tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post5982655332710627157..comments2024-02-21T14:49:05.186-08:00Comments on eweniquely ewe: I hate fire season.......my summer mantra.........Cindie http://www.blogger.com/profile/00417973211775970549noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-13880763825962303802014-08-07T10:29:40.709-07:002014-08-07T10:29:40.709-07:00Amazingly, even half way up Vancouver Island I can...Amazingly, even half way up Vancouver Island I can see the smoke in the air from the Washington/Oregon state fires, they are that big! Hopefully the temps will fall and the constant worry for you will end soon.Lynnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459520887792560982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-59548399001159954762014-08-04T10:22:58.911-07:002014-08-04T10:22:58.911-07:00Thankfully, it looks like the Copco Lake homes are...Thankfully, it looks like the Copco Lake homes are now safe. The firefighters did a fantastic job, and we are very grateful to them!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166228918411795258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-89669618668608515842014-08-04T08:56:28.656-07:002014-08-04T08:56:28.656-07:00Come on rain!!! Hope for the best for you and you...Come on rain!!! Hope for the best for you and your friends and family. Be safe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-24314933079626385032014-08-04T08:15:04.522-07:002014-08-04T08:15:04.522-07:00We're doing fine as long as no fire starts nea...We're doing fine as long as no fire starts nearby but those to the east could certainly use prayers and good thoughts.........Cindie https://www.blogger.com/profile/00417973211775970549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-42485602568496295922014-08-04T07:53:59.459-07:002014-08-04T07:53:59.459-07:00Oh dear, I didn't know you had a place over th...Oh dear, I didn't know you had a place over there Elizabeth. I know Theresa's husband who is with Green Springs Fire Dept was working on protecting those homes early on. I'll keep thinking positive thoughts for your place and all the others........Cindie https://www.blogger.com/profile/00417973211775970549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-16808834918463806802014-08-04T05:32:08.236-07:002014-08-04T05:32:08.236-07:00Whoa, now that is a sobering picture indeed. Stay...Whoa, now that is a sobering picture indeed. Stay safe out there Cindie! Lots of prayers and good thoughts for your and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-51647975927854682042014-08-04T05:25:10.084-07:002014-08-04T05:25:10.084-07:00Here's hoping that some rain will head your wa...Here's hoping that some rain will head your way bringing cooler temperatures. Summer is my least favorite season, that's for sure.Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/10019813216009291474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-70509957053890544092014-08-04T00:09:21.223-07:002014-08-04T00:09:21.223-07:00I will stop complaining about our weeks of 84+ deg...I will stop complaining about our weeks of 84+ degree heat. Nothing compared to yours.Claudia MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129174274991976727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196798951942000203.post-38359214535632845772014-08-03T21:35:18.203-07:002014-08-03T21:35:18.203-07:00I know just how you feel about fire season!
There...I know just how you feel about fire season!<br /><br />There is a mandatory evacuation order in place for our home at Copco Lake.<br />We were there on Friday, and watched the fire coming over the ridge towards the lake. Crews had worked through the night bulldozing a firebreak, and firetrucks were constantly patrolling the road. They were optimistic about being able to protect our homes--at least ours and our closest neighbors---as all of these homes have a good bit of open defensible space around them.<br /><br />The fire did continue to advance, and so on Saturday they lit a backfire from the old road bed (about 100' above the present road), up the hill toward the ridge. This worked well, and prevented the main fire from advancing in our direction. They took trucks through our property to get water from the lake, and continued patrolling to put out any hot spots, so the house is safe--for now.<br /><br />The fire continues to advance upriver, and now covers an area of over 50 square miles and is only 10% contained. We hope that it will not jump the river and come back along the other side. Most of the homes on that side of the lake are in among the trees and will be much more difficult to defend. There are about a hundred homes around the lake. Ours is "just" a vacation home, but there are a lot of full-time residents, many of them quite elderly.<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166228918411795258noreply@blogger.com