Looking better this morning with the biggest fires 50% or more contained. Still a lot of fire out there, though!

My daughter-the-veterinarian was on call last night for a couple of the large animal shelters, while her husband-the-physician is on his regular shift at the Sonoma Valley Hospital ER. Their dog is being fostered in Fairfield so he won't be home alone.

On the gloomier side of things, the SAR folks keep finding more bodies, and a water truck driver was allegedly killed in an accident this morning.

Contemplating long term effects (over 5,000 homes gone in an area that already has a significant housing shortage, economic consequences, etc.) is something probably best postponed until the initial shock subsides.

I hope all's OK with you and your family, balzaccom! Stay safe! Stay strong!

It's only because the east winds out of the Columbia River Gorge fortunately died down before the Eagle Creek Fire got this far that the same thing didn't happen here!
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