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Fires in Oregon

From: Eve
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Remote Name: 24.116.194.191
Date: 01-Aug-2002
Time: 03:37 PM

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A friend of mine is in dire danger from the fires in Oregon.... here's the last email we have from her.....

(this is from Suzanne)

Yesterday and last night the wind has been favorable. It has been blowing towards the fire so the firefighters have had some time to finish a bulldoze line. They are trying to widen it with backfires. But the fire is so huge they are calling it uncontrollable, and should the winds change we will have to run.

I haven't been to our website since it is so crazy here and we have so much to do. I also have to stay offline so I can keep my phoneline open. Often the phonelines are over-loaded here and we can't get through. I barely have time to get on email and keep friend's and family informed.

We have our heirlooms at a friend's house who is about 10 miles away, in a more open farming area. We will go there if the winds change direction. There we will repack our vehicles and figure out what to leave there to chance, and what we can fit in our vehicles so we are on the ready to make a run for it over the mountains. The entire valley is on 30 minute evacuation notice, meaning we have to be ready to be out in 30 minutes when they announce an evacuation. This waiting is awful. ~ Suzanne

I told her I'd get the circle going over here, too, so that we'd be stronger all together, ......I know firsthand how this bunch works, so I hope you'll lay down some faith for Susanne. .... how it would hurt to have to leave your home to fire.....the fireman came thru and painted red on her driveway, to indicate that if the fire reached there, they were to let it have the house.... her heart is very heavy... please pray for her and all who are in the path of this terrible fire?.....

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