UPDATE: 17 minutes ago.
California OAK FIRE near Modesto continues to burn:
100 acres 20% contained
California ROUGH FIRE near Fresno now threatens Armenian Church Camp. The Greek Church camp and Greek female monastery are in Dunlap, which is also being evacuated.
The Rough Fire has grown to 97,884 acres and is currently the largest active fire in California. There are 1,960 personnel currently assigned to the Rough Fire. Containment increased to 31%. Rough Fire Information: (559) 332-2028. The information line is located at the Incident Command Post in Squaw Valley on Highway 180.
Tuesday evening, [Sept. 8, 2015]]the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office began the process of issuing evacuation warning notices due to the rapid spread of the Rough Fire. These warnings are directed at people living in the communities of Pinehurst, Miramonte and Dunlap. The warnings also encompass an area north of Highway 180 that stretches from Hopewell Road to the west, to the Armenian Church Camp Western and Happy Gap / Sequoia Lake to the east. All residents should now be preparing to leave at a moment’s notice.
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4456/29471/
Lord have mercy.
Please continue to pray as Washington, Idaho, and Montana are peppered with forest fires, many of them suspected arson.