wednesday photos

We stopped by our neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon after hearing that it was possible to get inside through a police escort. All surrounding neighborhoods were back in their homes, but ours was guarded at every entrance. We went to three different entrances and were told we could not enter ... not even to pick up medication. Most people had a good attitude, although they were anxious to get in. And the police were very kind a courteous. You can see the police and military presence in these two photos below.

After being told we could not enter our neighborhood, we drove around neighboring communities and saw just how close the fire came to SO many homes. As you can see in the first picture, the fires burned most of the hills surrounding our neighborhood (this was taken just 3 miles from our home). Bottom picture is a brand new Christian school that they also managed to save despite fire burning close.