Fire Update, October 17-18, 2017
https://www.abhayagiri.org/news/222-fire-update-october-17-18-2017
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The photos in that post gave me chills. Especially those of the Ajahn Chah Shrine and Todd’s Shrine.
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Mendocino Monks Return From Fiery Exile
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We were extraordinarily fortunate to have experienced no damage to any of our structures, except possibly minimal damage to one of our ridge water tanks. There are likely many reasons for this blessing, with most of the credit going to the excellent work done by the multiple fire-fighting crews from many different areas. We also believe there must have been some very powerful protective forces on the property looking after the monastery as we had fires coming from several directions that seemed to unexpectedly reverse direction.
On a more mundane level, we feel that the fire protection measures that we took prior to the fire (defensible clearances around buildings, trail maintenance, fire breaks, emergency procedures, etc.) were also very helpful. One thing we learned from this fire is that even with the extensive measures we have taken, we need to do more.
https://www.abhayagiri.org/news/225-fund-for-fire-prevention-and-trail-maintenance
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