The text read, “Embers jumping over fire breaks–the mountain is on fire.” I live in the Carolinas, and the water for my community and many surrounding areas comes from a natural source that springs from deep in the mountains into a private, monitored reservoir within our secured watershed. Then, the water is released to the plant, where it is treated and piped to the community as safe, fresh drinking water. So, when the text on my phone read, “Burned – Embers jumping over fire breaks — the mountain is on fire,” that was not the news I was expecting from […]