One month ago I received a number of emails from friend expressing concern about Irma. One woman, who lives outside the town of Sonoma, urged us to evacuate. Yesterday I sent her an email asking if she and her husband had evacuated. She said they were staying put, for now, but had been told to leave at the first sign of fire. There are not many things that make a hurricane seem the preferable option, but a wildfire is one of them.
