South Santa Clara County Fires
Date: Monday June 23, 2008Posted in: Morgan Hill, South Santa Clara County, San Martin, Gilroy, Fires
Couldn’t be bored with the South County summer weather on Saturday! I was helping out in the yard at one of my new listings and, because it was a sweltering 104 degrees, I offered to go get cold drinks for everyone. While driving to the store, the sky started churning.
By the time I made it back to my compatriots, it was raining, thundering and lightning. And still about 95 degrees. Were we really in Morgan Hill?
Unfortunately, the lightning started hundreds of fires all over northern California that afternoon, including two substantial fires in the south Santa Clara County region. I have several clients to whom I’ve sold houses that were threatened by the fires and had to evacuate.
One client, who lives off of Day Road in Gilroy, told me that she and her husband were ready when the sheriff knocked on their door at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, June 22. They had the foresight to come up with a packing list after witnessing the destruction of the Summit fire in May. She said that the packing list left no need for indecision or debate. As she optimistically stated, they got the opportunity to practice a “fire drill”. They consider themselves very fortunate that the fire was contained within 1/2 mile of their home. Now they just need to get the smoke smell aired out of the house. They also feel fortunate to live in an area where all the neighbors were so supportive of each other.
At this point, the fires are mostly contained and thankfully, no structures have burned.
