[DeTomaso] Nor-Cal Pantera fire update :<(

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

All,

I've received a number of inquiries from European owners concerned about 
the massive wildfires burning relatively near my house, so I thought I'd give 
an update to everyone.

The attached map shows the burned areas.   My house is indicated by the 
blue dot in the center right area of the map; we are about 12 miles east from 
the nearest fire, and the winds have shifted from north to south so the fire 
is burning away from us.

There are numerous PCNC members living in the region who have been affected 
to various degrees.   Mike Russo is a new owner, and his house was smack in 
the middle of the large fire region north of Santa Rosa (on the left side 
of the map).   We just spoke with him; somehow he missed the first 
notifications and he was awakened at 5:00 a.m. Monday morning and had literally only 
one minute to get out.   His power was out so he wasn't able to normally open 
his garage door, so they jumped in the cars parked in the street and raced 
away.   Their home, and all their nice cars including their beautiful 
big-block Pantera, were reduced to ashes. :<(

Just to the southwest, there are two medium-sized fires with a round fire 
symbol pictured in between them on the map.   Another new owner, Tom Leonard, 
lives right in between those two fires on the road that runs directly 
north-south, outside the town of Glen Ellen.   Many of you met him at the 
Monterey POCA Fun Rally, as he was driving his Ford GT instead of his Pantera. He 
was awakened at 5:00 a.m. Monday morning and ordered to evacuate immediately. 
  He and his wife took the Ford GT and their pickup truck and fled to 
Petaluma, not all that far away but well away from the danger.   They then went 
back in the pickup to retrieve the Pantera, but the authorities prevented 
them from returning.   We have been watching the fire maps constantly, and it 
seems as though the 'bulge' on the western edge of the fire on the east side 
of the road is approaching his house.   His road is in a small valley and 
his house is on the hillside on the eastern side of the road; there is a steep 
hill with a mansion at the top of it behind his house, and the fire is just 
on the other side of the hill, on the eastern slope, a few hundred yards 
from the mansion, which is a few hundred yards from his home.   The fires are 
generally moving south so it seems at least possible that his home will be 
spared and his Pantera will survive, but that is FAR from certain.

Chuck and Lori Banks live near the large grassy area on the eastern side of 
Santa Rosa; they are about equidistant between two fires, a mile or so away 
in either direction.   Last time I spoke with him, he had backed his 
Pantera out and was poised to make a getaway, and was hosing down his property 
with his garden hose.

Ron Southern lives on the west side of Sonoma, near Hwy 116, and appears to 
be relatively safe, but he's not answering his phone, although he did post 
about Tom on the PI forum yesterday.

Mike and Nancy Haney live in Napa on the west side of Hwy 29.   They have a 
large fire on the hill behind them a few miles away, but it seems to be 
moving south so they are probably safe for now.   I don't know if they have 
evacuated, and if so, if they took their Pantera (although as it is their only 
collector car, I would certainly hope they would do so).

Our thoughts go out to all these people, but especially to Mike Russo who 
literally lost everything he owned in the blink of an eye…:<(

Mike


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   All,
   I've received a number of inquiries from European owners concerned
   about the massive wildfires burning relatively near my house, so I
   thought I'd give an update to everyone.
   The attached map shows the burned areas.  My house is indicated by the
   blue dot in the center right area of the map; we are about 12 miles
   east from the nearest fire, and the winds have shifted from north to
   south so the fire is burning away from us.
   There are numerous PCNC members living in the region who have been
   affected to various degrees.  Mike Russo is a new owner, and his house
   was smack in the middle of the large fire region north of Santa Rosa
   (on the left side of the map).  We just spoke with him; somehow he
   missed the first notifications and he was awakened at 5:00 a.m. Monday
   morning and had literally only one minute to get out.  His power was
   out so he wasn't able to normally open his garage door, so they jumped
   in the cars parked in the street and raced away.  Their home, and all
   their nice cars including their beautiful big-block Pantera, were
   reduced to ashes. :<(
   Just to the southwest, there are two medium-sized fires with a round
   fire symbol pictured in between them on the map.  Another new owner,
   Tom Leonard, lives right in between those two fires on the road that
   runs directly north-south, outside the town of Glen Ellen.  Many of you
   met him at the Monterey POCA Fun Rally, as he was driving his Ford GT
   instead of his Pantera. He was awakened at 5:00 a.m. Monday morning and
   ordered to evacuate immediately.  He and his wife took the Ford GT and
   their pickup truck and fled to Petaluma, not all that far away but well
   away from the danger.  They then went back in the pickup to retrieve
   the Pantera, but the authorities prevented them from returning.  We
   have been watching the fire maps constantly, and it seems as though the
   'bulge' on the western edge of the fire on the east side of the road is
   approaching his house.  His road is in a small valley and his house is
   on the hillside on the eastern side of the road; there is a steep hill
   with a mansion at the top of it behind his house, and the fire is just
   on the other side of the hill, on the eastern slope, a few hundred
   yards from the mansion, which is a few hundred yards from his home.
   The fires are generally moving south so it seems at least possible that
   his home will be spared and his Pantera will survive, but that is FAR
   from certain.
   Chuck and Lori Banks live near the large grassy area on the eastern
   side of Santa Rosa; they are about equidistant between two fires, a
   mile or so away in either direction.  Last time I spoke with him, he
   had backed his Pantera out and was poised to make a getaway, and was
   hosing down his property with his garden hose.
   Ron Southern lives on the west side of Sonoma, near Hwy 116, and
   appears to be relatively safe, but he's not answering his phone,
   although he did post about Tom on the PI forum yesterday.
   Mike and Nancy Haney live in Napa on the west side of Hwy 29.  They
   have a large fire on the hill behind them a few miles away, but it
   seems to be moving south so they are probably safe for now.  I don't
   know if they have evacuated, and if so, if they took their Pantera
   (although as it is their only collector car, I would certainly hope
   they would do so).
   Our thoughts go out to all these people, but especially to Mike Russo
   who literally lost everything he owned in the blink of an eyea|:<(
   Mike
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