Wildfires near Modwest (Missoula)

A few customers have recently seen national news items and expressed concern about the wildfires in western Montana. Thanks for your thoughts; servers, staff, and bandwidth connections are under no immediate threat.

That's not to say the fires aren't affecting us. The Black Cat Fire is just west of Missoula and causing numerous evacuations and pretty much dominates the local headlines currently.

And the smoke from that fire and several others is making life breathing difficult. A few photos illustrate:

On the way to work this morning (this is not a cloudy day):

A couple from the office window:

And finally in my neighborhood on the way home:

Luckily my neighbors seem to be relatively OK with all this:

To stay up to date on the goings on near Modwest HQ, here's a few local news sources:

• NewWest (hosted by Modwest :)
• Missoulian Fire Coverage
• KPAX

Thanks again to customers and partners who have expressed concern. The smoke is pretty bad but we're in no immediate danger.

-JM

UPDATE:
Photos from NewWest