Evacuate!

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HI Folks,

So this is from the front seat of the Ranger..... We are in evacuate mode from a forest fire set by an uncaring camper about 6 miles North of our RV park. We got the evacuate alert on our phones so grabbed what we could and Tito, Margie and I piled into the Ranger and got the hell out of Flagstaff. We are sitting in a parking lot of a restaurant outside Flagstaff. We will likely sleep in the Ranger tonight.... Hope we got the key stuff out of the RV....if the wind shifts...our RV will be a crispy critter. Thank god Tito, Margie and I are safe for now.... Likely not much sleep. Tried to post a pix but things are so crazy now...Stuff just thrown into the Ranger before we got out of Town....

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Phil

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Suck that you have to deal with that. Unfortunately there are plenty of irresponsible campers out there that dont seem to care. Still glad you are out of harms way at the moment and hopefully the camper doesnt burn to a crisp
 

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HI Folks,

So this is from the front seat of the Ranger..... We are in evacuate mode from a forest fire set by an uncaring camper about 6 miles North of our RV park. We got the evacuate alert on our phones so grabbed what we could and Tito, Margie and I piled into the Ranger and got the hell out of Flagstaff. We are sitting in a parking lot of a restaurant outside Flagstaff. We will likely sleep in the Ranger tonight.... Hope we got the key stuff out of the RV....if the wind shifts...our RV will be a crispy critter. Thank god Tito, Margie and I are safe for now.... Likely not much sleep. Tried to post a pix but things are so crazy now...Stuff just thrown into the Ranger before we got out of Town....

Best,
Phil
Hang loose, Phil! It'll be OK, but fire is ruthless. Praying for you three!
 


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HI Folks,

So this is from the front seat of the Ranger..... We are in evacuate mode from a forest fire set by an uncaring camper about 6 miles North of our RV park. We got the evacuate alert on our phones so grabbed what we could and Tito, Margie and I piled into the Ranger and got the hell out of Flagstaff. We are sitting in a parking lot of a restaurant outside Flagstaff. We will likely sleep in the Ranger tonight.... Hope we got the key stuff out of the RV....if the wind shifts...our RV will be a crispy critter. Thank god Tito, Margie and I are safe for now.... Likely not much sleep. Tried to post a pix but things are so crazy now...Stuff just thrown into the Ranger before we got out of Town....

Best,
Phil
Smart move. Those wild land fires are no joke. I was deployed to Southern California in the mid 2000’s for wild land fires in San Diego, Imperial and Riverside Counties. They are incredibly fast fires and incredibly hot. We saw many RV’s like your class A, which got caught up in the path of the shifting fires and could not get turned around. They pulled off on the side of the roads and eventually got overwhelmed in the fast moving fires and had burnt up, right down to the frames. Nothing left of them at all. Terrible destruction. You, Margie and Tito stay safe.
 

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HI Folks,

So this is from the front seat of the Ranger..... We are in evacuate mode from a forest fire set by an uncaring camper about 6 miles North of our RV park. We got the evacuate alert on our phones so grabbed what we could and Tito, Margie and I piled into the Ranger and got the hell out of Flagstaff. We are sitting in a parking lot of a restaurant outside Flagstaff. We will likely sleep in the Ranger tonight.... Hope we got the key stuff out of the RV....if the wind shifts...our RV will be a crispy critter. Thank god Tito, Margie and I are safe for now.... Likely not much sleep. Tried to post a pix but things are so crazy now...Stuff just thrown into the Ranger before we got out of Town....

Best,
Phil
I was just watching that on Youtube here. Be safe things can be replaced.
 

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Phil, I can totally relate as we had to evacuate our house in 2020 due to the local wildfires. They were abundantly cautious, but one of the fires ran 17 miles up a canyon in ONE NIGHT.

Glad everyone is safe and hopefully you will be able to return to your RV intact. It is a very weird feeling having to evacuate your home. I hope I never have to feel that again in my lifetime!
 

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Just glad to know y'all are safe and secure :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

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HI Folks,

So this is from the front seat of the Ranger..... We are in evacuate mode from a forest fire set by an uncaring camper about 6 miles North of our RV park. We got the evacuate alert on our phones so grabbed what we could and Tito, Margie and I piled into the Ranger and got the hell out of Flagstaff. We are sitting in a parking lot of a restaurant outside Flagstaff. We will likely sleep in the Ranger tonight.... Hope we got the key stuff out of the RV....if the wind shifts...our RV will be a crispy critter. Thank god Tito, Margie and I are safe for now.... Likely not much sleep. Tried to post a pix but things are so crazy now...Stuff just thrown into the Ranger before we got out of Town....

Best,
Phil

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Stay safe Phil!
 

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Stay safe. Glad you received advance warning. Kiss your wife and give Tito a hug. Hope all ends well.
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