Last night

The eerie feeling I had was well founded. The fire south of us has spread, and the little town at the border crossing was evacuated. Our fire department joined forces with their US counterparts, and they battled during the night; here is an update from them:


Canyon-Lister Fire Department


This comes from Fire Chief Guthrie. All units have returned to hall. We were dispatched to the border crossing and although there was some moments when an evacuation might have been required. Our friends to the south have done a fantastic job at confining the fire to the south of the river. There is no evacuation for Canyon or Lister at this time.

So now we play the watch and wait game. My horse trailer is hooked up, and I have a couple of bags of personal possessions ready to grab at a moments notice.

Across the valley, another fire started last night. This one is closer, but slightly north.

 Taken with my little pocket camera, on full zoom.
I stayed up late last night, checking for updates. This fire will be attacked this morning, probably with helicopters. All I can see this morning is smoke over there.

I'm praying for the fire fighters; that they stay safe, and that these fires get under control asap.