It's getting hot in OKC. Hoffman Bikes OK. By Steve Swope

Jan 02, 2006

Written by Bart de Jong

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Just wanted to say thanks for all the calls and emails and to let everyone know that the entire HB crew is fine and we aren’t in any immediate danger from the fires. The closest any have come was about 5 miles from Mat Hoffman's house last night. The good news was the winds were taking the fires away his area. I called him around 8 last night and he told me he and the kids were roasting marshmallows and making smores.

For the most part, Oklahoma is a very rural state and that’s where the fires are mostly taking place. The rural areas have lots of brush, trees, tall grass, dead leaves and other fuel for the fires. These areas also have limited resources to fight fires.

All of the HB crew live in the OKC metro area where there is much less natural fuel and a large fire departments. So unless you see Edmond (Mat, Page, Mark Owen, other friends and family) or downtown Oklahoma City (Steve & Katie, April, HB Building) on fire you don’t need to worry.

Thanks and if you have any rain in your area let me know. I’ll give you our fed ex number so you can overnight it to Oklahoma.

Steve Swope