Fire Season
What happened next is story-worthy. Making a long story short, the fire-fighting crew recognized they’d have to bulldoze the sacred ground of the Chumash tribe (they considered Mt. Pinos to be the center of the world) and called in the elders to get their consent. After having a counsel of their own, the elders granted their consent for the fire fighters to do what’s required to save the mountain community and performed a ceremony to bless the effort. Within hours the clouds came and started raining, and the Day Fire was contained shortly after. They didn’t have to bulldoze our mountains after all. I always get chills when I tell this story!