Local Fires

There have been at least 9 fires in the San Diego area in the past 24 hours.  It has been hot, dry, and windy which in So Cal is a recipe for disaster.  We lived through the 2003 Cedar Fire and then the 2007 Witch Creek Fire, the latter brushing up to our neighborhood and forcing us to unexpectedly - and urgently - evacuate for 4 days.  So these latest fires are bringing up some anxiety for me.

When I came home this afternoon to let the dogs out, this is what I saw:

Twenty minutes later, it looked like this:

We then anxiously sat through the kids' band concert (streaming news on Phil's iPhone the whole time) and when we got home a couple of hours later, it had become this:

And then this:

At this point, the fire seemed to be creeping down into the neighborhood that was devastated in 2007 and only a stone's throw for an ember to ignite our adjacent neighborhoods.  The difference this evening is that the wind has died down dramatically, so that is a huge relief.

I think I will rest knowing it is very unlikely that this fire will reach us now.  But I am uneasy about how these fires got started and hope there are no surprises in the night.

As you all know, Meniere's doesn't care if you are having a crisis and just need to focus on something else for awhile.  But, thank goodness, I have been feeling well and am just so grateful that I can handle whatever I might need to do should an emergency arise.