Larry and Beth Foster grabbed as much as they could from their home in Greenville, California, earlier this month. They had already dropped off the horses and chickens at a temporary location before returning home to salvage more.
Usually, when they heard about evacuations, there would be some notice. They suspected an order might come soon, but regardless, they already had two truckloads of clothes and documents loaded and stored safely. They believed they had time to gather more.
But then they looked out their window and up the mountain that shadowed their home.
"You could see the flames coming down the mountain," Beth Foster said.