The fire is reported to be 50% contained with no added acreage, but 51 structures were lost. The majority of those were out-buildings, not houses. I think 13 were residences. Evacuated areas and closed roads remain in place, but the firefighting efforts knocked down the fire's forward progress. My property is in the "voluntary" evacuation zone, so I remained here at home. The Thistle Dew Ranch tenant took care of watering the chickens there so I didn't have to leave my house.
I hope Capayvalleychick's friend's chickens are safe. You have to be a resident to go back into any evac area.
The number of trailers going down E16 past the entrance to my road has been astonishing: horses, alpacas, goats, pigs..... Most of which were evacuated by complete strangers who volunteered their equipment, services and safe haven via the El Dorado Co Watch Facebook page. I saw it "happen" on-line and witnessed the reality as lines of pick-up trucks with trailers set up at Gray's Corner to coordinate and assist evacuees with livestock.
Just writing about it makes me verklempt.
I hope Capayvalleychick's friend's chickens are safe. You have to be a resident to go back into any evac area.
The number of trailers going down E16 past the entrance to my road has been astonishing: horses, alpacas, goats, pigs..... Most of which were evacuated by complete strangers who volunteered their equipment, services and safe haven via the El Dorado Co Watch Facebook page. I saw it "happen" on-line and witnessed the reality as lines of pick-up trucks with trailers set up at Gray's Corner to coordinate and assist evacuees with livestock.
Just writing about it makes me verklempt.
