As I was traveling home on Labor Day Monday, I inadvertently came across a fire. A wildfire! The grass was burned, yet still smoldering. And then I saw it – a tree actively on fire! And soon afterward, emergency vehicles whizzed by.
I had no idea of the magnitude of the devastation I partially witnessed.
photo courtesy of Carol Miller from texas-fire.com
The Bastrop fire could be seen from Austin.
photo courtesy wildfiretoday.com
The wildfires are all over the state of Texas.
These wildfires are so enormous that they can be seen from space.
At last count, 1,386 homes have been destroyed in Bastrop alone.
People have lost everything. Some were given 15 minutes to grab their belongings and go!
I would grab my kids, photos, computer hard drives, and whatever clothes, diapers and toiletries I could grab.
These disaster victims are currently living in shelters set up at the Bastrop Middle School and Smithville Recreation Center.
Could you donate directly to the American Red Cross of Central Texas?
Will you donate or simply pray for these newly homeless souls?
What possessions would you grab if given only 15 minutes?
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Just amazing. Praying and donating for sure. If I had to grab something before running out the door I’d grab my husband, our two dogs, and run.
Brooke
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I’ve been feeling ringed in by all these fires, so we have a few things on standby in case we get the tough news that we have to leave. Aside from family and dog (& her pet porter), we have hard drives, photo albums, insurance papers and other assorted important documents, toiletries, and clothes all at the ready (or at least easy to access).
I have also read that toiletries and kitchen items are items that are not often donated, so our local 4H is sponsoring a drive.
Praying HARD for some much needed rain and relief! Opening our doors to family & friends that are misplaced.
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I’ve been praying for these families all day since I heard a few days ago! One of my “online” friend’s house was spared even though the rest of her neighborhood was burned down.
I would grab the painting of my son at 1 year over my mantle, my hard drives, and my son’s “Guckie” (duck lovey), if I only had 5 minutes. Our house burned down when I was 12, and we didn’t have time to grab anything…it was a hard time, but almost 20 years later, I can say that I don’t even remember what we lost, and we didn’t lose any people, thank goodness.
were these fires all related or just coincidence that there are many of them in TX? That is just horrible
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