Sheltering in Place
Sheltering in Place One story of many in the wake of the Sonoma County Wildfires. All of us here that have gone through this fire have our stories now. How did you find out? Whom do you know that lost a house? Are you safe? I want to preface this story by saying I am writing this for my friends and family. This fire was a life-altering experience, the two-minute version most people will be getting in person just doesn’t do it justice. Maybe something in it will help you or maybe you will just understand more about me in the reading of this story. Upon reflection, I realize Sonoma, CA, and Anacortes, WA my two hometowns have similar demographics and geographical limitations. While Fidalgo Island is surrounded by water, Sonoma is surrounded by steep mountains. So imagine all the water is slowly catching on fire dependent on the direction the wind is blowing. Then you can start to picture what our situation was here. We all tell ourselves, if something happened I am ...
