Photo courtesy of RGJ.com
Last night my mom came to California for what is supposed to be a weekend filled with a little R&R. Instead, we received a frantic phone call in the early morning hours from my little sister saying that the mountain behind our house in Reno was on fire, my dad was asleep and she couldn’t get a hold of him, and that she was rushing home.
My mom and I quickly called our friends and family to ensure that my sister and dad had the help they needed should they be evacuated. For those who have asked, we are ok right now and they have not yet been evacuated but thank you for your concern. However, according to the local newspaper, 12 homes have already burned down, one man suffered a heart attack and passed away while trying to evacuate his home, and the high wind warning for the day is not looking good.
For all of my friends and Reno-ites that have already been evacuated, we’re praying for you.
Also, a small word to the wise I’d like to put out there to RGJ: you should remove all paid media from your breaking news posts, photos and video. Watching Pantene Protein commercials before I watch fire ripping through the city or seeing your luxury hotel ads on the bottom of photos of houses being burned down is probably not a good idea. Just sayin’.
So here’s my PSA of the day: make sure you have a plan and home owners/renters insurance. Life is throwing some good curve balls these days.
P.S. I know I said I’d announce the Born to Run giveaway winner today – it’s being pushed to Monday. Thanks for your patience!
Hope your family is safe. Crazy windy here; terrible time for a fire.
Oh no! hope your family stays safe and they put the fire out soon! Scary!
Yikes! I hope everyone is safe….that’s so scary.
Oh goodness, it has been a rough few months for your city 🙁 I hope your family is safe! Thinking of you!
Ugh I had no idea 🙁 that is so scary. Hope all your loved ones stay safe <3 thinking about you guys!
I’m with Kim, seems like Reno has had a rough past couple months first with the plane crash, and now the fire. Hopefully everything is okay with your family and friends there. And yea, insurance is definitely a must in whatever area is required. I guess the best thing is to have insurance and never have to use it. Because if you don’t have it and something happens it can be devastating.
sorry to hear – hope everyone is safe!
Sorry to hear. Hope your family is safe. All well wishes.
Glad everyone is ok – that is so scary.
Glad to hear your family is safe. Keep us updated.
hope all is safe. <3
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Fires are seriously freaking scary. I haven’t been through a major earthquake or tornado, just moderate hurricanes, but fires freak me out the most. The ’07 San Diego fires were scary. We were one of the few towns in the area not to be evacuated. I am not looking forward to the next fire-storm we get (4 years later, it’s probably gonna be next year or the following).