Yesterday, August 29th around 3:30pm I was talking on the phone with my daughter Joni about the fires in Southern California. We were talking about how dry everything is and how scary this fire season is going to be. Then my call waiting clicked on and it was my cousin calling to ask me what was burning by our house. I walked out in to the front yard and there it was! A fire starting on top of the hills across the road from us in the Alpine Forest area. The smoke was billowing and we could see the flames. We know the area up there pretty well because we used to ride our horses up to that ridge. Pretty scary, but in a matter of minutes the helicopter was dipping in the lake and making drops. They got a handle on it quickly and luckily there were no homes lost. Still don't know what caused the fire. Here are pictures taken from our front yard.
It was a bit breezy, but not too bad so the fire stayed pretty low and burned mostly underbrush.
The helicopter was racing back and forth - good thing the lake is close.
The Kern County fire department was able to contain it to 12 acres. It sure looked bigger than that from our view.
Just a reminder to all my loved ones who live in possible fire areas, be prepared!
It was a bit breezy, but not too bad so the fire stayed pretty low and burned mostly underbrush.
The helicopter was racing back and forth - good thing the lake is close.
The Kern County fire department was able to contain it to 12 acres. It sure looked bigger than that from our view.
Just a reminder to all my loved ones who live in possible fire areas, be prepared!
