I. Fire
A. It got
started
B. It moved
fast
C. Fire burned to the
top of trees.
D. Firefighters
couldn't keep up
E. The fire
spread
II. Danger
A. People had to
leave their houses.
B. Burned 20,000 acres
in about 15 hours.
III. People
A. They took as
many things as they could.
B. Firefighters
wouldn't let them back to their houses.
C. They didn't know if
their house were safe or not.
D. Some
experiences
1. Garage
burned but house didn't
2. Only broken
stones left where the Baptist church once was.
E. 75 people who left
their house spent the night at the local high school.
F. The Red Cross is
ready to help those who have lost their
homes.
IV. The end
A. The power
crews worked fast to fix burned power lines.
B. Firefighters
watched to see if the fire was out.
C. People couldn't go
back to their homes until the fire was out.
D. Wind could start
the fire again.
V. More than three
thousand firefighters from all over California were
called to fight this late season fire.
Late Season
Fire Hits Redding Area