For those interested ~
Here are a few of the many Dozens of web sites that are available. They are provided by the State and Federal Agencies charged with Firefighting - not only in California, but in most of the other states in the West and Southwest.

Most of the sites have extensive *click-links* to other sites in a vast network - you could spend hours reading the information presented.

The "Old Fire" (San Bernardino National Forrest) =
"Old Fire" main page

Forest Service Southwest Region - LINKS in upper right corner to
the major fires...
Region Home - LINKS to Major Cal. Fire Pages

National Interagency Fire Center (Boise, Idaho)
"Fire News Page" has LINKS to the major fires {scroll down} and
recent short updates on progress =
NIFC - Fire News Page

Many of these sites have extensive Photo Libraries with hundreds of
photos of Mum Nature at work...

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Animal Rescues...

MSNBC.com has a nice article on rescuing Horses and other critters...
MSNBC - Animal Rescues

All you Folks on the Left Coast be careful & stay SAFE!

/s/ Phred