🚨 November 6, 2024, 9 AM: I received a text from a friend:
“What’s going on with the fire? 🔥”
She was on a trip, getting alerts about a “small mountain fire” near us.
That’s how I first heard about the #MountainFire in Camarillo, CA. (1/10)
“What’s going on with the fire? 🔥”
She was on a trip, getting alerts about a “small mountain fire” near us.
That’s how I first heard about the #MountainFire in Camarillo, CA. (1/10)
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📱 My phone buzzed nonstop with texts, emails, and calls from neighbors, friends, and my kids’ school.
If you were on a call with me, I kept glancing west to check if the wind and smoke were shifting. (2/10)
🏃♂️ My husband and I checked our go bags and exit plans. Kids did homework as usual… while families next door were losing their homes—some who’d lived there for decades. 💔 (3/10)
Phones buzzed with alerts as we tried to calm anxious kids.
We woke to friends without power (a utility precaution) and the fire raging out of control. (4/10)
By Thursday afternoon, the blaze had exploded to 20,500+ acres, destroyed 243 buildings, and became the 3rd most destructive wildfire in a decade in SoCal. (5/10)
💌 Room parents rallied, asking for gift card donations by Friday morning to help families starting over in hotels. (6/10)
They even added preparedness patches for scouts to prepare for future emergencies. (7/10)