Luckies4me......no, the fires are not near Whittier. If you go into Yahoo maps and type in Whittier - and then click east to the 210 and 15 freeways, where they intersect........that is where the fires are now.

I am in the heart of Los Angeles - and now there is no sunlight, only grey.

They are advising us to stay indoors and keep animals in as well.

I just heard that they are seeing a lot of wildlife now, bobcats, etc. and they are singed. And as they come down into the foothills from the mountain areas that are burning, it could become even more dangerous for firefighters and others.

We have the Santa Ana winds each year at this time and that is why it is so unusually hot. They expect these winds to continue through Sunday. This is not good.