Anza blaze doused by AEC employees and neighbors

The quick action of friends, neighbors and Anza Electric Cooperative employees averted

Bee boxes were damaged during a quick moving fire that ignited in Anza Thursday, July 14. Anza disaster as a sudden blaze threatened Hope Adams’ ranch Thursday, July 14. The fire occurred on the ranch property, located at Mitchell Road and Regal Blue Trail in Anza.

Outlook/Hope Adams photos spots at a moment’s notice.

“Siergo, who is a cousin of AEC employee Yuri Gudino, was headed home on his motorcycle and saw the fire,” said Adams. “He ran to the nearest hoses and hooked them up together and called Yuri, who called me. I was in town here, so I flew back to the house.”

Within minutes, Anza Electric Cooperative crews arrived on scene with their truck specially designed and rigged to fight hot

“They were amazing,” said Adams. “Don and Sandy showed up, then Brian and Donald, and welcomed to the Anza Valley Community Library’s Summer Reading Program activities Saturday, July 8. The community law enforcement officers read to children, listened to the children