I just talked to my nephew in Medford. His home is in the level 3 evac area (south west Medford), but now seems ok in that area. Home Depot did not burn down, but the fire did burn through the center of Phoenix and took out the supermarket and then down South Pacific Highway (old 99). Burned out the Harley Davison dealer which likely means that my long time friends that owned the BMW motorcycle shop (the Hansens) also lost their business. Late last night another fire popped up just north of the Rogue Valley Mall (again just off the greenway), but they seem to have that under control. I assume that we will see more actual information being delivered as part of the normal morning briefings that are held during large fire events.
