Today the fire is providing an air show...

This morning when I got to work the fire looked as if it was being contained:



But then it started peeking out over the right hand ridge and started to move toward me and the homes again:



It's quite an airshow out there - there are 3 helicopters and 4 fixed wing aircraft fighting the flames:

Here's the DC-10 that keeps coming over with the red fire retardant (he's almost impossible to see on my phone):



Here he is dropping the retardant:



So, we'll see how the firefighters do in keeping the fire from coming more this way. Right now the wind is low and they can really work on it. But the winds will pick up this afternoon like yesterday and blow it either more toward the North or more West toward my office.

Fire redux

So at about 1:30 this afternoon the winds picked up.

This is at 1:45:



This is about 2 minutes later:



The wind is now blowing in the direction of our office, so if the wind keeps blowing this way, my office might be in a mandatory evacuation zone in the morning. We'll see. For the time being, I'm fine, and I can see the fire right from my window, so I can see if it moves toward us to a danger point. So don't worry all your pretty little heads. :)

And I have class tonight! Woohoo!

ETA 2:48pm winds have picked up and fire is now out of control.



ETA2 3:41pm: The lights keep flickering and parts of the city have already lost power. There is a big transformer right over by the fire so we might lose power any minute. Keep you posted!

We've been told to go home.

The fire is really out of control now and is threatening the homes on the hill above my office building. We've been told to leave. Here are some pics and then I'm going to call school to see if they're still going to be in session tonight: