The first grassfire was spotted on the southbound 41 near Road 200 this morning during our commute to work...
A cigarette? Perhaps...
With all of this El Nino rain, the grass and brush grow taller...
When the rain stops everything dries...
Along with the dying ponderosa pines due to the bark beetle infestation, a powder keg is waiting to explode...
All it takes is one lightning strike, one ember, one careless cigarette flung out of a vehicle...
It was unnerving in 2014 when we had the Junction and Courtney fire near our home...
We are hoping for a "wet" summer...
