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I am 80% relieved
Our fire was completely usurped in the television coverage by two other fires to the South of us (fucking hell, California. Three urban fires within two days?) and let me tell you, no news freaked my family out no end.
But we're 80% contained as of an hour ago. They expect to have it fully contained (I'm assuming that means out, with a chance of smolders) by Wednesday. My friends were mostly allowed back in their houses yesterday and today, though they say it smells like the inside of a BBQ. Ed's cat broke out of their temporary quarters and went missing in a strange part of town, but he's hopeful they'll find him (the cat's name is Otis, incidently, good thoughts for his safe return would be appreciated.)
Some of the people I know who had homes in the worst of the blaze I haven't heard from yet. Or rather, I haven't heard whether their homes were saved.
My douchebag housemate has just arrived home full of righteous fury that the fire may have been started by people, shockingly. I don't know who else would have started it, honestly. It's not like we've been having a lot of lightening and thunderstorms.
Anyway, that's me. Ash in the air, smoke has largely cleared. I'm sure most of us will have forgotten all about this by the time the firefighters are done with their work and heading South to do it all over again. Unless they're one of the 200-some people who lost a home.
But we're 80% contained as of an hour ago. They expect to have it fully contained (I'm assuming that means out, with a chance of smolders) by Wednesday. My friends were mostly allowed back in their houses yesterday and today, though they say it smells like the inside of a BBQ. Ed's cat broke out of their temporary quarters and went missing in a strange part of town, but he's hopeful they'll find him (the cat's name is Otis, incidently, good thoughts for his safe return would be appreciated.)
Some of the people I know who had homes in the worst of the blaze I haven't heard from yet. Or rather, I haven't heard whether their homes were saved.
My douchebag housemate has just arrived home full of righteous fury that the fire may have been started by people, shockingly. I don't know who else would have started it, honestly. It's not like we've been having a lot of lightening and thunderstorms.
Anyway, that's me. Ash in the air, smoke has largely cleared. I'm sure most of us will have forgotten all about this by the time the firefighters are done with their work and heading South to do it all over again. Unless they're one of the 200-some people who lost a home.
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And not to alarm you, but "fully contained" does not mean out. All it means is that a break of one sort or another has been set around the full perimeter of the fire and that it appears to be holding. But anything over 50% contained usually means you can take a breath. Metaphorically, that is because yeesh is it smoky and ashy out there.
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I had a feeling "fully contained" wasn't the get out of jail free card I was hoping for. In this climate, though, a fire break holding is pretty substantial. If they contain it, it has a pretty good chance of burning out all the fuel and settling, I suppose.
We knew it was better when the thick smoke cleared. It seems so much better, but I can still tell by how achy my eyes are and how much my nose itches, that the smoke hasn't completely cleared, though.
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Poor little Otis! All scared and in a strange place. I'm sending good vibes his way.
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And I hope the cat is found safe.
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~~~good thoughts and home safe vibes for Otis~~~
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