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Thread #93852   Message #1812244
Posted By: katlaughing
17-Aug-06 - 09:54 AM
Thread Name: BS: Threat of fire - good thoughts please
Subject: RE: BS: Threat of fire - good thoughts please
Thank you, John, that is a mirror site of the city's .gov site. Thankfully, it looks as though Goose Egg may have been spared, though I do not have a confirmation on that. The one cabin which has been confirmed destroyed, I think, belonged to a friend of mine.

The local paper has a slide show on their website: CLICK.

It is 30% contained if the winds don't rise up and/or shift, etc.

It is a huge area, John, with no direct way to get from one to another; one has to drive round each little mountain to get to the next canyon, etc. Not an easy place in which to fight fire, though the planes and helicopters help tremendously. The entire city is covered in ash, worse than when Mt. St. Helen's drifted over and that was bad.

Thanks for your continued help, folks.

kat