Brea Fire Update-"Freeway Complex Fire"

   Brea Canyon destroyed   Brea Olinda HS saved

  These homes were saved

   

    

Thanks to the hard-working men & women

Saturday morning, Nov 15, Melia & I woke up to news of a few fires in Orange County. Little did we know that would include one just outside our door. Fires lit up Anaheim Hills, Chino Hills, Yorba Linda, Carbon Canyon & Brea. It was frightening & exciting at the same time, but it did freak out Melia a little. We've never experienced anything like this. We ended up evacuating because the flames were just too close to our complex & the smoke was so bad. At 1:30 p.m., it looked like the sun was about to set it was so dark. So with iMac in trunk along with a couple bags of clothes & necessities, we left. By the end of the night, the fire adopted the name, "Freeway Complex Fire." Yikes!

Sunday morning brought a dirty brown sky with horrible air quality. Thinking the flames would be under control, there were still a few problems. We hung out at our friend's house all day & stayed there last night...left the house once to go to the mall to get the girls out of the house. Thank you to everyone that has called to check up on us & to make sure we were safe & for all of those who have offered your homes. We are so lucky to have you in our lives. As of last night, all schools have been closed due to horrible air quality so Melia is at a friends for today as I am currently at work. All in all, we are safe & doing well (other than breathing this crappy air).View from our Mauna Loa house - Carbon Canyon on fire
Outside of our complex
Evacuation Panic down Lambert!
Fire sunset into the smokey sky

Melia's interpretation of the event