FM FAMILY: FIRES HIT CLOSE TO HOME
For those that have seen the news on the wild fires out here around LA, its definitely hitting close to home. They’re saying the air quality has been the worst ever, bad enought to make you cough and hurt your eyes.
Our guitarist and bassist in our band, Dean and Sug Parra, have a house/recording studio called Hilltop Studios up in Anahiem Hills which is in the heart of the fires. We were watching the news when we heard… “theres and intense fire off the Weir Canyon exit off the 91 freeway.. homes are burning in Laureltree ave”… i was thinking “THATS DEAN AND SUGS EXIT AND STREET!”
I called Dean to make sure he was all good but no answer the whole night.
On the news they said over 800 homes had been burned with the whole area evacuated. They also reported that the fires were so large they could be seen from space. I finally got a hold of Dean who said him and his family evacuated. They all had to evacuate and he had a crazy story to share…..
He said that around 12 or 1, they all had to evacuate because they could feel the embers and the heat of the fire on they’re street, and the smoke was intense. He could only grab what he could carry which meant he had to leave all his beautiful recording equipment.
They were finally able to return to his street to find out that houses had burned down on his street….. and when they arrived… thank the LORD… his home was still in tact, but his neighbors house was burned and a few others had burned to ashes.
He had found out that one of his neighbors across the street was an offduty cop and had stayed behind, and another was an old vietnamese man that stayed behind as well. They stayed up all night drenching all they’re neighbors houses with water and putting out small fires starting on trees here and there, virtually saving the rest of the neighborhood. Thats pretty amazing… TRUE HEROES.
We were all praying for Dean and his family, and we pray for everyone else that fell victim to this fire. Its heartbreaking to see that people can loose everything in a flash… especially at a time like this when the economy is ruff with people loosing they’re homes and jobs.
All we can do is have faith and appreciate each day we’re alive.
wow im glad to hear dean and sug are ok.
I wanted to cry when I read those two men stayed behind and kept their neighbors homes as safe as they could. They are truly heroes.
My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this disaster. I hope that you all living around there stay safe and these fires don’t get any worse.
amazing story. i heard the news report that it might be arson, especially since there are a few fires all around southern california.. and many of the houses were ‘for sale’. could be an insurance scam?
that would be sad if so.
OHTY! that is destruction forsureee. Ianne texted me about it yeseterday but i havent seen pictures till now. that’s maad craaazy. and mhmm buigirl! those two guys aree heros. like danng their craaazy for staying back but damn, alla that hella paid. off. gtta give them mad props.
What a crazy story.. I pray for all the families who lost their homes in the fires.
I took this pic from the Long Beach/Seal Beach border. That’s smoke from the Anaheim Hills.
hmm.. it didn’t show.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/RepresentLBC/Wildfire/Smokeywaters.jpg
thank you life for those brave men that stayed behind.
this is crazyyy, i’m glad dean and sug and their families are alright. i just hope that more people are just as lucky.
i was staying at one of my homeys pad in diamond bar, right off the 91 from the 60, we eventually ended up getting evacuated. From there on I left back down to Rowland and Hacienda, and it was kinda trippy, it was snowing!… ashes.. that is.. lol! hard times, but everybody gotta keep their heads up, multi-million dollars homes burned to the ground, recession in our economy, seems like god is trying to pull us all together to work and strive together, to eliminate that invisible pyramid that we all get capped off on in society, remember we are all equal, no matter of our color, race, or income. PEACE FAM WITH 3 FINGA’S IN THE AIR!
man…thank the Lord everything is okay with Dean and Suge’s family and home. that is waaay too close to home. Those pictures are crazy!! I can’t even imagine losing a home to a fire…times are tough ya’ll.
ohh WOW………
thank God that they are ok.
At first I had nooo clue what was happening i found
out that there were fires yesterday after watching
a vid that SCOTT of MovEmedia posted uhhp on youtube
talking about how hella people in Dimond bar had been
evacuated…… then i turned on the tv.. and was shocked…
crazy dooode.
much love to everyone that has been affected so far
and eryone else in the surrounding area.
stayy safeee famm 3^ uhppp<3
tinaa lim
FUNKADELIC T BREEEZYYY
crap i wanna see the pics tho… its blocked from school -__-
and btw mad love to the two guys that stayed behindd
TRUE HEROES<3
amazing story!
those pictures are crazy. glad to hear dean and sug are ok
When I heard bout the brea n yorba linda fires I was like oh crap that’s just a couple miles from where I live.as a precaution I started packing in case it started going towards us. Thank god it didn’t but I feel bad for all the people that lost their homes.mad props for the 2 men that stayed behind helped however they could.if I was in their position I’d probably done the same thing. Good to hear that dean n sug are ok.
yea thats a crazy story.. its refreshing to hear that good people exist everywhere!!!!
those pictures are crazy… i heard snoop dogg had to evacuate too
thnk god dean and sug’s house survived
I didnt start realizing the fires till I saw the news too .. man its crazy cause I’m currently posted in ontario near chino hills so everythings getting real screwed up here.. I felt so inspired by what the offduty cop and elder did for their community.. proves there is and always will be some real good people out there..
Im prayin for everyone to stay safe and for them to try to contain the fires so it dosen’t spread, especially close to la, which is home to most of us =(