During the night of Friday, November 14, 2008 the orange glow of a wild fire was called to our attention by our neighbors who were knocking on our door and pointing to the east into the foothills that surround us. However our concerns were tempered by a false alarm we had only a month earlier and our confidence in the well known skills of our fire departments.
Then, just a couple of hours later, the police were at our door with word of a "mandatory evacuation". The flames were clearly closer, the orange glow turned to flames, smoke and ash were in the air.
Loretta, Dad and I packed up the cat, a change of clothes, and anything else we thought we might need for a weekend away and headed down the road to the local Motel 6.
By sunrise the next morning it seemed our worst nightmare was realized.
Then, just a couple of hours later, the police were at our door with word of a "mandatory evacuation". The flames were clearly closer, the orange glow turned to flames, smoke and ash were in the air.
Loretta, Dad and I packed up the cat, a change of clothes, and anything else we thought we might need for a weekend away and headed down the road to the local Motel 6.
By sunrise the next morning it seemed our worst nightmare was realized.
