Disco Inferno

Fires are still a problem in Texas. It's amazing to watch all the new fires pop up across the state on this Texas fire activity map. There is SO much dead grass and under-brush that just the smallest spark can quickly ignite 100 acres. Just as they get a handle on one fire, another errupts. Our fireman are heros!!!

This week we had one close to the office. It was in George Bush Park (#41). (It was probably Bush's fault.) LOL

It didn't take long for it to spread. There's a 30 to 40 minutes between pictures. See how it was originally behind the building on the left. Then it was well past the building on the right. It took the fireman over 8 hours to get it under control. It reignited the next day but they were able to quickly put it out again.

1,500 acres burned in just a wink of an eye. It's amazing how fast a fire can travel. But when it's got an abundance source of fuel...We need rain.

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes...

Woke up to a scare this morning. When I looked out front of my home, at first I thought fog has rolled in...but then I took a breath. It was smoke. I quickly looked up the street thinking there was a house on fire close by...but thank goodness, no. The field at the end of our street was fine, too. 

We live about 40 miles due south of the Magnolia fire. The winds have dramatically died down...which is a good thing for the firefighters. BUT...the downside to that is the smoke doesn't lift.

About an hour after seeing all this, the city sent out blanket text messages and phone calls to let us know we were safe and that there was no fires in our immediate area.

If this is 40 miles away...What must it be like right there? Pray for rain. Pray for our firefighters. Pray for Texas.