**** Acres burned is up to 410,000. 1300 homes destroyed. $100 million in damages. Containment for each fire ranges from the 28th to the 31st, with full extinguishing scheduled as late as November 5th. No rain in sight. :-(
****UPDATE: Pres. Bush will visit us on Thursday. He has declared a State of Emergency in 7 California counties, including ours.
****UPDATE: Number of evacuees in SD County has climbed to 500,000.
****UPDATE: The total number of acres burned in this county is not as high as I first put. It's more like 250,000.
My second impromptu video blog. This is footage of David and I on our way to bring supplies to the Steele Canyone High School Evacuation Center. We saw a Black Hawk land and take off in the parking lot of an Edwards movie theater.
The total number of evacuees just here in San Diego has climbed to 300,000.
The good news is that some people have been able to return and the National Guard has air dropped over some regions and stopped the fires. The bad news is that more fires are starting randomly. Two of them are coverging right now.
Here are some helpful links.
http://www.sandiego.gov/ohs/reverse911/
http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.sdcdpw.org/
http://sdcountyemergency.com/
If you would like to help, DO NOT go volunteer at a shelter randomly. They
are overwhelmed as it is. You can get information on training and also donate to this area's Red Cross specifically at:
http://www.sdarc.org
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