The Leonard Fire started August 19, 2001 at 2:15pm.
It was fully contained August 25, 2001.
It burned 5167 acres.
I marked our home with the red X
510 homes were threatened.
10 were lost.
Droping fire retardant
6 Air Tankers and 6 Helicopters made drops
9 Dozers pushed fire lines
45 Fire Crews and 117 Engines fought the fire
9 Water Tenders hauled water to the firefighters
In all 1364 firefighters were on this fire.
This is the third fire to threaten our home since we built here.
We are used to it now.
We pack up as soon as the fire starts and get ready to leave.
Luckily we haven't had to leave yet.
350 homes were evacuated.
Thank You
FIREFIGHTERS
These signs were everywhere.
