Waking up to the smell of fire

This morning I woke up to the smell of fire. The winds have turned overnight, so it may be the Summit Fire that is burning in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains. That fire started at 0530 AM on Thursday and has been growing bigger since then.

According to local news reports about 3000 acres have burned and the fire is now about 20 percent contained. I think that means it is somewhat under control, but not really. Hundreds of firefighters have come to battle the blazes and airplanes are dropping fire retardant on the flames as well.

This fire still is aways from where I live, so San Jose is not in any danger. However, people in the mountains have lost their houses and I my thoughts go out to them. (Still, this is a mini disaster compared to what's going on in China or Birma.)