One of the dramatic scenes I witnessed on Sept. 5, the day after the massive Bastrop Complex Fire started, was four men desperately using shovels and a garden hose to try to stop the fire from destroying the home of a neighbor they had never met. “It’s the right thing to do,” said Chris Sievert, one of the men who risked his life fighting the fire. When we left the house that day it was still standing. I returned to Mauna Kea Drive yesterday and discovered that unfortunately the house did not survive the fire. It was one of about 1,600 homes destroyed.

Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized | Comments Off on Battle lost