Wildfire scare last night!

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I was listening to jazz music yesterday evening on an FM station out of Sacramento. I was working on my book and MyLotting. I did not take out my guitars, as I had played the night before and wanted to give my fingers a rest. When I heard the dissonant sound of the Warning System, I assumed it was "just a test." When I heard that evacuations were being ordered for several counties, I froze and listened. My country was NOT among those listed. I noted that I COULD smell smoke, but I also noted that this was a Sacramento radio station, so the new fires were probably 60 miles to the Northeast of my house. Today, the smell of smoke is strong, but I don't think I'm in any immediate danger. It reminded me of the tornado warnings we used to get on TV when I was growing up in Chicago. I'd listen closely to the counties mentioned. Cook County was mentioned less often than the suburban counties to the South and the West. I'll attach a picture of a wildfire that came fairly close to my house, but stopped at the peak of Mt. Diablo, maybe 10 miles away.