It will be a hot time in the old town tonight....

Fire, Fire, Fire....around 5:30AM we received a phone call letting us know that people in our area were starting to load up their cars to evacuate due to a wild fire that was quickly spreading west. We loaded up the car with our pictures, computer, documents, etc. and headed to Orange County for refuge. 4 hours later we made it to Orange County. The traffic was like a scene out of Independence Day where everyone is fleeing the city.


As of now, we think our house is safe. However, the fire has burned 145,000 acres and is 0% contained as of 7:30PM this evening. What is making this fire so difficult to control are the Santa Ana winds that are gusting up to 90 miles an hour and making fire fighting from the air nearly impossible. The below map shows the the fire area (red) and evacuation area (pink) and where our house is (Click on Image Below to enlarge).



If you want to see this map live, go to: http://media.signonsandiego.com/fires/
Also, if you want up to date news, go to: www.signonsandiego.com

Alicia does not have her Cell Phone, so if you need to reach us call Mark's Phone.

We'll keep you posted as we know more.