We’re hearing from another couple that lost their home to the Hawk Fire, which burned more than 15,000 acres, destroyed 47 homes and damaged 11 others.
Unfortunately, this couple were dropped from their insurance after another wildfire hit close to home.
It was a windy day up at Mohawk Lane, where Ed and Katie Campbell’s home of 33 years lived.
The winds, bring back frightful nightmares for the couple back to the night the Hawk Fire raced down the eastside of Peavine Mountain.
"You see the stuff in the movies, you think that'd be horrible, but to live it, it's even worse than a movie,” Ed Campbell said.
"The flames were right there in the driveway as we were all getting into the car, my son was burned on his face, on his ear, on his nose, on his scalp, trying to get the dog into the car," Katie Campbell said.
Once the family evacuated, they said firefighters were trying to come in as people were trying to leave, creating an even more chaotic experience.
“We were driving through flames to get down the street,” Katie Campbell said. “It was harrowing, it was so terrifying, we thought we were going to die."
The Campbells say the fire came down the mountain so fast, that they didn’t have time to grab everything they wanted, but they are grateful for coming out alive.
“My sons were trying to get us safe,” Katie Campbell said. “If it weren't for our sons and God, I wouldn't have survived, I know I wouldn't have survived.”
The couple is still trying to come to terms that the house, their children mostly grew up in is gone.
"It's been an awesome home for us," Katie Campbell said.
"We definitely love the location, everything about it, and now we have to restart," Ed Campbell said before breaking down in tears.
This is not the couple’s first time seeing a fire get close to home. In 2020, the Poeville Fire burned just a bit more than 3,000 acres on Peavine Mountain, but their home was untouched.
However, they lost something that would help them big time with the aftermath.
"[insurance companies] were canceling people for any reason they could just because of this, the fire danger here,” Katie Campbell said. “Yeah, we don't have it. We didn't have insurance."
The family was dropped by AAA, and now their uninsured home and most of their belongings, sit in ashes.
The couple is working with Red Cross, and went to the resource center to figure out what they can do to hopefully rebuild.
"Navigating what you need to do is not easy when you've been in that situation before," Ed Campbell said.
If you would like to help the Campbells they have a GoFundMe set up or you can reach them through Facebook.
