BLOG SESSION
October 9th, 2017
Welcome back Blog Readers, Followers & Visitors ~ We are back for an eye-opening Blog Session this afternoon. If you were here for our Blog Session a few days ago, then you have plenty of notes in your Journal about what we last discussed, which was the topic of . . .
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Well, today we are turning to a different topic, and those of you who are here Reading along who are US citizens will be very interested in what is going to be shared today.
If you are an avid News reader, watch the News Reports on television, on your computer, tablet, or smartphone, or if you happen to live in the state of California, then you are already aware of what I am about to share with you.
Please grab your Journals to take notes, because what I am about to share with you is currently making History, and not in a good way . . .
Journal Notes
Has anyone noticed that wildfires are roaring and tearing through California? According to US News, at least fifteen (15) people are dead from the raging wildfires across California. There are more than 200 people that have been reported missing as explosive, wind-whipped wildfires rage through Northern California's famed Wine Country, forcing fire crews to race to get the massive blazes under control.
There are seventeen (17) fires burning around the state, with nearly 90,000 acres ablaze thanks to flames fueled by strong winds. In addition, the fires have destroyed at least 1,500 structures, burned 119,000 acres, and forced the evacuation of 20,000 residents.
There are seventeen (17) fires burning around the state, with nearly 90,000 acres ablaze thanks to flames fueled by strong winds. In addition, the fires have destroyed at least 1,500 structures, burned 119,000 acres, and forced the evacuation of 20,000 residents.
Just to put this situation into perspective, there are hundreds of firefighters mobilized in Anaheim to fight the blaze burning over an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 acres. Thousands of residents are impacted by the flames. Many are in shock, as their homes have been destroyed by the wildfires.
Ken Pimlott, the Director of the California Department of Forestry and fire Protection (Cal Fire), said the fires started last night at around 10:00pm local time (on Sunday, October 8th, 2017).
The hardest hit area seemed to be Santa Rosa, where seven of the deaths were reported. Officials warn that the death toll is likely to rise: one county alone received more than 100 Missing Person Reports.
The two largest fires -- the so called Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County, and the so-called Atlas Peak Fire in Napa County -- torched 27,000 and 25,000 acres, respectively, and were still not contained as of Tuesday morning, Officials said.
The Governor of the State of California has declared a State of Emergency.
North of San Francisco is Santa Rosa, which is Wine Country's largest city in Northern California. The city is also being affected by the wildfires, with over 1,500 homes and commercial structures being destroyed. Also noted, whole neighborhoods were leveled by the fire and reduced to ashes. One witness to the fires described the wildfires as, "Hell on earth, it's insane. I've never seen anything like it."
California Wildfires ~ October 2017
The hardest hit area seemed to be Santa Rosa, where seven of the deaths were reported. Officials warn that the death toll is likely to rise: one county alone received more than 100 Missing Person Reports.
The two largest fires -- the so called Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County, and the so-called Atlas Peak Fire in Napa County -- torched 27,000 and 25,000 acres, respectively, and were still not contained as of Tuesday morning, Officials said.
The Governor of the State of California has declared a State of Emergency.
North of San Francisco is Santa Rosa, which is Wine Country's largest city in Northern California. The city is also being affected by the wildfires, with over 1,500 homes and commercial structures being destroyed. Also noted, whole neighborhoods were leveled by the fire and reduced to ashes. One witness to the fires described the wildfires as, "Hell on earth, it's insane. I've never seen anything like it."
California Wildfires ~ October 2017
All statistics subject to rise.
Please keep residents of the State of California
in your Prayers. Also, please pray for the safety
and protection of all people, as well as all firefighters.
Tragically, among those killed were an 100-year-old,
Charley Rippey, a World War II Veteran, and his
98-year-old wife, Sara, in Napa County.
[Their son told NBC Bay Area News that his parents' caregiver
was unable to escort them to safety before the roof caved in.]
F R I E N D S
Until Our Next Wonderful Blog Session ~
Peace, Love & Light
By René Allen
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