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[RC] [Guest] AERC PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS HEROES IN SO CAL FIRE - Ridecamp ModeratorDorann LaPerch bonnfyrefarms@xxxxxxxxxToday is the first day I have phone service since the fires roared through the town of Moorpark early on the morning of October 26th. I sit here, with everything around my 26 acre Moorpark property scorched. It looks like the moonscape. Yet I sit here with my house, my mothers house and my horse facilities completely unscathed, while my neighbor across the street and my neighbor one property over are without homes. I cannot give complete credit for this to the firefighters, who were indeed awesome, but I have to give a lot of the credit to my very dear friends who went above and beyond in staying here at my ranch before, during and after the fire. These four would spend an entire night with our firehose and garden hoses watering down around my house, my moms house, the barns, the haystacks, my 2000 pound pet steer, my giant pet pig and my llama, as well as "looting" my moms house of what treasures we needed saved. You see the fire department upon arrival felt they were not going to be able to save my moms house. We did not evacuate the 70 horses we have here at the ranch both on previous advice of the fire department and to our very own AERC President Mike Tomlinson who was here at the ranch. Our horses are in a very clear area with nothing that could really burn around them. I did evacuate my personal pets which included my Three Parrots, nine dogs, three cats and a pot bellied pig. I was gone for several hours situating my animals at an office building in Simi Valley. I cannot tell you how scared I was in leaving, but I could not have left my facility in better hands for that time I was gone. Words cannot adequately express how blessed I feel to those who helped. My greatest thanks to those who stayed that entire night: Dr. Mike Tomlinson our President Bryan Gran (AERC member and LD Committee) Dr. Rebecca Florio (AERC member and often Vet at rides) Pam George who WALKED up our canyon around police barricades to get here at midnight and Marc Watson- My love and my hero for getting me back to the farm before the flames hit and helped make the stand when it was needed. Sincere thanks to Dr. Cynthia Binder for taking three of my dogs, and taking my mom to her house for the night. Thank you Debbie Tomlinson and Stacy Gran for leaving your husbands here with me to help. Sue Magnusson, Gregorr Magnusson, Brent and Cheryl Lamb (all AERC MEMBERS) for spending a long Sunday night putting out spot fires and watching for looters. Bryan Gran and Rebecca Florio took photos before and during the fire which can be viewed at: http://community.webshots.com/album/98377382CUjEAA Dorann =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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