Yes, sapper, that's right. It also illustrates the problem of people builing in the wooded areas which have no natural sources of ready water. NOT that I don't think they should and this time they seemt o have had plenty of water available and folks did have brush etc. cleared aways from their homes. I would love to live in the mtn. woods, too, but it does seem to be a hazard waiting to happen. ONe night a couple of weeks ago they had over 500 lightening strikes in a matter of minutes...all potential firestarters.

dianavan, sorry if it was not clear. I no longer live there, but my sisters and many friends do. It was my friends who were in the line of fire and lsot their cabins. IF I lived there, yes, we would have had to evacuate, but so far, the subdivision we lived in, right on Casper Mtn. Road has survived intact.

This is the latest, from last night, on the city's site:
Firefighters were able to hold the line despite the high winds that were generated by the storm. The latest figures remain 11,290 acres and 50% containement. The fire remains active on both its eastern and western fronts. 435 firefighters worked the fire today, an estimated 600 firefighters should be on the scene tomorrow. Crews will be working the fire line tonight.

On there it says they only lost four structures. That is out of date as it makes no mention of the ones in the Goose Egg area.

Thanks, so much, folks,

kat