Last night it was Santa Barbara/Montecito. Tonight it’s the Angeles National Forest just above Sylmar. And that’s getting closer to us. Still far enough away that it’s not a real worry as far as our neighborhood goes, but it’s scary knowing the fires are that close. The winds seem to be blowing really hard in that area and that doesn’t bode well since hot embers are able to spread quite a distance away from the actual fire. For some reason, there is no wind blowing in our area. Thank God for that.

Houses are burning in the neighborhoods in the foothills, neighborhoods that are just like where I live. That must be really frightening for those people. They just showed a large panoramic view of the fire and it is HUGE! It is now burning right up against UCLA Olive View Medical Center, a large hospital facility. Don’t know if they’re evacuating patients yet.

I’m going to get out in my yard and do more trimming of bushes, shrubs, etc. tomorrow. I don’t want to provide additional fuel for any possible fires around here. I’m almost afraid to go to sleep tonight. They’re describing this as a raging fire out of control. It’s going to be a tough night.