I am surprised that the number is so low. Del Mar (San Diego area) has taken in close to 2,000.

It may be Del Mar could accept more because it's not track season there. So the barns were fairly empty to start with.

I've gotten a very long and detailed email from one of my clients about the needs of displaced animals due to the fires. The information is from a email list that was put together to help animals after Katrina. If anyone is interested, send me your email addy and I'll forward it on to you.

I'm hearing conflicting reports that the fire has reached or is close to reaching the Cleveland National Forest. That wouldn't be good at all.

From OCFA

ACRES BURNED: Approximately 19,200

EVACUATIONS:

* Mandatory evacuations are in place for the canyon areas off Santiago Canyon Road between Silverado Canyon Road and Live Oak Canyon Road, including the Santiago Estates area and Jackson Ranch Road. Areas along Live Oak Canyon Road through the Trabuco Canyon area, including O'Neill Regional Park, to Trabuco Creek Road are also included in this mandatory evacuation.

Mandatory Evacuations for the canyon areas including:

* Harris Grade
* Live Oak Canyon
* Hamilton Truck Trail
* Trabuco Canyon
* Holy Jim Canyon
* Silverado Canyon
* Modjeska Canyon
* Ladd Canyon
* Baker Canyon
* Blackstar Canyon
* Williams Canyon

Silverado, Modjeska and Williams Canyon will evacuate northbound on Santiago Canyon Road. Trabuco Canyon area will evacuate toward the City of Rancho Santa Margarita. Evacuees can go to El Toro High School located at 25255 Toledo Way in the City of Lake Forest or El Modena High School located at 3920 Spring St. in the City of Orange.

* The Orange County Sheriff's Department has ordered a mandatory precautionary evacuation of the Joplin Boys Ranch. Call (714) 935-6660 for information.
* Mandatory evacuation for Santiago Canyon Road and Hangman Tree Road (Thomas Brothers page 832 D6).
* Voluntary evacuations in the foothill areas of Lake Forest including Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills. Evacuees can go to El Toro High School at 25255 Toledo Way in Lake Forest. Immediate threat to 2,000 structures.
* San Clemente High School and the California State Park at San Onofre are NOT evacuation shelters.
* Evacuees needing prescription medications and who are unable to fill them via their physician or pharmacy should call OC Public Information Hotline at (714) 628-7085.
* People trying to locate evacuated family members can regester and search the Red Cross "Safe and Well" list at www.redcross.org or by calling (866) GET-INFO.
* Orange County Red Cross - (714) 481-5300
* How to prepare for an evacuation

STRUCTURES BURNED: Twelve outbuildings were damaged and eight destroyed. Eight residential structures were damaged and six destroyed.

ROAD CLOSURES: Road closures are as follows

* Live Oak Canyon Road is closed from Santiago Canyon Road to the intersection of Plano Trabuco and Robinson Ranch Road.
* Santiago Canyon closed from the 241 to Cooks Corner.
* Northbound Plano Trabuco Road closed at Robinson Ranch Road to prevent entry into Trabuco Canyon.
* Check with Cal Trans for freeway and toll road closures. Check with your local police department for city street closures.

SCHOOL CLOSURES

* If Santiago Canyon Road is closed, Silverado Elementary School will be closed.

ANIMAL EVACUATION INFORMATION

* Los Alamitos Race Track can accept up to 180 horses, but they cannot accept any other type of livestock. Enter the race track at 4961 Katella Avenue in Los Alamitos. Horse owners must bring their own supplies, including food, and will have to care for their own horses. Water is available on site.
* Large animals can also be evacuated to Industry Hills Expo Center at 16200 Temple Avenue in the City of Industry. Call (626) 330-0324.
* For additional large animal evacuation information, please call the Animal Care Hotline at (714) 935-7158.
* Small animals can be taken to El Toro High School or the Orange County Animal Shelter off of The City Drive.
* Evacuees with animal shelter questions are advised to contact the Animal Control hotline at (714) 935-6848.

Don't know if anyone commutes this far or not but...

I think Chris will NOT go to SONGS today.

Southbound 5 has reopened. Northbound is still closed.

It's definitely moved south. To the right of where those pictures I posted is now black with smoke. Our office is fine but the air quality is terrible, there are maybe 10 cars in the lot and I am trying to get permission to go home.

I'm really hoping the large plume of smoke I saw from my area is from Pendelton.

I stayed home today. The sky here in LB is a nasty shade of orange-pink, I imagine the air in GG is worse. I don't want bronchitis.