Here is some live info on the LasConchas fire/LosAlamos-WR evacuation:
http://www.skipajarito.com/webcamtop.php
http://tunein.com/tuner/?StationId=35136&;
As bad as it looks, the fire is not as threatening as it looks
(perhaps)... the Cerro Grande burn left some pretty good firebreaks...
It *was* declared by the USFS to be the highest priority fire in the
nation... probably because of the *consequences* if parts of LANL were
to go up.
It apparently started at 1 PM was at 400 acres by late afternoon and has
apparently bloomed to 5000 acres...
We've been smelling smoke off and on at our house at Otowi Bridge and at
8 PM there were "baked" pine needles raining lightly on us... nothing
threatening, but almost as ominous as the imagery.
From my remembrance of 2000, I expect a big need if things get out of
hand will be for pet evacuation handling.
- Steve
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