The annual Independence Day celebration at the Scottsbluff headquarters came close to being a catastrophe this year as an errant rocket went into the 8 foot high juniper hedge between the house and the detached garage. Within seconds we had a full-blown forest fire. Quick action had 2 garden hoses trained on the fire and wetting the buildings down. In 3 minutes the blaze was just under control as the fire department arrived to finish extinguishing the embers and assuring that there were no hot spots left in the 30 year accumulation of pine needles that were under the shrubs. The department was very prompt as they were assisting with traffic nearby as the public fire works show had just finished just 4 blocks from us.
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