Where I live, I can walk to one end of my street and overlook the entire Salt Lake Valley. From the other end of my street I can see the Alpine mountains. Tonight I spent the evening walking back and forth between two very different scenes. Fireworks throughout the valley on one side. A fire still out of control on the other, still threatening to consume homes below.
Around 9 PM my parents got the word that they were allowed to go home again. The mandatory evacuation had been lifted. At 11 PM they got the call that the fire had shifted and they once again were in danger. The mandatory evacuation was again put in place.
This is what the mountain looked like at that point. That was three hours ago. I think I better go check on it.
Friday’s “Photo of the Week” will show the spectacular view of fireworks from the other end of my street.
Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing
PS. You can view a lot more photos of this fire by visiting my personal Facebook page (different than my SDL page) where I’ve posted them all and made them public.
My goodness! Best of luck to your parents and all the families affected! My family has been exposed to forest fires in BC over the years and I know how stressful it can be to be the affected party, and the relatives of the affected parties.
I'm sorry you are going through this and hope your community is supporting you and the firefighters as well as they did here. It made all the difference.
My friend's sons have both been sent out there to fight the fires the fires!
It is finally raining!!!! Woke up to rain and was thrilled! Hope the rain helps, cause I have family living way too close to that fire too.
Unless it rains, or the wind reverses, chances of it getting better is minimal, Dan. Be prepared to evacuate, and put that sprinkler on the roof. Turn it on when you have to evacuate.
So scary praying
There is such beauty in the flames, but so much destructive power... :S I hope things get under control soon. Any rain in the forecast?
I couldn't imagine what horror the poor people (and animals) are going through. :,(
Those are quite humbling photos. While it is an "amazing" sight it is terrifying. You now have some of our Alaskan crews down there... those men and women know their fires... if it can be stopped, they will do it. Praying for everyone's safety.
Praying.
Thinking of everyone that's being affected, and so glad we don't have wildfires in England!
So sorry for all the people and wildlife being affected. Your pictures are hauntingly beautiful though.
I once lived in SW NM and with the fire there last month, I was sad. But fire brings new life!