On June 16, Stacey Cochran and his family had to leave their home because of the Bighorn Fire, but this week, they finally got the chance to return.
AND HIS FAMILY HAD TO LEAVETHEIR HOME BECAUSE OF THEBIGHORN FIRE LEAVING (THISSIGN POSTED ON THEIR DOOR2:13-2:26 - "I HAD PREPPED OURHOUSE FOR A SOLID WEEK.
MOVINGALL FURNITURE TO THE INTERIOROF THE HOME, MOVING ALLDRAPERIES AWAY FROM WINDOWS,WORKING VERY HARD OUTSIDE TOFIREWISE LANDSCAPE OUTSIDE ASMUCH AS POSSIBLE." FOR MORETHAN THREE WEEKS COCHRAN, HISFAMILY, AND THE DOZENS OFOTHER WHO CALL SUMMERHAVENHOME WATCHED, WAITED AND HOPEDTHEIR HOMES AND BUSINESS WOULDBE UNTOUCHED BY THE FIRE3:50-3:59 - "I RECOGNIZE ICAN'T STOP A WILDFIRE, THIS ISSOMETHING THAT'S BEYOND MYCONTROL AND SO I HAVE TO LEAVEIT TO THE EXPERTS, TO THEOFFICIALS TO DO WHAT THEY HAVETO DO." COCHRAN SAID HISCONCERN AND WORRY WERE SO BIGHE DECIDED THE BEST THING TODO WAS GET OUT OF SOUTHERNARIZONA FOR A FEW DAYS6:00-6:08 - "I MADE THEDECISION AFTER ABOUT 4 OR 5DAYS THAT I WANTED TO TAKETHEM ON A ROAD TRIP AND JUSTTAKE THEM OUT OF SOUTHERNARIZONA." ON TUESDAY OF THISWEEK HE GOT THE NEWS HE'D BEENWAITING FOR - HE COULD FINALLYRETURN HOME NAT 7:07-7:12 -"THERE'S A SENSE OFTOGETHERNESS, OR COMMUNITY."THE PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT ESCORTED PERMANENTRESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERSUP THE MOUNTAIN LEADING THEWAY BACK TO SUMMERHAVEN ANDNOW THAT COCHRAN AND HISFAMILY ARE BACK HOME HE SAIDHE'S FOCUSING ON GETTINGTHINFS BACK TO NORMAL10:00-10:09 - "PUTTING THEFURNITURE BACK IN PLACE,PUTTING DRAPERIES BACK UP,FURNITURE OUTSIDE OUT ON THEPORCH, CLEANING, QUITEFRANKLY." IN THE BACK OF HISNDENJOY IT.
I'M GOING TO ENJOYE FACT MY CABIN, HOME ISSTILL HERE." LL TAG - P-C-S-DCORE MOMENT, O
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