Been through all that as well...even though the Fire was a few miles away...they evacuated 1/2 the town because of the smoke and they didn’t want the roads jammed up when a total evacuation happened. (Lucky it didn’t)
People in the outlines of some of the towns lost everything. There just isn’t enough help. My best friend and his brother fought all night for 8 hrs with garden hoses to save his brothers house. His is the only house standing for miles. It helped that he plowed around his property line as well. They never once saw a firefighter. I don’t blame anyone...they just didn’t have enough resources. Hundreds of fires from lightning strikes... I believe the 2 major fires are about 1000 square miles combined.
Stay safe Ted...get all your important stuff together and get out early if possible. Best wishes to you.