Bridge Fire, June 5, 2022 | Credit: Mike Eliason/S.B. County Fire
When I heard helicopters flying low over my house last Sunday evening, I didn’t worry until I smelled smoke. Then my phone rang twice in rapid succession, our family’s code for emergency.
“There is a fire near your house,” my daughter said. “Did you get an alert?”
“No,” I replied.
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