I live at the foot of the Santiago fire in Orange County. My home is in the flats, so it's only been covered with ash and the smell is permeating everything. They have known this fire was arson since it started. Yesterday there were over 100 FBI, ATF and local officials combing the area where the fire started for clues. So far, only one of my staff (and the only one in the office) has been asked to evacuate, but her family home is safe and the fire has moved away. It is so dry and hot and the winds were very high, even for a Santa Ana. Drought, overgrowth of vegetation and the dying off of trees from insects have set the stage for fire devastation. I'm sure there are many other Southern California records people who have been affected but it's amazing how 'close-knit' our communities become when something like this happens.
To look out the windows of our office tower, 12 miles away from the fire zone and see the orange glow, smoke pillars and then drive home to see the devastation occurring is a humbling experience. We build disaster plans for our companies, but how many of us have disaster plans for our homes? The fire safe, given as a wedding present, seemed odd but inside my husband and I have put all the 'paperwork' of our lives and will soon be adding a flash drive containing pictures of our home and its contents. Disasters like this put us on notice of how easily we could be the ones facing devastation.
Keep thinking positive thoughts for the fire fighters and their families as well as those whose homes are in the fire zones.
Christie Narver, CRM
Records Manager
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
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Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:41 AM
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Subject: OT OT Arson In So. Cal.
I have been saying for several days that this many fires all at the same
time has to be arson.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21436901/
Best regards, Steve
Steven D. Whitaker, CRM
Records Systems Manager; City of Reno
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