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The McWaids watched in horror as flames jumped up the canyon and into their backyard, without warning.

All of a sudden, the blaze “was in this canyon by the house in the backyard.”

But the hilltops and open canyons also have provided spaces to unleash unbridled joy from new romance, exciting career turns and those same family members’ health and recovery.

The blaze “was in this canyon by the house in the backyard.”

County’s Office of Emergency Management, urged residents to be ready to evacuate “at a moment’s notice,” especially those living in the canyon, mountain or foothill communities.