For some of us in California, this fire is way too close to home. According to the LA times, as of right now, 35,662 acres have burned in three fires, 894 homes and structures have been destroyed, and 38 firefighters and civilians have been injured.
Above, a firefighter and photographer jump back as a home explodes into flames during a wind driven brush fire in northern Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Some homes burn, while neighboring homes are spared during a wildfire in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly had 600-800 homes, lie in ruins after burning in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. The fire began last night and was fueled to more than 2,600 acres by strong erratic winds in excess of 70 miles per hour which kept firefighting aircraft grounded in the morning. (David McNew/Getty Images)
A firefighter looks on as most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park burn in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
Los Angeles firefighters advance a hose line as they fight a wildfire, Saturday Nov. 15, 2008 in northern Los Angeles. The blaze started Friday night and has burned more than 2,600 acres, prompting mandatory evacuations. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
Residents watch as fire comes close to their homes on November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
Smoke from a wildfire in Montecito, Calif., settles in Santa Barbara, Friday Nov. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
A firefighting helicopter dips into a water reservoir as to pick up a load of water during wildfire fighting operation in Montecito, Calif., near Santa Barbara, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
An airplane drops flame retardant as fire burns in Diamond Bar, California November 16, 2008. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
A firefighting helicopter flies through a smoke-filled sky over the Pacific Ocean at sunset as firefighters try to gain control of the Tea Fire on November 14, 2008 in Montecito, California. Thirteen people were injured and more than 100 homes destroyed in the first few hours as evening Sundowner Winds reached 70 mph, pushing the wildfire into multi-million dollar ocean-view homes last night. (David McNew/Getty Images)
A California Department of Forestry air tanker flies over dozens of homes destroyed by a wildfire which swept through Montecito, Calif., near Santa Barbara Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Large flames are blown from a burning home by strong winds as most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park lie in ruins after burning in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
A truck in the driveway and two cars in the garage go up in flames as a wildfire burns homes in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Avery)
A melted rim from a burned vehicle is seen as firefighters work to contain a wildfire fuelled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 15, 2008. (REUTERS/Phil McCarten)
Homes burn during a wildfire in Yorba Linda, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Firefighters are covered with red Phos-Check fire retardant dropped by a firefighting airtanker on the house they are protecting as wildfire closes in on November 15, 2008 in Yorba Linda, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
Flames cross over a ridge occupied by high-voltage power lines near Mountain Drive and Coyote Road in Montecito, Calif. on Thursday evening, Nov. 13, 2008. A brush fire destroyed homes Thursday in the tony enclave of Montecito, forcing evacuations as gusting winds pushed the blaze further into the community that has long been a hideaway for the rich and famous. (AP Photo/The News-Press, Michael Moriatis)
A huge multi-million dollar home goes up in flames as a raging wildfire swept through Montecito, Calif., outside Santa Barbara, late Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. (AP Photo.Mike Meadows)
A Coroner's Office investigator searches the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire fueled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008. (REUTERS/Phil McCarten)
Firefighters keep a close eye on a wildfire as it approaches Carbon Canyon road near Brea, California November 16, 2008. (REUTERS/Mike Blake
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