Malden is the town south of Spokane that burned to the ground. All the towns up the Santiam Canyon are under evacuation orders and a number of folks I know got out in the middle of the night and now all their homes are gone. Strong East winds last night with hot temperatures and trees blew down which took out powerlines and started the fires down here. I have a hunch the Santiam canyon will look like Paradise CA after a few days, totally wiped out with thousands homeless. The stable down the road is taking in horses that got out before it exploded and when they get full they will bring some up the hill to my place. The power company cut power to thousands of people on Mt. Hood last night to avaoid a situation like this but they didn't do it in the Santiam and the price to pay will be horrific.
