[pct-l] ...wild fires

[awitham at copyship.net (Andrew Witham)]

After just a week or so of unseasonably good weather we saw our first major
wild fire of 2006 here in Northern California.   It occurred just outside
Weed, where SR97 meets Interstate 5.    It started as a prescribed burn on
Thursday but escaped when winds preceding a storm blew up around Saturday
lunchtime.  As of this morning it is at about 3,000 acres, with twelve
structures including one residence lost, and about 90% contained.
Overnight rain reached the area, and we are currently 'enjoying' heavy
rainfall expected to last through to next weekend, with snow levels down to
1500' later in the week. 

Drew 
CopyShip.Net

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Moorehead
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 10:58 AM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] ...wild fires


I've never been in a wildfire or too close to one so I am not sure about 
this, but I hear if you carefully observe the flight paths of birds and 
insects and note rodent movement, they will be vectoring in a direction away

from the fire. The closer the fire, the more true the actual vector.
 Can any firefighters confirm? That would at least give you a small measure 
of relief from these nightmares...

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