And here we're so dry that grass/brush fires just burned 30 sq miles off, about 50 miles NW of my home town during the past week. Still on watch for re-starts. (Note: average distance between towns is generally about 15-20 miles in the area.) Scattered smaller fires elsewhere in the general area.

Last reports were that no homes were lost, although there were a few outbuidings damaged. Some few, mostly in the fire crews, injured from smoke and heat, but apparently none too seriously.

Similar conditions "down south" in Texas an Oklahoma have been giving them problems for a few weeks, and there were a few homes lost down there a couple of weeks ago.

John