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Originally Posted by dmoolenaar
Whew looks like we dodged a bullet tonight! We had really heavy winds that finally got me out of bed only to be greeted with a bright orange ridgeline just 1/2 mile away. I got the wife up and we got the packing under way. Then the sky got really orange and I could see a couple flames but the winds were blowing the fire Southwest away from our property. 3 police cars were going up and down the streets calling for evacuation. That's when our kids got up and I had the car in the driveway ready to go. I just got back from hosing down the backyard and from my deck it appears the flames have countinued away and South...for now. Car is loaded with valuables so it's back in the garage and we're putting the kids back to bed now and the wife and I are up with first watch. I hear some structures in San Elijo may have been burned but details are sketchy at this point.
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Wow.
Hang in there...my family went through similar fires back in the 60's and 70's. We had our "fire plan" down.
Best of luck.