The call came at 1:45 a.m. on Monday. Cliff Branch had been home in Santa Rosa since about 10 p.m. after returning from the Raiders’ home game against the Baltimore Ravens and was re-watching the game as he fell asleep. His attorney was on the phone. Related Articles Marines from Camp Pendleton quickly train to help with Creek Fire nearing Mammoth Lakes

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“He said, ‘You need to evacuate. You’ve got a fire that’s raging like Usain Bolt,’ ” Branch said Tuesday in reference to the Jamaican eight-time Olympic gold medalist. “So I opened the door, and there was a fire marshal telling me, `You’ve got to evacuate now.’ First thing I did was grab my three Super Bowl rings, my money, and I left.”

As of Tuesday afternoon, the Raiders legend said in a phone interview he still hadn’t been back. Police and fire fighters weren’t letting people into his neighborhood. But a neighbor managed to get a look, and broke the news to Branch. For complete Oakland Raiders coverage follow us on Flipboard.

“She lived right across the street, and was on the scene and said my house is completely gone,” Branch said. “Everybody’s house on the west edge is gone. She said her house was gone, too.”

As many as 25,000 people in Sonoma County were forced to flee their homes and entire neighborhoods were wiped out. Considering what Branch saw as he was making his getaway from his home of 22 years, the news is what he expected to hear.

“When I left, one of the houses on the corner, six doors down, was burning,” Branch said. “I knew mine wasn’t going to make it.”

Damage in the area of Branch’s home included the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Hotel a half-mile from where he lives, as well as a K-Mart and and two restaurants. Like our Oakland Raiders Facebook page for more Raiders news, commentary and conversation.

Branch owned three vehicles, and drove off in a car parked on the street. He was told the two in the garage were destroyed at the bottom of a hill.

“My house was built on an embankment on a hill with stilts, but when it burned, everything collapsed down the hill,” Branch said.

Although Branch got his Super Bowl rings, other Raiders memorabilia was lost.

“My house was a Raider house,” Branch said. “It was like a museum. (Raiders owner) Mark Davis said, `Man you’ve got a lot of Raider stuff, a lot of Raider history, man.’ All three Super Bowl trophies are gone. We all got replica Lombardi Trophies when we won the Super Bowl. A lot of great Raider history from the 1970s and 1980s is gone.” Have a comment about this? Join the conversation at our Facebook page.

Branch said he spent Monday night at a neighbor’s futon shop, showering Monday morning at the home of a friend.

He even felt a minor earthquake measured at 2.9 and centered in nearby Kentwood.

“I don’t know, man, the wrath of God is not very happy,” Branch said. “We’ve had hurricanes three weeks in a row, an earthquake in Mexico City, and then this fire. Then an earthquake too. It’s horrible.”