Scary times.... fire is close....

The Mineral Wildfire has now burned 16,500 acres. It started 3 days ago... it's 20% contained. My partners and I are on alert and ready to move cattle if need be.... but 'info' ain't easy to come by. More rumor than fact, ( a bit of a mix ), we are hearing they are allowing a lot to burn as it was needed in the first place. They have evacuated the people living along Los Gatos Road, (Coalinga road, it goes by both names)... or at least the people were 'supposed' to evacuate... I think compliance has not been good.

Here's the fire as of 9am this morning... the black rectangle represents my ranch, (more or less). - JamesJM