The burned remains of property destroyed by the Dixie Fire in Greenville, California, in August. — Bloomberg
THE text from my local police department came without warning or detail – mandatory evacuation. A fire had started in the hill above my neighborhood minutes ago, and suddenly, early on a sunny Thursday morning last month, we were told to run for our lives.
Minutes later, another text. Fire out. To be honest, we hadn’t even had time to grab a bag. We were lucky.
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