At midday, it’s raining ash in Healdsburg. There are large, uncontained fires to the north, south, and east. The massive blaze that started in Napa County and roared over the ridges overnight is consuming large areas of Santa Rosa, almost to Windsor’s southern border. In North County, a fire that started this morning on the ridges to the east above Geyserville casts a shadow over the area. West County is choking on the wind-driven smoke.
Meanwhile people are stepping up, volunteering, taking in friends and neighbors. Every community has a shelter open, and every willing hand is helping.
Our newspaper offices have no internet or telephone so we are reporting from our smartphones, but we are safe. God speed, Sonoma County.
