URGENT. TX

[elleng]

URGENT NEED for horse transport for evacuation in Bastrop County, TX. Barns that were used to house evacuees are now in the fire's path. Rt 304 still open both ways. Anyone in the area who can help, please call Beth at 512-467-4893 or Rachel at 512-581-2940. There at least 43 horses in immediate need at their rescue, surely there will be more. **Please cross post!!**

[boston bean]

1. kick

[RKP5637]

2. K&R

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. Recommended. nt

[seabeyond]

4. wow... i hope it works out

i saw a headline. 23 yr old mom and 18 mo old died in trailer. i dont get how you dont know it is coming and self preservation does not have you leaving. have you heard

[Fleshdancer]

18. It all happened too fast

From the article:

Longtime Texas Sheriff Maxey Cerliano says it's the fastest-moving fire he's ever seen.

Six homes were toppled within minutes, including a trailer where a woman and her 18-month-old daughter were killed because they couldn't escape in time.

:(

[seabeyond]

22. thank you

for the explanation. i didnt get it. what you say makes a difference

[NYC_SKP]

5. K/R...

[Taverner]

6. Aw fuck

...

I wish I could help

[Melissa G]

7. Thanks, I live in a nearby community with lots of horse folks.

Sunset Valley allows residents in the older part of town to keep horses. Bunches of folks would help out I'm sure. I'm posting to my lists. If you have specific friends in Bastrop who need help, PM me.

[elleng]

9. Thanks, Melissal.

I know no one; cross-posted from a fb friend.

[Melissa G]

12. I sent the post to two of my area horse friends

They said we needed homes with certain types of fences, but at least one of them is on it. I hear some folks are already helping evacuate some horses from the Dripping Springs fire. Thanks for posting!

[elleng]

13. Thank YOU!

[xchrom]

8. Recommend

[snagglepuss]

10. Kick

[dipsydoodle]

11. K & R

There are only types in this world : nice and not nice.

You're one of the nice ones.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. Passing this on.

I've taken in two and that's all I can do at the moment, but I'm spreading the word.

[rdking647]

15. the horses are safe. transport has been found

[Little Star]

16. k&r

[1monster]

17. Message passed on in facebook. I'd start putting those horses on a string and riding them out.

Those bringing horse trailers could pick them up enroute.

[Texasgal]

19. Transport has been found.

Thank goodness! we are in a horrible mess here!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

20. Thank Goodness!

Any good news is welcome right now.

I can only move two and I'm already committed to that number if things go bad where I am. :(

[seabeyond]

23. yawl take care. glad to hear. just amazing

nothing i like to see more, than people getting together to help

[Texasgal]

24. I agree.

It is nice to see people helping one another. Community, very cool.

I am about 15 miles east of this fire. I can smell the smoke and see it from my backyard! The winds are moving it southward... it's amazing. Looks like a volcanic ash plume or something. I cringe to think of the animals and people in it's path. :(

We lost power last night for a while, not sure if it was related, but it was weird anyway.

[seabeyond]

25. wow

i saw a picture. and it was truly awesome. not in a cool kinda way, but in huge, powerful.....

it is scary. end of may, we were having fires around our house. a couple miles out. scary

[dgibby]

55. Are you ready to evacuate if you need to?

Those winds can shift in a nanosecond. Keep safe!

[idiotgardener]

36. If you hear of an animal organization in need

that you know is reputable, please pass the info on to us so we can donate.

[elleng]

21. THANKS, ALL!!!

;-)

[Fleshdancer]

26. Sheltering for large animals now available at....

Sheltering for large animals is now available at the Georgetown Rodeo Arena in the San Gabriel Park off of IH 35 in Georgetown.

[a la izquierda]

27. Good luck out there

What a terrible tragedy for Texas.

[Fleshdancer]

28. Resource for horses requiring medical treatment:

Northeast Texas Equine Services of Pittsburg Tx is waiving emergency fee for horses requiring medical treatment due to fire. Must call cell 903-855-3179. Dr Keith Taraba. Please repost and share.

[TBF]

29. Another kick ...

:kick:

[Fleshdancer]

30. Another resource for evacuated Texans with horses:

I copied this from the Williamson County Office of Emergency Management facebook page:

"I live in Lampasas and I have 2500 acres with 20 horse stalls, multiple pens, and pastures if anyone needs a place to put animals. Message me or call me 512 734 6080" PLEASE RE-POST ASAP!!"

[cwydro]

31. kick

my thoughts are with all of you dealing with this horror.

[texastoast]

32. We can take up to 8 if someone can get them here

We don't have a trailer anymore. Beth's number is busy and Rachel's mailbox is full. We have two and a half acres, but only one stall, but there is room to graze, water and one stall.

There is a horse camp close by that could probably take some too.

I'll keep trying the numbers.

