Gayla Reed, who lives out in the area around Bishop Estates that was besieged by fires Sunday afternoon until later in the week, shared about her experience and spoke about her disappointment in the response.
Homeowners allege that the landfill fire was not controlled and was allowed to spread to their neighborhoods during critical fire danger. “We feel like they let the fire burn for over 24 hours and didn’t really try to put it out,” she said tearfully after the press conference held by Mayor Cole Stanley on Friday evening.
Although they did not lose their home, several others did and are looking for a place to live. She said her husband’s tools and a building he had worked on for a long time was destroyed, and it held family heirlooms…