Being Close to Fire

This weekend I experienced what is a good result from September 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina. A well oiled machine of inter-agency coordination fighting a brush and dry grass fire near Cashmere, Washington.

The Chelan Country Sheriff's office was fabulous, keeping every single land owner and occupant informed of the situation, advising on evacuation, taking inventory on who is on the property, livestock, and other issues. Teams from the Cashmere (the closest town) volunteer fire department, the Washington Department of Natural Resources, and the US Forest Service did an amazing job at containing the fire within a few hours of it's start and as of today, are combing every inch of 40 acres to make sure there are no embers which can blow onto the dry grass and start another fire.

I was impressed. In this rural area, the government certainly watched from afar and understood the role of police and fire protection.

There are good things happening.