Fire Update

Okay, maybe it was hyperbole for me to compare this year's SoCal fires to Hurricane Katrina, so far only one person has died due to the fires and only 200 homes have been lost- be that as it may, it is still dangerous and tragic, so please keep praying. (Incidentally, New Orleans recently received over 8 inches of rain in just a day or so, so many of the neighborhoods that suffered the most during Kartrina are under water again, please keep those folks in your prayers too.)

I've heard from a few of my friends in the LA area who are all okay, but they all know someone who's affected, and of course the smoke makes a place plagued with pollution and allergy problems even worse.

One of those friends shared these links with me for anyone interested:

Here is a link to Tim's weather station here in Sylmar, just in case that's interesting: http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KCASYLMA2

Also, here is a link to the fires currently burning. You can get an exact picture of where each fire is. I've been watching it today:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&om=1&msa=0&msid=117631292961056724014.00043d0e9ca465cefeeed&ll=35.960223,-117.443848&spn=4.827737,8.876953&z=7

I've been listening to KCRW.com, the NPR station in Santa Monica for updates.

Please keep Southern Californians in your thoughts and prayers!