Our third fire of the season only this one is too close. This was the same area that burned almost down to our house over seven years ago. At that time, however, separate fires were coming from the East and West and met up here and the feared result took place . . . the two fired joined and then came tearing down the fields pictured here and were stopped short of our housing area although some people got their roofs a bit scorched. We got the notice to evacuate the area at two in the morning. The wind was howling and it comes through the very pass where the fire was burning. Fortunately, prayer and God's Grace suddenly stopped the winds and we didn't complain at all about the 'rain' of ash that day because it was cold ash from a contained fire!Naturally, when we caught sight of this current fire, we drove as close as we could without getting in the way to see what we might be contending with. The wind is supposed to stop this evening and the weather will be cooler tomorrow. Still, we have kept half a mind on what to grab on our way out the door given the worst case scenario!
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