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LA Times Photographer, Karen Tapia-Anderson, captured a Stonehenge like image of 12 firefighters surrounded by flames atop of hill in the Santiago Firein Lake Forest. The Orange County firefighters were forced to take cover inside their silver coated emergency shelters. LA Observed wonders if this next year’s Pulitzer photo.
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Smoke Plumes of San Diego Fires visible from NASA’s satellites, red areas show fire activity.
These latest images, captured by NASA satellites on the afternoon of October 22, show the thick, billowing smoke coming off the numerous large fires and spreading over the Pacific Ocean. Fire activity is outlined in red.
With over 640 square miles and [...]

While some people were allowed to go back to their homes, others received evacuation orders this afternoon.
San Diego Wildfire Updates
As of midnight Wednesday morning, courtesy of CAL FIRE.

Harris Fire at Harris Ranch Road & Hwy 94 has burned 72,000 acres and is 10 percent contained.
Rice Fire has burned 7,500 acres in Rice Canyon in [...]

On Monday 250,000 people in San Diego County were told to evacuate their homes, the number has since increased to 500,000 people. The whole county is at a stand still seeking information on radio, television and the Internet to see if they will be next to get a reverse 911 call, or to see how [...]

If you would like to do something to help, think about volunteering or donating. Qualcomm has said they are closed for donations for the day. Q is overloaded with real evacuees that have been forced to leave their homes. it would help the people who are operating evacuation facilities to find an alternative site, as [...]

Good news for residents of Rolling Hills and surrounding communities of East Chula Vista as the Harris Wildfire has been adverted, according to a news release posted just 30 minutes ago on the official City of Chula Vista City website.
“Water drops by helicopters, backfires and a shift in wind direction have markedly improved the fire [...]

Kudos to KPBS for getting us information about the wild fires across several mediums:

KPBS Website
KPBS on Twitter (Text Messages and Web)
KPBS Live Internet Radio Stream
FM Radio 89.5 (KPBS Radio is off the air due to the fire on Mt. Miguel.)
Google Maps

San Diego County Fires - KPBS Updates on Google Maps

Find out what the symbols mean [...]

SOURCE: NASA - New NASA Satellite Images Show Fires’ Rapid Growth
Wildfires have been picking up speed since Sunday morning from Santa Barbara to San Diego. NASA’s satellite’s have been capturing the scene from the sky and the picture below is worth a thousands words.

San Diego Wildfire “Harris” Approaches East Chula Vista / Photo by Victor Santana
Just in case you didn’t notice our reddish / orange sunset today. The Harris fire has really started pushing west and have reached East Chula Vista. Some residents in Eastlake, Rolling Hills and surrounding areas have been evacuated, while others evacuate at will. [...]

With wildfires burning up San Diego county, and over 250,000 evacuated we thought we would provide a list of links to help information and resources.
Evacuation Center
If you’re asked to evacuate, Qualcomm Stadium has been established as the primary evacuation center for City of San Diego residents.
Emergency Information
By Phone

Receive fire evacuation updates via text message and [...]