apple fire

it sent out a signal of destruction that

could be seen for miles

flames flashed along the mountainside

all day while those living nearby could

do little

but just watch the fire now is burning

on the other side of it

doug hammer lives up on bluff street

north of banning

he's watched firefighters push the

flames away from his home

for two days now a fire burnt north of

us for quite some time

and then eventually it worked its way

over here but as the fire started making

its way down maya's canyon

he feared for his neighbor's ranch

across the way

there's a fire truck sitting amongst the

trees over there next to the home

and although we could see several things

burn when the smoke cleared

the home was still standing they must

have their hoses

in a swimming pool or something to draft

water because they're actually sitting

in place

and they've done a good job the home has

been saved

in fact cal fire had engines placed in

every neighborhood

as more than 1300 firefighters stood

guard saving hundreds of homes this

weekend

and the air attack of water and

retardant gave the apple fire the

one-two punch

pushing it further into the san

bernardino national forest

away from the communities below the

firefighters did just a fabulous job

in keeping everything under under

control they were on it right away

one home in cherry valley was destroyed

when the fire first started friday night

but thankfully the home was under

renovation and not

being lived in at the time the american

red cross has set up a shelter over at

beaumont high school for those who are

displaced

because of this fire but despite the

fact that about 7

800 people were supposed to be out of

their homes they've only seen

a few dozen families show up here and

because of everything going on with the

coronavirus

they've been given hotel vouchers to

stay elsewhere folks that are

not taking advantage of it because

they're obviously concerned about covet

19.

we have measures in place for that we

plan for this months ahead

but most sheltering in place inside the

evacuation area

say they simply feel safer at home

especially since they know

they aren't alone joy benedict cbs 2

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