A GATHERING TO REFLECT AND REMEMBER

CBS News 8 - San Diego, CA News Station - KFMB Channel 8

http://www.cbs8.com/story/36654884/communities-come-together-10-years-after-witch-creek-harris-fires

Yesterday we gathered to Reflect and Remember the Harris Fire.

And the Union Tribune also ran this story yesterday...  [though my computer had some trouble loading it]

Searing lessons: how the 2007 wildfires changed San Diego County

To grasp the power and terror of the 2007 firestorms — a 27-day ordeal that began 10 years ago this weekend— you had to be there.You had to be in Michelle Grimaldo’s car, as flames swept across Honey Springs Road in Jamul, blocking her escape route.“Everywhere you looked,” she said, “there was fire.”You had to be with Tony Mecham, stunned by the number of severe burn victims -- 22 — being airlifted from Cal Fire's Potrero station.You had to be in Michelle Grimaldo’s car, as flames swept across Honey Springs Road in Jamul, blocking her escape route.
“Everywhere you looked,” she said, “there was fire.”
You had to be with Tony Mecham, stunned by the number of severe burn victims -- 22 — being airlifted from Cal Fire's Potrero station.

...MORE: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/wildfire/sd-me-witch-creek-20171010-story.html