Gena Bettin

“I feel better at least seeing what it’s doing than sitting there wondering, waiting for an alert to go off.”

Gena Bettin · said 2026-08-06 · reported 2026-08-06

Bettin expressed that she preferred observing the fire's behavior firsthand rather than waiting for an evacuation alert.

“the wrong wind, an ember carries, something happens and it can go up all over the place,”

Gena Bettin · said 2026-08-06 · reported 2026-08-06

Bettin drove to a lookout point along Highway 291 to assess the size and movement of the fire as she prepared to evacuate.