Fires

I have lived through two major earthquakes (the Sylmar quake and the Loma Prieta quake), as well as innumerable brushes with flooding, horrible weather, having lightning strike just a little too close for comfort twice in my life, driving over my road to my house only to return a short while later to find the road collapsed, etc. Still, I have never lived through terrible fires such as those taking place in Southern California, and I cannot imagine how awful it must be. I did grow up in Los Angeles and saw fires on the ridges all the time when the Santa Anas came through--and of course, Mr. Strega's house was in a hilly area, so he saw brushfires all the time.
I just wanted to express my sympathy towards all those experiencing this terrible disaster. Please consider donating to the Red Cross (www.redcross.org) to help the fire victims.