View from the Valley

I wish that I could say it is all good news but it isn’t.  As I left my house this morning all I could smell was smoke.  Looking at what is about 15 minutes away by car only because they are winding roads all I could see is smoke.  No mountains, no sky, nothing.  As I write this at work my office is filled with the smells of smoke and the sounds of engines fill the air.  Over 300 homes have been evacuated where this fire is and the hills provide all the fuel a fire could ever desire.  The only thing that could stop it are these wonderful brave firefighters.  I have been searching for pictures of the Humboldt County fires that my husband is at but I have still yet to find anything.  So I thought I would share some pictures of here and some stats from the CalFire website.  I will try to keep you all up to date as I learn of things.

Last Update: June 23, 2008 7:10am

Date/Time Started: June 21, 2008 4:00pm

County: Napa

Location: Northeast of Napa and Northwest of Fairfield

Acres Burned: 3750

Containment: 40%

Structures Destroyed: 1 residences and 1 outbuildings

Threatened: 200 structures

Evacutations: Mandatory evacuations in place on Joyce Lane, Twin Sisters Road and Wooden Valley Roads in Napa and Solano County.  Voluntary evacuations in the Green Valley subdivision.

Injuries: 1

Cause: Under Investigation

Total Fire Personnel: 438 (187 Cal Fire)

Engines: 63 (5 Cal Fire)

Airtankers: 4 Cal Fire

Dozers: 13 (7 Cal Fire)

Water tenders: 6

Cost to date: $197, 421