At the end of an already very hard day, the farm was struck with even more tragedy when all hell broke loose. Eric was just trimming a Bonzi tree when he smelled it, fire coming from the west side of the property. With his wife, son, and 2 employees still on the property, Eric knew there was no time to waste. In a moment of complete chaos, Eric, his family, his employees, and complete strangers joined forces to battle the fire and save the farm!

Eric shares his insight on:

• Deciding what the right moves are in a moment of chaos
• The timeline of how everyone reacted to the Apple Fire
• Eric was forced to leave in order to find more water
• Getting the horses out was a fiasco in itself
• Knowing when it's time to call it because there is nothing you can do
• This fire could have been catastrophic if it had moved another direction
• There was almost no time to get the animals out
• In a community, everyone plays their part during a crisis
• Reporters showed up at the wrong time
• Deciding what was actually important enough to save
• It takes a lot of communication to orchestrate a fire fight
• Everybody did exactly what they were supposed to do at the right time
• Experiences like this take a massive emotional toll

Links to resources:

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