EDITED TO ADD: Mike came home at about 8:00 this morning after staying all night at his roadblock. He'll sleep today and then go back at 6:00 tonight. Luckily, on the Law Enforcement front, all has been calm. Evacuations went smoothly, no looters. Only one arrest of a person who was not supposed to be in an evacuated area and tried to run from police.
The winds did not pick up this morning as feared, but it is always a possibility. The next risk time for winds will be the hours around sundown.
They are saying now nearly 2,500 acres burned and estimated 100+ homes, though they just don't know yet. I'm betting that this number will go higher. An estimated 5,400 homes were evacuated. 1041 firefighters are here. Fixed-wing aircraft can now get up with the helicopters.
There have been 13 injuries: 10 smoke inhalation, 3 burn victims. Two of the burn victims were civilians, one firefighter.
They are asking us to conserve water. And of course, the smoke is thick, so we should stay inside.
The officials said that the evacuations went very smoothly. Many of the areas involved had twice-yearly drills. This fire is the one they feared. It was expected.
There is no word on the cause.
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