There is a fast-moving wildfire that grew from 50 acres to 8000 in 24 hours, fueled by beetle-killed trees and driven by winds.

Approximately 16 homes have been destroyed. Listening to the police scanner, many of the current firefighters live in that area so they talk about going home to get food and then back to the fire.

This is the area that is burning, taken in better times:



Here is the overnight fire map creating using satellites to sense the heat. I don't know what the different colors mean, but I think the yellow is where it has been, the lighter red is burning, and the dark red is the explosive front of it.



The cold front that came through last night has dropped today's temperature forecast from the 90s to the 70s. The relative humidity is around 11 - 14%.

This particular fire isn't headed this way, but conditions around us remain very hazardous and it's very windy for this time of year. We're reading all the what-to-do lists and talking about preparation.

Our metal roof project is supposed to start Thursday, none too soon.