This morning about 1130am, Ev spotted smoke billowing from down below us about half way between us and town.. He called 911 to report it. The fire crews took awhile to arrive about an hour, but when then did, boy did they get going. Chopper in the air with a bucket taking water from the lake, about chopper dropped of some guys and then loaded their water bucket. In the meantime a huge truck with a dozer on the back came driving up Alta Vista (the street below us). Parked up by the house up there and unloaded the dozer and they all went to work to get that fire under control. Several other trucks joined the force as time passed. Once they started it wasn’t long and they had it out. Probably about 2 hours total.. Some of the crew stayed behind to be sure the fire was out.. Amazing to have a fire this time of the year, January!! We have had very little rain this season. Last measureable rain was probably the first of October 2011.. Since that time we have been kind of blessed with a really nice late fall and early winter, no rain or snow and temps in the high 60’s and low 70’s..
We are all safe and the fire is out.. Hopefully on Wednesday the 18th our rainy season will be here, that is our forecast.. 
Beautiful Clearlake in California
Pacific Ocean/Mendocino Feb 2016
Monday, January 16, 2012
Fire Down Below
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