Crime & Safety

Talking About the Fire: Jeff Goodin

Jeff Goodin lost power and considered evacuating his home.

Name: Jeff Goodin

Age: 40

Address: 3461 Crestmoor Avenue, San Bruno

Find out what's happening in South San Franciscowith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Where were you when the fire started?

Right before I left my work I heard on the radio there was a car fire.  I came straight home, driving down Highway 101 to South City.  As soon as I turned the bend, I saw the flames.  As we were going up the hill, it almost looked like it was our house.  We could see the flames all the way down the street, and from our backyard it looked like it was five houses down.

Find out what's happening in South San Franciscowith free, real-time updates from Patch.

My neighbor is a retired police officer.  We knew if we saw him leave we had to leave.  We were three-quarters of a mile from the evacuation point.  From the back yard, it looked like the flames were so high.  We kept hearing, "Boom!  Boom!"  You could almost feel the vibration because it was right at the end of this street.  

Who did you call first?

Everything was down; we couldn't get through on our cell phones.  They were telling us to fill our tubs up with water because it might be cut off.  It was like a war zone.  I work for Comcast, so I got a landline hooked up and working.

How were you affected emotionally and materially?

It was pretty scary.  It was something I've never seen in my life before.  It's weird how things appear out of the blue.  Like an earthquake or something, you don't know when it's coming.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.