A Perfect Firestorm

[lagilman]

There is an emergency Fire Evac listing at http://www.conrunner.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page for folk in fandom. Anyone know of any others?

If you're in the SoCal area, or have news of someone who is safe-in-situ or safe-after-evac, let us know! (feel free to post here, as well. I'd appreciate it!)

Stay safe! And pray for low winds and gentle rains...

EtA: from a friend closer to the action: "daily kos diarists are hosting a series of live blogs to keep local folks and the wider blogosphere informed about what is happening real-time, piecing together news sources, reports from people who are or have evacuated, road conditions and google map routes - google is updating evacuation routes on the fly, may the good Gods bless them, and there's thousands at Qualcomm stadium - where the San Diego Chargers play."

There is apparently a great need for supply donations, not only for evacuees but the animals who are being moved as well. Cats, dogs, horses...

Comments

[elaine-brennan.livejournal.com]

There's a Yahoo group as well -- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdfans2007fires/ .

[strigine.livejournal.com]

I'm safe-in-situ, being closer to the coast.

[lagilman]

Keep an eye on the air quality and the evac updates, tho!

[postcardart.livejournal.com]

The sff.discuss.emergency newsgroup is up, with people checking in there. Just keeping in touch stuff and comparing notes, so far as I know.

[otterdance.livejournal.com]

Lots of smoke over Redlands, but no worries yet. But Arrowhead is only 15 miles away.

[lagilman]

Thanks -- you were one of the folk I was trying not to panic over just yet... (Ray F. has apparently been evacuated already, with his kids).

[otterdance.livejournal.com]

We're pretty well defended by geography. We live neither in the mountains and canyons, or on the coast. Down here in the sheltered flats, we just watch everything else burn. It would be really unusual for the fires to come here, but this is an unusual year, so we're keeping our ears open. The air quality is awful, though. Lots of smoke rising on the San Bernardino mountains. Have you heard from equesgal?

[lagilman]

Have you heard from equesgal?

Not yet, but she's got her evac plan well in-hand, as a rule, and she's wary of fires. Hoping she's on the move, with felines, and just can't check in yet.

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

Apparently Del Mar has all 1800 stalls full with evacuated horses.
All MG staff is safe, at last report.