The Oil Creek fire is over 50% contained and the evacuation order for us
has been lifted. So, unless you get another note, we are in good shape.
When we learned of the fire Saturday, it was 3500 acres and about 10 miles
southwest of us. Currently, it is over 61,000 acres and came within 3/4 mile of
us.
The nearby ridgeline has 20 hand crew firefighters (from PA) putting out hot
spots. The fire is expected to be fully contained by Tuesday, but I think it
will be sooner the way they are working. The firefighters did an outstanding
job, losing only a small barn to a fire 18 miles long and 7 miles wide in rugged
country.
Fran
Fran and Sandy
ReplyDeleteThat is great news. Thanks for letting us know. Hopefully the remainder of your summer will be less stressful.
Rick and Dianne