burned a few years ago – along with 160,000 acres – in the Station fire so the fuel density is still less than it might be.
Oh well.
Large-fast-moving fire erupts near Canyon-Country – homes threatened
November 2, 2019 at 20:28
This is really scary. Where I live, I’m safe but I’m afraid of the flames coming here. I pray for safety for all of us.
October 24, 2019 at 17:52
I’m so sorry — it’s terrifying, as I know well. It’s also weird to be grateful there was a fire recently meaning there’s no fuel. I’ve been there, too. Good luck and stay safe.
October 25, 2019 at 12:19
I’m not terrified. We’ve been there, done that and got the T-shirt. For a while I was thinking about evacuating just so I could breath. My eyes are still stinging.
Mandatory evacuations got within a straight line mile of us. Wind shifted last night towards some other unfortunate souls.
October 25, 2019 at 12:25
Isn’t it weird how in that situation we feel grateful when the winds turn and it’s not us in the literal line of fire? That was a dark side of me I was surprised to discover in 2003.
October 24, 2019 at 15:25
Be safe out there. Fire season is rough. We had a quiet one up our way.