The Fires in Orange County

Posted on November 15, 2008 in Disasters Neighborhood

Things are not so interesting here as they were last year. The Orange County fires are on the other side of our mountain in the Santa Ana Canyon. We do have some light Santa Ana winds blowing, but they are northeasterlies which means we are well out of harm’s way. I stopped to watch the tops of the palm trees swing in a parking lot, but my nose and my eyes could not detect the slightest wisp of smoke. I can rest at ease knowing that all the land that might threaten us was burned over last year. This year Portola Hills is safe.

The best source for news is, again, The Orange County Register. We are also keeping our fingers crossed for the folks in Los Angeles County who are threatened by the fire in Sylmar. I have already heard of one Twitterer who learned that his house was lost in that blaze when he saw it burning on the TV news.

For my accounts of the Santiago Fire click here.