Posted by: Dale Franks on Monday, October 22, 2007 In 2003,the Cedars fire in San Diego came close enough to my house that I could take pictures of it from my back yard. Well, I don't have anything so dramatic this time. The air is very smoky, but the fires are to the north and south of us so far. The nearest fire is about 5 miles to the south. The evacuation area for the Witch fire came close. The outermost edge of the evacuation zone is about 8 blocks south of my house. But, fortunately, that's been the closest it's come to affecting us. On the other hand, the military installation I work on closed the gate to Fallbrook. Only evacuees from the Fallbrook fire are allowed in, and no one is allowed out into Fallbrook. So, my regular path home was closed down. I had to take the long way out through Camp Pendleton with a long, long line of evacuees. It took me two hours to get home. Thank goodness I was on a motorcycle today, because with the long lines of traffic at a complete stop, I was lane-splitting like crazy. At least that is still legal in California. The Fallbrook fire is getting bigger, the winds are whipping up, and the firefighters aren't able to contain it. Since my office is literally the first building inside the perimeter fence between the base and Fallbrook, I'm rather curious as to whether I will actually have an office tomorrow morning. And, even if I do, I'm not actually sure I will be able to get back to it tomorrow morning. |
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