I took these pictures the morning of the fire, they are shown in the order that they were taken. Click on the little picture to see a big picture, then click on 'Back' to return to this page.

	This was the first view that I had of the fire. I was shocked that it was so close.		I drove the two blocks to the freeway and saw the fire coming. It was only about one mile away.
	There were several loud explosions, probably old ammunition that was stored on Mira Mar Air Station.		The freeway had been closed and there were lots of fire trucks going places very fast.
	When the fire got to this point, Jenny said that she was going to pack a bag.		We could hear the fire and a lot of people started to leave. I (foolishly) still felt safe.
	The fire was moving around to the west, later, it jumped the freeway and burned the canyon near our house.		The smoke was bad and getting worse.
	When the evacuation order came, we used both sides of the street. Later, it took cars one an hour to go the mile to the freeway.		Two of the twenty homes in Tierrasanta that were lost.
	This house burned but the pigeon coop survived.		The heroes of the fight are shown living in the street in front of the Post Office.
	The fire jumped the road near our friends, Don and Janet Longacre's home.		This picture was taken minutes before the evacuation notice was given.

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