11-12-2018, 12:44 PM
I live in the foothills about 70 miles south of Paradise....no danger of being in the fire's path, but the smoke is another story. People I know had smoke in their homes for a good chunk of Saturday. Sunday was better, but still hazy. The cities of San Francisco and Sacramento are both being choked out by the smoke. It sucks, but I have a hard time feeling sorry for myself when thinking about where the smoke is coming from.
The Camp fire has grown to either tie, or surpass another fire as the states most destructive. I believe from the standpoint of structures and lives lost. We've had larger fires but rarely does one take out an entire town. Californians have had a lot of practice at battling wildfires...I dare say we're good at it...but all that practice can't prepare you for the sudden and tragic loss of life and home that these most recent fires have wrought.
The good news is that even here in the Sacramento region, 100 miles away, you can literally see communities rallying to provide support for the people and pets displaced by the fire.
The Camp fire has grown to either tie, or surpass another fire as the states most destructive. I believe from the standpoint of structures and lives lost. We've had larger fires but rarely does one take out an entire town. Californians have had a lot of practice at battling wildfires...I dare say we're good at it...but all that practice can't prepare you for the sudden and tragic loss of life and home that these most recent fires have wrought.
The good news is that even here in the Sacramento region, 100 miles away, you can literally see communities rallying to provide support for the people and pets displaced by the fire.