2. NEWS-EVENTS

MIDWEST CITY WILDFIRE SATURDAY

SAME STORY, DIFFERENT DAY
We got another evacuation order today. Second one in three days. Today, the fire started about a mile due east of us. But the wind was blowing straight out of the east, blowing the fire right at us. It didn't look like much, but as you can see, it got worse fast. The wind started swinging from the southeast just in time. This fire got closer to our house than the last, but was smaller. And there were plenty of resources available to fight it. Many thanks to all the emergency responders. Special thanks to the KOCO and Sky News 9 chopper crew. They provided an aerial observation platfrom for the firefighters. The firefighters were still working the hot spots in the dark until a little after 9:00, when it started to rain.
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I SMELL SMOKE, AGAIN<br /> 3:32 Went outside after smelling smoke and saw this. (Our house on right, with basketball goal.)
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I SMELL SMOKE, AGAIN
3:32 Went outside after smelling smoke and saw this. (Our house on right, with basketball goal.)

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  • I SMELL SMOKE, AGAIN<br /> 3:32 Went outside after smelling smoke and saw this. (Our house on right, with basketball goal.)
  • ILL WIND<br /> 3:34 The wind is blowing the smoke plume right over our heads, meaning the fire is coming straight at us.
  • WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE<br /> 4:05 Looking east from my back yard.
  • WHAT'S THAT BLACK SMOKE?<br /> 4:05 The fire is getting a little too close for comfort.
  • LOOKING NORTH FROM RENO<br /> 4:16 pm Drove down to Reno Ave to try and get a fix on where the fire was. Looks like it's right on top of my house from here. In the foreground are charred trees from Thursdays fire. To the left of the trucks in the midground, there used to be a house. It burned to the ground in Thursday's fire.
  • NEIGHBORS WATCH FROM MY BACK YARD<br /> 4:21 You can see the first emergency vehicles arriving on Shappard Drive if you look close.
  • THERE FOR US<br /> 4:22 Midwest City Firetruck on standby at the dead end on Shappard Drive.
  • COMMAND CENTER<br /> 4:22 Getting a plan together.
  • LOOKING EAST FROM THE COMMAND CENTER<br /> 4:23 Looks like we need a plan.
  • GETTING READY FOR THE WORST, JUST IN CASE<br /> 4:26 By now, the wind has turned more from the south, away from us.
  • CHOCTAW'S FINEST<br /> 4:27 Emergency units responded from Choctaw, Midwest City, and Del City.
  • THE MORE THE MERRIER<br /> 4:27 The action heats up.
  • PRIVATE ROAD<br /> 4:28 Pretty, but scary.
  • THE MEDIA ARRIVES<br /> 4:36 Setting up the shot.
  • ZOOMING IN<br /> 4:37 I hope it looks better to him than it does to me.
  • THREATENED VISTA<br /> 4:37 This field makes a lot of hay in the summer.
  • SHOULD WE STAY, OR SHOULD WE GO?<br /> 4:29 Looking northeast, with our house in foreground. About this time, the order was given to evacuate our neighborhood.
  • FLAMES THROUGH THE SMOKE<br /> 4:37 Fortunately, the house in the foreground was unscathed.
  • SITUATION, OMINOUS<br /> 4:38 The smoke gets thick and blacker.
  • ANOTHER NEAR MISS<br /> 4:39 Looks like it's going north of us.
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