This Fire Is Somewhat Pesky
So I'm home today, because the evac alerts are still in place very near to me and my area is listed as High Alert.
Firefighters are actively protecting homes about a kilometre east of my house, as the crow flies. This is just nuts, because that means the fire is breaching proper suburbia now. Those streets are not sparsely populated semi-rural, but the first of the dense housing blocks in the area.
There's not much call for panic on my end at this stage, because there is a lovely four lane highway between there and here which is leafy and tree-lined but will still act as a significant break. FESA is handing out no guarantees, but they agree it's unlikely my suburb will be compromised. So it's wait and watch for now.
Disabling comments just because I know you guys have your fingers crossed for me, and I don't want y'all to feel like you have to keep going: OOOOOOOOH DRAGONZ FIRE OH NOEZ over and over again ad nauseum. I'm safe for the time being, and I'll keep you posted if the situation changes. :) *smish* Thanks for all your thoughts and wishes! Much appreciated.
For those worried about horse!Sam, you can cut that out. He's happily ensconced away from the firefront. \o/
Firefighters are actively protecting homes about a kilometre east of my house, as the crow flies. This is just nuts, because that means the fire is breaching proper suburbia now. Those streets are not sparsely populated semi-rural, but the first of the dense housing blocks in the area.
There's not much call for panic on my end at this stage, because there is a lovely four lane highway between there and here which is leafy and tree-lined but will still act as a significant break. FESA is handing out no guarantees, but they agree it's unlikely my suburb will be compromised. So it's wait and watch for now.
Disabling comments just because I know you guys have your fingers crossed for me, and I don't want y'all to feel like you have to keep going: OOOOOOOOH DRAGONZ FIRE OH NOEZ over and over again ad nauseum. I'm safe for the time being, and I'll keep you posted if the situation changes. :) *smish* Thanks for all your thoughts and wishes! Much appreciated.
For those worried about horse!Sam, you can cut that out. He's happily ensconced away from the firefront. \o/