Hey, Dave! I’m in Elko, too. This is starting to look like 1999.
Yes, I agree, with the only caveat being that in 1999, I think the fires really blew up at the very end of July. So in comparison, I think we’re about a week or 10 days ahead of 1999.
I heard on the AM radio (1340 out of Elko) that the Elko County Commissioners declared the rest of the 2007 fire season a county-wide disaster today. Smart move on their part. If we have a big blow-up in Eureka, I think we’d be smart to do the same. One of our county commissioners owns one of the ranches burned in Pine Valley, so I know she’s looking at a personal hit from these fires today.