[lainie]

Yes.. I'm sorry I didn't clarify at first. I'm 15 miles up on bare desert. There is no way that fire will reach my house, no way.

[okimhere]

Phelan is here abutting Victorville/Hesperia so if you can see it, you must see the smoke pouring up out of the Pass, too. I went outside about dusk and the wind direction has changed and seems to be coming out of the SW. We are covered in smoke now. I hope you're okay.

[ridesthemiles]

Lanie- You just percieve that the desert is bare. Fires in Northern Nevada a couple of years ago burned for miles and miles because no one thought there was any "fuel" out there. Today lots of that area still looks like a moonscape. There is more fuel than you might think. Please stay alert and stay safe. Pack something and the important papers just in case.