Earth, Wind, and Fire (and Smoke, Lots of Smoke)

[womanofthehills]

13. I'm about 25 miles south of the Dog Head Fire

my good friend is the Capilla Peak lookout (Manzano Mts) - She is up in the lookout now and said if the winds don't come up tomorrow, the outlook is good. She was the first one to spot the Dog Head Fire. We are now getting smoke from the North Fire down by Magdalena.

You are right about the fire lookout workers - they put their life in danger too. My friend was trapped in the Capilla lookout during the Trigo Fire in 08 - the fire was 250 yards from her. The helicopter could not land to pick her up because of the wind.