House didn't burn down

Unbelievable. Kristan and Jen walked out of the house this afternoon to leave for Dialysis, and the landscaping on the West side of our driveway was fully involved in a fire, 20 feet high. Jen jumped in her car and moved it, to avoid having it explode. Then she grabbed a garden hose, and with the help of a passing good Samaritan and our neighbor, doused it until it was completely out, then Jen's husband got here, and he doused it again, since the wind was quickly drying it out. The fire department showed up just in time to do nothing. The paint on the side of her car is all bubbled up, and the interior has little char marks all over, since the window was rolled down and sparks were blowing into it. The 10 foot dwarf Mugo Pine is only half burned to a crisp, thanks to a strong southwest wind, but probably dead anyway. The best news is, the house is untouched. It would've been on fire too, if the wind were blowing the other direction. Dumb luck that everyone is OK and we had just a little landscaping damage. I think Jen will be MUCH more aware of what she does with her cigarette ash from now on.