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Oak Glen and Pendleton Eyewitness Photo Spread

By Peg H
Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Update #6: This is a mish-mash of pictures from both the Oak Glen Fire and the Pendleton Fire. This whole spread is MOSTLY in reverse-chronological order starting from Oak Glen on Saturday. However, in this update, there are some shots from the first day of the fire in Oak Glen as well.

A spot fire is drenched by a helicopter water drop during the Oak Glen Fire. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

Water-dropping helicopters joined forces with ground crews and the DC-10 to fight the Oak Glen Fire. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

Deputies marked mailboxes and fence posts at the entrance to homes that had been checked for occupants during the mandatory evacuation of Oak Glen. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

Oak Glen Fire from Mountain Home Village (Photo by Jason Mandly.)

Oak Glen Fire (Photo by Kats.)

Update #5:

Another day fighting the fires brings more photos from eyewitnesses.

A friend\'s home in Yucaipa. Flames within 1/4 mile of the homes. (Photo by Photo taken by La Rue- Posted by Cindy_bo_bindy.)

Update#4

Taken from Whisper Ridge (Photo by Kate Flowers.)

Pendleton Fire from the south.

Includes several photos from the Yucaipa/Pendleton Fire also:

Taken from Bryant near the ranger station (Photo by Cyndi Holman.)

From Bryant and the east side of \"the wash.\" (Photo by Cyndi Holman.)

Oak Glen Fire from Keller Peak. (Photo by Rob H.)

Update#3

another drop following 747 (Photo by Kats.)

747 drop on ridge above us. (Photo by Kats.)

Update #2

Thank you to all who are submitting photos.

Night time shot, Oak Glen Fire (Photo by Kats.)

DC 10 (Photo by Kats.)

More eyewitness photos of the Oak Glen fire from some of our ROTW regulars.

DC10 laying down a line of fire retardant. (Photo by Phyllis R.)

Beauty and the beast. (Photo by Butterflygirl.)

The Oak Glen Fire from Keller Peak. (Photo by Phyllis R.)

The fragile beauty of nature against the beast of a fire that could destroy it. (Photo by Butterflygirl.)

Keller Peak (Photo by Phyllis R.)

Oak Glen, CA - A photo spread of photos that were provided by several people, one who lives in Oak Glen and is having a very close encounter with this fire.