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Vegas Bob prevents Forest Fire Morgan Hill RV Resort & Campground

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Industry Observer

Forest Fire

 

As Robert Swetz aka Vegas Bob strolled to his parked car in Thousand Trails RV campground in Morgan Hill California at 12:00 midnight July 31st, he noticed a HUGE cloud of smoke 10 feet from his car.

So VB quickly walked over to his car and there was an old large tree trunk about 6 feet long on the ground, with hot amber about 2 feet long inside the tree.

VB quickly jumped into his car and drove only minutes to the guard gate to alert them.

As the followed VB's car to the tree, it had just started to burn and show flame. The 3 of us drug the tree trunk over to a water spout and proceeded to put out the fire.

 

The RV park was completely full of approx 80 trailers, and 60 tents.

Where the log was smoking and burning was dry bushes and dry pine trees, etc that reach almost 100 feet in heights.

If VB didn't notice this burning tree trunk, it would have very well started a forest fire.

Possibly causing evacuation of campers in trailers, tents, etc, ;o(

The management took photos of the tree and came to the conclusion that some children may have lit a small fire in the middle of the tree trunk as a joke.

That Saturday the management had a special meeting and thanked Vegas Bob for preventing a forest fire ;o)

 

So remember ...

 

Only you can PREVENT FOREST FIRES

 

Only you can prevent forest fires

Posted by

Robert "Vegas Bob" Swetz  

Direct: 408 410 4171

"Have a Wonderful Day"

VIDEOS BY VEGAS BOB

 

Comments (27)

Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

Good morning Bob,

You are becoming a man of many styles of hats.

Good job and probably save somea lot of money.

Make yourself a great day.

Aug 04, 2015 09:23 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Well done VB.  You're a true hero.

Aug 04, 2015 09:49 PM
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Trans State Commercial Realty Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
FLorida Real Estate Connector

Glad you are such a nature lover Robert (Vegas Bob) Swetz and fine photographer.   Out for your midnight stroll aka snapshots...live stills... and you saved treasured land lives!     Well done!

Aug 04, 2015 11:13 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Tammy ... I don't blame you and cigarette butts have to be the number one cause of most fires!

Aug 04, 2015 11:16 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Myrl ... Wow 108 is hot for Sacramento, and with humity, even worse. The is a very distrutive forest fire burning around the Clear Lake area!

Aug 04, 2015 11:19 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Bob ... yes, California fires are very wicked. A man from North Dakota passed away fire fighting in California ;o(

Aug 04, 2015 11:24 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Noah ... thanks for stopping and yes California has been in a drought for 4-5 years now!

So dry and very Scary ;o(

Aug 04, 2015 11:26 PM
Mike McCann Nebraska Land Broker
Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farm & Commercial Land Broker-Auctioneer Serving Nebraska - Kearney, NE
Farm & Commercial Property For Sale 308-627-3700

I thought you looked a little shaggy in some old photos...but when you put the ranger hat on and with the shovel over your shoulder...yes...I see the similarity!!

I am glad you were there and a fire was prevented.

Aug 04, 2015 11:26 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Mike ... That's a good one ;o)

Smokey Realtor

Aug 04, 2015 11:30 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Endre ... thanks my friend and I wonder why nobody else reported it. Many other campers walking by the smoking tree truck and zero calls ;o(

Aug 04, 2015 11:32 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Raymond ... yes, lots of money and headaches ;o)

If the fire had gotten out of control, many RV trailers might have to be moved, with nowhere to go, midnight ... Real problem 

Aug 04, 2015 11:36 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Gabe ... thanks and I wouldn't say hero, but just in the right place at the right time ;o)

Aug 04, 2015 11:38 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Eileen ... thanks my friend and yes AB/VB is a nature lover ;o)

Aug 04, 2015 11:40 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Mike ... and so right, AB/VB had longer hair and beard when he was in Alaska 3 weeks ago. Needed to look the part when in the Last Frontier ;o)

1 week back in California and I cut my hair short and trimmed down the beard!

Aug 04, 2015 11:43 PM
Nicole Doty - Gilbert Real Estate Expert
Zion Realty - Gilbert, AZ
Broker/Owner of Zion Realty ZionRealtyAZ.com

VB to the rescue! Are you sure you want to get in to real estate when you move up to Alaska? Maybe being a forest ranger or firefighter is in your future!

Aug 05, 2015 12:37 AM
Gay E. Rosen
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty - Larchmont, NY
As Real as Real Estate Gets!

A great thanks to you Vegas Bob.. fires start so quickly and spread even quicker...

Aug 05, 2015 01:28 AM
Jayne Esposito
Coldwell Banker - Morgan Hill, CA
SRES, GREEN

Well, VB, I am very happy this is one fire I did NOT here about on the news!  Well done, and if they ever catch those kids, they should take them up to Sacramento to show them what they could have started!

Aug 05, 2015 02:13 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Nicole ... thanks for the stop and AB/VB loves to travel too much to start another career ;o)

Aug 05, 2015 09:17 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Gay ... you are so right and fires are so dangerous ;o)

Aug 05, 2015 09:19 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Jayne ... this wasn't on the news because VB prevented it from hiting the news. If this fire had not been notice and taken off, there would have been total devastation around the rural area of Mogan Hill.

There are wineries and horse everywhere around this RV Park called Thousand Trails ...

Aug 05, 2015 09:25 AM