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Barbara and Jack’s great adventure in Detwiler Fire




Jack Darragh sits on the patio of his home in Bear Valley last week, putting new batteries in a radio.Barbara Parker Darragh and her husband, Robert J. “Jack” Darragh, may have been the only civilians in Bear Valley last Thursday morning.
The Detwiler Fire broke out on Sunday, July 16 not far from their home.
“They attempted Sunday night,” said Jack about possibly being evacuated that night.
“We refused,” said Jack. “The fire was on the other side of th...

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