FIRE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fires all around us for months, and a couple of days ago they got closer to home - real close.

V.W. Resident's first thought was someone had the grill up and running. A quick check across the water clearly showed that, this was the wrong conclusion.

Judging from the smoke "behind" those homes the fire could have been inside our community.

A closer look shows that it was outside on Sable Palm Rd. But even inside we felt its impact. Some streets were closed off by Collier County Sheriff's Department as the helicopter's filled the huge water bag in our waterways.

One neighbor reported that he timed the helicopter's route to and from the fire. They were doing the task in runs of 2.5 minutes. The best time was 2:21 seconds. It took hours but finally the fireman got it under control.