In late June, 2015, we experienced a wild fire on the North Fork of the John Day River very near to our home in Wrightman Canyon. We had a ringside seat of the event from the first hour the dry lightning storm hammered our region of Grant County, Oregon. This is a testimonial about the nature of this fire, and consequently about our disapproval of some people who (for political gain) have used the hellacious Canyon Creek Complex fire as a wedge to turn local residents against the US Forest Service.