San Diego Wildfires Threaten Chula Vista and Del Mar: More Links To Resources

Posted on 23 October 2007

From the hills of Malibu to the Border of Mexico, California is on fire. More than 500, 000 people have been evacuated as of 9am this morning - just to put it in perspective, that’s more people than were displaced in hurricane Katrina. Try to wrap your noodle around that. More than 1200 homes have been destroyed, Qualcomm stadium is packed with people with no where to go, and the hotels have been completely booked for 48 hours everywhere in California. Firefighters need the Santa Ana winds to die down to even begin to start containing the blaze. Julie and I have been extraordinarily lucky - all we have to complain about is that our kitchen smells like a Texas Rib cookoff.

Here are more helpful Links for people who have started evacuating the areas of Chula Vista, Del Mar, Salona Beach and Encinitas:

10News.com - Links to dozens of updates, maps of fires broken down into “burnt and active” hotspots. Resources for people with animals, opporunities to volunteer etc.

• Find An Evacuation Center
• Animal Evacuation Information
• San Diego School Closings
• Live Video Coverage Over the Web

SignOnSanDiego.com - Updated Maps of The Fires and Evacuation Lines, as well as a whole host of links to Volunteering Opportunities and Other Information.

Sign On San Diego - Fire Help Blog