Crap - Big fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains

[skygazer]

Looks like it's pretty close to a good friend's place - he has dogs and horses up there. I hope he's okay. :(

The wind is making it hard to fight.

[MonkeyFunk]

1. Yeah, the news is covering it....

it's VERY windy here. I'm in town.

I think Shine's up that way. Hope she's OK.

[skygazer]

2. Shine's in Scott's Valley

It looks like the fire is further up and east of that, at least I sure hope so. The news I'm getting is that it's up between Loma Prieta and Loma Chiquita - which is precisely where my friend's place is. :(

[MonkeyFunk]

3. damn... hope your friend's OK

I just heard Summit Road is closed east of the summit.

[skygazer]

4. Damn! I just found more information

They list the location on the incident report as being located at Summit Road and Maymen's Flat. My friend lives on Maymen's Flat which is just a dead end road about a mile long.

Man, I hope he and his wife and the animals got out. :cry:

[KitchenWitch]

5. Oh god, no!

:cry:

[skygazer]

6. I feel just sick now

I live below there, out of harm's way but close enough to see and smell the smoke. Wildfires are so scary and the access up there is not good - narrow roads and limited egress. Hard for firefighters to get in and for people to get out.

I have to go to school and take a history exam this afternoon - how I'm going to be able to think straight, I don't know. :(

[KitchenWitch]

7. I would say breathe deep, but you don't really want to do that either

I swear I have PTSD episodes after our fires last fall.

[Shine]

8. 10 homes destroyed!!

:cry: :scared:

meanwhile the winds are really intense right now.

Send good thoughts, people.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear skygazer!

Oh my god, how scary...

I know the area pretty well...

Used to live in San Jose...

Very heavily wooded...and now this...

Good vibes to all concerned...

I hate this stuff...

:cry:

[skygazer]

10. Thank you, CalPeg

I hate it too. Feeling really, really sad right now. :cry:

[Shine]

11. Here's a great link for a streaming video for news and changing conditions

http://www.nbc11.com/videostream/11441536/detail.html

in case anyone is interested in tracking it. :(

[Shine]

12. It's up to 3,000 acres. Just heard.

190 people evacuated, but no injuries, thank goodness.

Lots of road closures. 10-12 structures destroyed. :(

Super windy (30-50 mph!) right now, so that's a major concern.

[MonkeyFunk]

13. They said they expect it to grow to to 10,000 acres

:scared:

[Shine]

14. Yeah, we can smell the smoke now

I feel for those poor people. The Governator has officially declared SC Co. a State of Emergency.

Can you smell it where you are? :hi:

[MonkeyFunk]

15. no, but I can see the smoke

moving south of me.