Wildfires in Northern California right now are some of the worst in California History. The top photo I took from my front porch early Monday morning in Redwood Valley, CA. That ridge is maybe a mile from my home. I had to run to my neighbors and make sure they were awake and wake up my father as well so we could evacuate. This fire was moving FAST. I mean 70 mph fast. Like dripping water down the hillside only it was treetops caught ablaze.
We watered our yard as best we could in the dark night. The silence punctuated by exploding vehicles and propane tanks.
All during this time, my grandparents lost their home in a city an hour away from me. The bottom two photos are what is left of their home in Fountain Grove in Santa Rosa, CA.
I am posting this because we need help. Northern California needs help. 40 people and counting have died. 3500 and counting homes destroyed. 40,000 people displaced. If you would like to donate to the fire relief fund, Redwood Credit Union is collecting. You can specify a county or generalize it to all effected counties. They don’t take taxes out like Go Fund Me.
If you are nearby! and have HORSE and LIVESTOCK experience. Many horses were turned loose and badly burned as well as other livestock and are being kept at the Ukiah Fair Grounds and Sonoma County Fair Grounds. The staff there could use help bandaging, watering and feeding. Lastly, PLEASE be fire cautious. PLEASE be aware that climate change is extending fire season around the world. PLEASE don’t start something like this. I never want to see a community go through what we are going through.
