08-02-2018, 10:09 AM
The 2003 Grand Prix fire came right next door, I was running around my neighborhood putting out spot fires for days. It was hot, I was scared and exhausted. We saved our houses, when things get that bad the firefighters just come through and put out the big stuff, with the winds howling the small stuff just reignites. It's a battle and when it's all over the euphoria is tremendous.
My SIL left something hot in her house, I lived next door and saw the smoke. No way into the backyard to save the dogs so I kicked down the fence with my bare feet, had splinters in my feet for weeks and got smoke inhalation but saved the dogs.
Driving home from work I spotted a large fire, turns out it was in field adjacent to my buddies house. Got all his neighbors hoses, connected them and went into the exploding Eucalyptus trees and saved his house, they even interviewed me on the news. He later killed himself on his Harley, one of the saddest phone calls I ever got.
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My SIL left something hot in her house, I lived next door and saw the smoke. No way into the backyard to save the dogs so I kicked down the fence with my bare feet, had splinters in my feet for weeks and got smoke inhalation but saved the dogs.
Driving home from work I spotted a large fire, turns out it was in field adjacent to my buddies house. Got all his neighbors hoses, connected them and went into the exploding Eucalyptus trees and saved his house, they even interviewed me on the news. He later killed himself on his Harley, one of the saddest phone calls I ever got.