1) The author recalls their frightening experience evacuating from the Harris Fire in October 2007 when they lived in Eastlake, Chula Vista. 2) They were at home with their brother when they got a call from their mother telling them to pack up and evacuate due to mandatory evacuations in their neighborhood. 3) That night, staying at their aunt's house further inland, the author was scared about the possibility of losing their home as they watched coverage of the growing fire on TV with their family.