Apparently massive fires are the new normal for summers here. This map has the current satellite data for what started as the "Guinda Fire" and then became called "County Fire". (I'm not sure why it got the latter name since it's now in three counties, but I'm sure there's a reason.) When I went to bed last night it was estimated at 45,000 acres. When I got up seven hours later that had gone up to 70,000. It's only 5% contained which is just a step up from "Run For Your Lives!". The clear area in the middle of the orange/red oval is where it already burned over the weekend.
I live over on the east in Woodland. I think there's enough agricultural land that can be flooded that the fire won't get this far, but I'm not basing that on anything CalFire has said so I might be completely wrong. CalFire has their staging camp half a mile away from my house, though, so I suspect they don't think it's likely to burn either.
I have friends who are in evacuation zones and my social media is filled with people needing or offering transport and accommodation for horses and livestock in the affected area.
All I'm saying is that if I end up with a herd of goats in my back yard it's really not my fault...
I’m glad you posted this. I wondered what was happening with the fire but didn’t know where to look. I’m glad it isn’t heading your way.
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about the goats. On one hand—yay goats! On the other, this situation is taking “rescue” to an unwelcome dramatic level.