[earcandle]

33. Good luck!

[Lisa0825]

34. I have seen offers to help posted too. I hope they cross paths.... here is one...

Debby Powell Morris-Hubert's status:
REPOST! Ron Derrick says, "I live in Lampasas and I have 2500 acres with 20 horse stalls, multiple pens, and pastures if anyone needs a place to put animals. Message me or call me 512 734 6080." PLEASE RE-POST ASAP!!!!

[im1013]

35. K & R

[Bryn]

37. Kick

[MrMickeysMom]

38. Kick for...

[Tsiyu]

39. Kicking

:kick:

Even though horses in OP are safe, there is good info in this thread.

Hoping for mucho rain and more firefighters for TExas.

I'm sitting here in the dark in TN as Lee has caused a power failure.

DU and the laptop - along with some kerosene lamps - are keeping me in lights but the wind is going a little nuts.

But what I see going on in TX is so scary I am overwhelmed for y'all; stay safe all of our TX DUers



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[Ilsa]

40. Try calling City of Victoria or Victoria County. They may

Have info on fairgrounds and barns that can be used.

[AsahinaKimi]

41. K&R

hope this helps

[Sedona]

42. KICK

[cwydro]

43. Another kick

before bed.

[hay rick]

44. Hay (Rick) is for horses.

Good job. K&R.

[rainbow4321]

45. KICK! n/t

[Iwillnevergiveup]

46. A donkey kick

for the horses and how about some rain???

:kick:

[Pooka Fey]

47. K&R Please keep us posted if at all possible! Thanks for saving horses!

;grouphug:

[Hawkowl]

48. Save the Texas horses!

[defendandprotect]

49. kr

[democrank]

50. Kick

[MissDeeds]

51. Kick n/t

[silverlib]

52. It's done - they have been evacuated and are safe. (n/t)

[Pooka Fey]

67. Oh, thank goodness!!! Great news and thank you for saving horses.

[Uben]

53. Do they need volunteers?

I'm retired, but if they need volunteers, I can jump in my RV and head south. We have a few fires close to home here (north Texas), but they are mostly contained. I'm not a firefighter, but I can do grunt work, carry water, anything that's needed. I need a number to contact. If anyone has a volunteer number, PM me. I can't just sit here and watch Texas burn.

[drm604]

54. K&R

:kick:

[lillypaddle]

56. K&R

[austinlw]

57. Thank you

to all the folks out there helping animals. We live west of Austin and yesterday afternoon we watched a large scary fire move from N to S very quickly, bypassing our neighborhood just to the west of us. We watched as periodically the smoke would become thick and black, meaning at that moment one more family was losing all their possessions and becoming homeless. If the strong dry winds had been from the NW rather than the N, our neighborhood would have been in its path. We have a friend with a relative who was away from her home when a fire started in her neighborhood. Her dog was in the house and she was blocked from getting back to her house until the following day when she found out her house was burned to the ground. That's yet one more heartbreaking story out of hundreds.

[Fleshdancer]

58. I'm glad to hear you are ok

Welcome to DU. Was this the fire in Leander by chance?

[austinlw]

59. No

The one that burned the house with the dog inside was the Steiner Ranch fire. The various fires we were watching the past 2 days were mainly from what they are calling the Spicewood or Pedernales fire. From the hillside neighborhood where we live, halfway between Bee Cave and Spicewood, we could count about 6-8 separate fires at any one time yesterday. That's just the ones we could see looking NW between Hwy 71 and the upper end of (what's left of) Lake Travis.

[shireen]

62. welcome austinlw

to DU. My thoughts are with you. I used to live in Austin many years ago so this tragedy strikes very close to my heart.

:hug:

[TBF]

66. That story is heart-breaking -

I made a donation to Austin Pets Alive this morning. I know many folks will donate straight to Red Cross so I did animals (as I usually do).

[rdking647]

68. thank you

I spent yesterday at APA helping out. I was amazed at the streams of cars bringing supplies for the shelter. after we took in 60 dogs from the bastrop shelter we managed to adopt out 90+ animals. today we took in some from the williamson county shelter which is overloaded due to the leander fire.

[TBF]

70. It's the least I can do -

some of you are there doing the heavy lifting. I've rescued 3 labs myself - I'm a bit of an animal lover. :)

[SusanaMontana41]

60. Posted on Facebook. Hope it helps.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

[shireen]

61. thank you

this thread reduced me to tears. there are so many wonderful people here.
:grouphug:

[bvar22]

63. This is heart breaking.

We can't go.
We are putting out our own fires in Arkansas.

[Melinda]

64. K&R

Good on ya elleng -- it's people like you that keep my faith in place.

Happy to K&R.

Melinda

[myrna minx]

65. K&R My heart is with the good people of Texas.

[Ezlivin]

69. Get Rick Perry's PRAYER WARRIORS on it!

They'll just pray those horses right out of danger. Or they'll pray the fire away.

God will do something. If he doesn't, then it's our fault.

[TBF]

71. Well, we know that doesn't work. Perry's an idiot.

But there are a lot of folks on DU - I think this is a far better way of reaching out. :)