Last big fire we had here, they Forest service would not let the loggers fight the fire because they weren't certified. The contractor said they could have had the fire contained in a couple of hours. Instead, he pulled his equipment out and let the forest service fight it for three weeks.
Thunder storms right now. Have not seen any lightning strikes. Pouring rain on our house (yay!). Should, at least, settle the dust a bit. Fire on northwest Plumbob; about five miles as the crow flies. Ten miles if the crow is driving. I might go have a look when the rain lets up. This is a very timely shower. If we don't get any serious lightning strikes, and no tourists start any fires, we'll be good. Temp dropped from 101 to 84 in about ten minutes. Oh! hail now! GD
