"It won't happen to me. At least, it sure would not be for some time."
That is what you think until that moment comes and you have 30 minutes to decide what you take with you and what you can only pray will be safe from the ravenous hunger of fire, until you can return.
What would you take? Would your first thoughts be for the precious family photos, birth certificates, social security paperwork, and other legal documents?
Would you think to take water?
Would you think to take food?
Clothes? Shoes?
Animals and what they would need?
The fire only started yesterday.
I never saw it coming to threaten me until returning to my home from another town I saw the angry, glowing red against all the darkness consuming the rest of my view. It was too close to look like my home was safe. What about those who lived near me that I loved dearly? How would they fare? Would I get home in time to grab what was most important to me and just leave?
Fortunately, I am safe for now.
The home of some friends, is not.
They had 30 minutes.
This is the fear:
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Prayers for them are not discouraged.
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