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newfie11

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3. We just had one here 3 miles from my home in the Black Hills

Reply to SoCalDem (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 06:58 AM

Apr 2015

It was started as a prescribed burn on a red flag day ( go figure)!
Ended up burning 6500 acres but the wind was in our favor and kept it inside Custer State Park. No homes burned.

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Shit.. It's "that" time of year here already [View all] SoCalDem Apr 2015 OP

I can't even imagine what that's like! Suich Apr 2015 #1

It's miles from my house, but we have lots of friends who live in that area.. SoCalDem Apr 2015 #5

My mom evacuated once from a huge fire in East San Diego County. R B Garr Apr 2015 #7

e. (inland) Washington state cilla4progress Apr 2015 #2

There was one right near the Philly/Bucks County line BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #4

We just had one here 3 miles from my home in the Black Hills newfie11 Apr 2015 #3

Wow, we woke up smelling this fire smoke even from where we are! R B Garr Apr 2015 #6

Be safe, SoCalDem! Octafish Apr 2015 #8