What a horror story. The Santa Anna winds are blowing from east to west and flaming fire infernos that defy any firefighting. We're 3 hours east but all you see on the news is devastation with over 28 fires burning from San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond, now coming inland. There are helicopters scooping water and large DC 10's doing the same, including a couple from Quebec. Our Mars Water Bomber from Sprout Lake on Vancouver Island arrived tonight and will be fighting by 7 a.m. tomorrow. Over 1 million people have been evacuated from their homes, many freeways are closed, the rest jammed with evacuees, the sparks are spread by the winds for miles starting new fires, the National Guard are here helping in every capacity. We've even seen the flames and coverage on BCTV. This exhausted firefighter shows it all.
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