Angora Fire -- June 25

Another email:

Went to a town meeting tonight where at least 1,000 people were in attendance. The big news is that 100 percent containment is expected on July 1. The fire is now 40 percent contained.

Still no real cause .. rumors of campfire and kids with matches ... but there have been lots of rumors about lots of things ... so we'll see.

Smoke is dissipating some. Ash was coming down like crazy most of the day at our house. I keep finding out about more people I know who have lost their homes ... but still no injuries-casualties ... I guess that's the best part about all of this.

People are donating like crazy ... goods, money, food, time. Funny thing is the Forest Service has a policy that does not allow massage therapists to go into the fire camps. Apparently the damn media took photos of this taking place in SoCal and it gave the impression that the firefighters were slacking off ... so much for giving back in that manner.

Here's the latest Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN241720070626

And the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/us/26tahoe.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/ is doing regular updates.

Thanks for all your kind thoughts ...