We are still up and Smokey!
Well, it's midnight and we are all up. Dan is trying to rest but the smoke is really getting to him, even Ozzie is acting strange. My eyes are burning and throat dry. I'm going to try and go to bed shortly. The wind is really blowing everything at us.
Since it is so smokey we can't see that much of the mountain, but we are seeing some glowing to our left and to the right of us.
Apparently after we left our friends house some time not too long after that the fire jumped the Hwy. But, they were able to get it put out. We are not sure if the fire jumped the hwy near their property or not.
It is up to 9600 acres. Only one cabin has been lost, it's a miracle considering how many close calls they have had.
The evacuation map still shows us as being under evacuation and they are still having a police car assigned to our subdivision. (All evacuated subdivisions have a squad car assigned to help prevent looting and vandalism.) The officer we talked to this evening said they are workign 12 hour shifts and there are NO days off until this over with. He was very kind to us and said he was in the neighborhood to protect those of us who live here and to keep everyone else out. We have had some problem with non-Westland Park residents trying to get up to our look out ridge area. One group of kids was up there drinking and partying last night. That officer said to just let them know and people like that would be taken care of immediately. It's nice to know that officers are close just in case.
We are so tired.