criquette

I want to give a big THANK YOU!! to Vireo and Brandy who were among several friends who offered their homes when they heard I was evacuating.

I feel so grateful for the work of all of the firefighters who were able to keep the fires far enough away from my home that it was here for me to come home to. My heart goes out to those who were injured or lost their homes and to the families who lost loved ones in this terrible, terrible hellstorm.

ME, I was thinking along the same path as you. I stopped by Smart & Final this afternoon and loaded up my car with Power Bars, Jerky, V8, etc. and took it to the firefighters who have set up camp at Kit Carson Park in Escondido. It was amazing to see the virtual firefighting city that they have there, with engines and crew from all over the state and beyond. They were so grateful for what I had brought, but that was just a drop in the bucket compared to the gratitude I have for all they have done.

Mo'Phat

For the first evac in Escondido, we were alerted of an imminent evac notice at about 11 pm. The real evac notice went to my neighbors at 3 am.

In Rancho Bernardo, where we evac'd to, we didn't get a call.

HOWEVER. That isn't to say one didn't come. We might have left before it came. The fire swept into the Northeast corner of Westwood in Rancho Bernardo before anybody could blink, as it was propelled through a narrow canyon by 50 mph winds. I'm pretty sure the Reverse 911 system was a lifesaver to many, and was doing everything it could to stay ahead of this monster. All of Westwood was on the move, and as far as I know, nobody was killed by fire there, so I'm sure a call went out.

I applaud the Reverse 911 system...just one of the many policies implemented after the 2003 firestorm that worked just as it should have.

jschen

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