So here's the deal, yesterday there were 2 large fires that broke out in the east county (off the map) and that place burns like crazy because there aren't that many paved roads, lots of open shruby places. As of last night, the winds really picked up 30-70 mph, the upper end of which is hurricane strength. So one of the eastern fires started blowing west and at 4am this morning they evacuated the area in pink. This area is now considered a fire spot as well. There's fires jumping around neighborhoods and while the entire area isn't ablaze, whole blocks have been burnt. My family has been up since then waiting for the call, but luckily for us the winds have been in our favor. Although they change quite eradically, especially during dusk/dawn. So I don't know how we're going to do in the end. Winds are going to be the strongest tomorrow, and will probably die down by Thursday. Currently they're pushing the fires west. They say it'll reach the coast by today, where there's even more things to burn. Humidity is pretty low as well, which doesn't help. It's pretty much in the single digits and while I might not be able to make jerky in these conditions, i'm going to exaggerate and say that I can.
I can totally identify streets where my friends live that are now on fire. It's really freaky. Especially because the fires are pushing through a very densely populated area.
On a morbidly upbeat note, these are very affluent communities and after seeing what happened in New Orleans, I'm sure most of these families will be ok if they've escaped with their lives. Every home owner in california is required to have fire insurance. And although no one wants to say it, today is good news for the construction business.
Anyway, I'd call you, but they told us not to jam up the phone lines. So this will have to do.
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