San Diego on Fire! · 22 October 2007
After a long drawn out evacuation process, I've taken refuge in Los Angeles. The cats just may forgive me for putting them in the car for 5 hours. Fortunately for them, they are blissfully unaware of the massive human evacuation and once they realize that I remembered their food, they should acclimate just fine.
I know it's been somewhat hard to get specific information on mandatory evacuations and homes that have already burned down s for those that have fled the county like I have and still want to keep tabs on what is going on, here are a few of the sites that are easy to access:
- NBC Local News - Full Video coverage of the breaking news in San Diego
- Audio news from KPBS (local public radio)
- CBS has a list of homes that have been destroyed
- Pictures weren't on my mind as I was making my way out, but there is a good collection of one of the larger fires, the Witch Fire from SignOnSanDiego.com
There are also many city, county, and government offices sites that are linked to on the news sites. They seem to be a little bit overwhelmed with bandwidth, but they have been up and down.
Unfortunately, this is slated to be worse than the Cedar Fires four years ago. The Red Cross is already mobilized and it is really amazing to hear all the people calling in to the local radio stations that are in unaffected parts of the county and offering to help out. News stations were reporting that more than 250,000 people had been forced to evacuate their homes, and this was before a huge swath of the highly populated Scripps Ranch area was ordered to pack up and get out.
For those reading from other parts of the world, please keep San Diego and Southern California in your thoughts.
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Chris · 22 October 2007, 19:22
This is so sad, Kim. I hope that everything turns out ok for you. You’re definitely in my thoughts!
Kim · 23 October 2007, 09:09
Thanks Chris. I feel so bad for the people that suffered through the same thing with the Cedar fire in 2003. Many of them are just now recovering their home or welcoming returning neighbors back to the community, and now they’re being evacuated again.
Fortunately my home was spared in 2003, and I’m hoping my family gets lucky again this year.
I heard it is raining quite heavily in your neck of the woods. Hope everything is okay there too.
Nymeth · 23 October 2007, 13:31
Oh wow, I hadn’t heard about these terrible news :( I am glad you are safe, Kim. I will keep Southern California in my thoughts.
Stefanie · 25 October 2007, 08:47
Kim, I’ve been following the news. I grew up in El Cajon (now in Minneapolis, MN) and still have family and friends who live in El Cajon and various places in San Diego. All the best to you and the cats.
Kim · 26 October 2007, 00:58
Thanks Nymeth and Stefanie. All is well for me and the cats. We’re back home safe and sound tonight.
Now to begin the rebuilding process for those in the community who lost their homes.
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