Friday Update

Hello All!
Thank you again for the calls and e-mails! This picture was taken from the Plumas News website. It shows the fire activity as of 8 am. The red & orange are actively burning areas and the yellow is areas that have been burned in the last 6 months. As you can see, there is still a ridge between the fire and Greenville!! It is a quiet morning here at camp. It is VERY EERIE to not hear the horses walking around in their pens and calling to each other! They are all safe and happy in their temporary homes. Lornie and Sutter have headed to Susanville to check on everyone. Craig and I are holding down the fort here at camp. From the latest reports, firefighters are holding the edge of the fire near us. It sounds like they are not having as much luck with the edge of the fire near Taylorsville. While we are so grateful to be safe, our hearts are breaking for the families who are displaced and don't know about their homes or livestock.

I think my very favorite moment from the Community meeting last night was when our local sheriff was answering a question about people getting into the evacuated area to feed and water livestock. In the middle of his answer, he looked at one of the ladies sitting nearby and said, "By the way, Mrs. Wittingham, your chickens are all fine, we checked on them today!"

We are so grateful for the amazing efforts and sacrifices of the personnel on the fire lines, our local sheriff, search and rescue, Red Cross and all of the others who are out there helping to protect our families and property!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!