 Sunday Night Start of Fire |
 Sunday First Notice from the yard |
 From Toll Road |
 From Toll Road |
 Portola Parkway above Portola Springs |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 From Sand Canyon looking NW above Irvine |
 Progress by Monday afternoon |
 View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
 DSC_8961tn_.JPGView From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
 View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
 View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
 View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
 View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
 foot Hill Ranch Sign at Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Monday afternoon - Fire circles Foothill Ranch |
 Fire behind Foothill Ranch from shopping Center |
 Fire behind Foothill Ranch from shopping Center |
 Fire behind Foothill Ranch from shopping Center |
 Crews on Portola Pkwy |
 Fire behind Foothill Ranch from shopping Center |
 View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
 View From Glenn Ranch Rd of fire behind Foothill Ranch |
 View From Saddleback Ranch Rd -Our house is the 4th from the right |
 Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Fire coming towards us Monday Eve Glenn Ranch Rd |
 Monday night before the stand off |
 The line of advance Monday evening |
 View from our front yard as fire approaches houses up the street |
 Tuesday 6AM fire behind houses up the block |
 Tuesday 6AM |
 Tuesday 6:30AM fire behind houses up the block |
 Tuesday 6:30AM fire behind houses up the block |
 Tuesday 7:00AM fire behind houses up the block |
 Tuesday 7:00AM fire behind houses up the block |
 Tuesday 7:00AM fire behind houses up the block |
 Tuesday 7:00AM fire behind houses up the block |
 Fire Crews waiting |
 Fire behind one of the houses |
 2 minutes later -dies down as fuel is consumed |
 Smoky Sunrise |
 Smoky Sunrise |
 Neighbor delivering food to crews |
 Fire crews ready and waiting |
 Fire crews ready and waiting |
 Truck four houses up the street |
 Truck four houses up the street |
 Fire comes around the bend behind the house |
 "Where is it?" |
 Getting closer - fortunately our slope is pretty clear |
 Getting closer |
 Neighbors waiting too |
 Getting closer |
 Getting closer - flares up |
 Getting closer - flares up |
 Getting closer - flares up |
 Mel watering down the patio cover |
 I'm Watering the slope and waiting |
 Watering the slope and waiting |
 Watering the slope and waiting |
 Mel and OC Register reporter |
 Starting to burn down in the Whiting Ranch canyon |
 We get our own truck |
 Water for the Laguna Crew |
 Burning across the bottom of our slope |
 Small fire in the cleared area |
 Small fire in the cleared area |
 Burning across the bottom of our slope |
 Looking towards Saddleback Ranch Rd |
 Burning across the bottom of our slope |
 Burning across the bottom of our slope |
 Laguna Captain watching and on phone with HQ |
 Burning across the bottom of our slope |
 Burning across the bottom of our slope |
 Back of our yard - Slope prettty clear |
 Dousing small fires |
 With Laguna Fire Crew |
 Our Tuesday morning skermish |
 How the fire came around behind our house |