Fire in Boise - very close to our home.

Last night, my husband and I were looking out our back windows at the gorgeous view we are blessed with and saw about 10 on-lookers across the way. We thought there was a wreck at Surprise Way and E. Amity. However, when we walked outside to get a better view, we saw that a massive fire had erupted in the middle of the field just west of our home. It was at that time that the wind was crazy strong and we saw the fires blow right up the hills to the homes on the rim. Everyone in our neighborhood was watering down their houses and turning on their sprinklers. Lumuli and I began to remove important items from our home into our cars and were successfully evacuated around 8:00 p.m. We left our house not knowing whether it would remain.

The fire went from a few feet many acres in a matter of seconds because of the massive wind and heat we had last evening.

We stayed the night with some good friends and came home this morning to our home still standing. We are thankful for the firemen who successfully saved lives and homes. It could have been so much worse.

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This photo was taken by our nieghbor...literal neighbor. We are just east of him.