that i lived there and had to go rescue my dog, he let me pass. the fire was jumping the creek to our ranch side when i got to our bridge. i barely beat it up the hill to my house, but it was burning on another ridge, and continued higher up the hill to my brother’s house—i thought it had passed me by. fires never do anything expected—the winds changed and it came back down the hill to my house. the fire crew arrived just as the fire did and told me to stay inside—that was the safest place to be. they would come in too if it came 