Fires in California

We have heard from my daughter in California, Rebecca, twice now concerning the fires. Yesterday, October 22, she had to evacuate from Running Springs, California and today she said her husband, Seth, reported that the fire was already burning the next door community of Arrowbear. By now the fire may have reached her house.

We are thankful that Rebecca, the children, and the zoo are safe and will remember hourly her husband on the fire line.

On Sunday evening on 60 minutes a leading fire fighter was asked what the cause was for all these massive fires. His answer--mismanagement. The Forest Service department would not let fires clean out all the underbrush and so the brush has accumulated to the point that now we have major fires. The other aspect is due to the tree huggers and organizations like the Sierra Club that have fought any efforts to thin the forests or get rid of beetle infested forests. Now we are paying the price for these wealthy do-gooders who helped create this nightmare. None of them will be available to help these people replace their homes.

We will know by the end of the day the fate of our daughter's home.