Lighting struck a mountain behind Zach's parents house this past weekend and fire ensued. Within moments the fire was quickly rolling up and down a sagebrush covered hillside too close for my comfort. Zach's dad, Nick, seemed oddly familiar with this event. While watching a helicopter rush back and forth to the nearby pond for water, he took to his parked boat with dogs, Ocho & Gus, to watch. He didn't seem nervous about the event when Zach, Dax, and I showed up to the house amongst fire trucks. Instead, he calmly greeted us as if this event only seemed slightly threatening. If it were my house I would have packed the car at this point with anything not bolted to the floor!
But as Nick was quoted in the local paper the fire & rescue services "...were right on it."Within hours we spotted an airplane bomber overhead that pummeled the fire with retardant as it was rushing over the ridge. Eventually the fire began to calm. Fire fighters continued to battle the blaze for the next day and a half on foot, putting out any embers that may be lurking. All in all, it was an exciting event and happily the home owners in Indian Creek had no need to run for cover. Zach's mom, Jean, was luckily out of town otherwise it may have been difficult for Nick to decide between rescuing his John Deer tractor or his wife :)
Photos by Zach.
