could see lava-like fire coming from the Jemez Mountains. We knew right away

that it was a forest fire, but did not know how serious it was. We drove to my

house to ask my dad what was happening in and around the Atomic City. He didn't

know the details of the fire, so we turned on the TV to get some information about

it. Every channel was talking about the "Cerro Grande" fire that had started from a

prescribed burn. The rest of that night we never left the couch.

The television broadcasted that all Los Alamos residents should be prepared to

evacuate the following day. The phone rang and it was my dad's boss from the

laboratory; he called to say that work had been canceled for the rest of the week.

Shortly after that phone call, the news anchor on the TV announced that there

would no work for all Lab employees. We figured that the fire must have been

straight up and their jackets flapping louder than they could talk. We could hear

channels. The news was keeping us well informed of all changes that were taking

A few minutes later, it was confirmed that the fire had reached the outskirts of

was also eating my Dad. He was really quiet and that is not his normal self. My

Some common words found in the essay are:
Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Jemez Mountains, Cerro Grande, , Atomic City, jemez mountains, cerro grande, los alamos, Grande Wildfire,
Approximate Word count = 658
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)