On Aug. 14, Julie and Dennis Reynolds heard through the grapevine that their home, beyond J-L, had been destroyed in the Canyon Creek Complex fire.

The rumor, however, wasn’t true.

“We were very fortunate,” Julie said. “We have neighbors who did lose their home.”

The day of the fire, they had little time to get out.

“We could see it coming up over the hills — it sounded like a jet engine,” she said.

They left their cat, Harry, behind.

“We all joined hands in prayer and just prayed for the home and safety for others,” she said, adding they left at about 1 p.m.

When they returned to the property, they saw the fire had stopped at the paved road in front of their home and at Canyon Creek in the back yard.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said.

They called out to their cat who was hiding in some bushes, safe.