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

[Ken Green]

We were watching the coverage of the Orange County fires this morning and there are a lot of untouched houses next to houses burned to the ground.  I'm not sure, but we suspect that embers that get into the attic are the difference.  It's probably a good idea to make sure there are no openings allowing the embers in.
Ken

      From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
 To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com 
 Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 10:08 AM
 Subject: [DeTomaso] Nor-Cal Pantera fire update :<(
   
  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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   We were watching the coverage of the Orange County fires this morning
   and there are a lot of untouched houses next to houses burned to the
   ground.  I'm not sure, but we suspect that embers that get into the
   attic are the difference.  It's probably a good idea to make sure there
   are no openings allowing the embers in.
   Ken
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   From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 10:08 AM
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Nor-Cal Pantera fire update :<(
     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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