The aftermath of the Humboldt fire

Ok, I video taped the trip back in to Paradise from Chico after the mandatory evacuation at my house was over. I will add more photos and maybe videos to this post as they get more of the fire out and open up more roads. As of right now, the fire stands at about 23000 acres burned, 74 homes destroyed, and 20 more damaged. There have been about 3400 firefighters, 520 engines, 10 air tankers, and 7 helicopters, not to mention all the other support equipment, including water tankers, bulldozers and other trucks involved in fighting this fire, with crews from all over California and even from Nevada. The farthest traveling crews had more than a 12 hour drive to get here, and I am very grateful to every one of them for their willingness to help us out up here and for their sacrifice in leaving their families and homes to come up here.