Exclusive Photos: Fire Trucks Enter Property as Wildfire on the Doorsteps of Reagan Ranch
The late President Ronald Reagan’s ranch near Santa Barbara, California, is under threat of being burned to the ground by the Alisal Fire. The fire started west of the 668-acre property named Rancho del Cielo. Andrew…
The late President Ronald Reagan’s ranch near Santa Barbara, California, is under threat of being burned to the ground by the Alisal Fire.
The fire started west of the 668-acre property named Rancho del Cielo.
Andrew Coffin, Vice President of the Young America’s Foundation and director of the ranch, wrote in an email obtained by The Western Journal that the area has not seen a wildfire since 1955, which means there is a lot of potential fuel to burn.
“All Ranch systems have now been tested and are ready,” Coffin said as they prepared to fight the flames.
In a separate email, former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, now president of the Young America’s Foundation, wrote that the ranch manager, Flemming Bertelsen, “previously worked as a firefighter and has done great work preparing for a moment like this one.”
According to Walker, the flames were just two or three miles from the ranch as of Monday night.
“The staff is getting the fire hoses out and doubled checking the generators and other equipment,” Walker said.
“Andrew’s last report to me was that fire trucks had entered the property to get to the properties on the west side of Reagan Ranch. That is both encouraging and discouraging at the same time.”
