Urgent prayers needed for Kelly & family UPDATE 4:30PM

[Cinder & Smoke]

We can see the flames from our place and
we're watching the planes and helicopters dropping water on the fire.

There are a ton of fire engines, police cars and fire/police persons around.

Kelly *IS* kind 'close' to the Sesnon Fire ... like less than 2 miles west of the
latest fire map perimeter! That's CLOSE!

Here's the latest Cal Fire map of the Sesnon Fire >>>
http://www.fire.ca.gov/downloads/inc...ire_101408.pdf

Kelly's Folks live in a newer development that's not fully shown on this map;
her house is about a mile north of the Route 118 marker on the upper portion of the map -
and about 1-2 miles west of the Sesnon Fire perimeter!

Here's the Cal Fire Incident summary page >>>
http://www.fire.ca.gov/index_incidents_sesnon.php
* Total Personnel working the Sesnon Fire = 2, 338
* 243 Firefighting Engines (Fire Trucks)
* 9 Wildfire Crews (10-20 person teams cutting fire lines by HAND)
* 2 Watertenders(2-3000 gallon water haulers)
* 18 Dozers (Modified Fire Dozers to cut fire lines off-road)
* 4 Helicopters (for recon and making aerial water drops on the fire)

** COST to fight Sesnon Fire for 2 days (so far) = $2.5 MILLION !!

Let's all Pray for a quiet, wind-free night, and a low-wind day tomorrow!

[NoahsMommy]

Evacuations:
Evacuations for Residents in: North of Bell Canyon, Box Canyon, Bell Canyon, Woolsey Canyon, Lake Manor, Dayton Canyon, Browns Canyon, Twin Lakes area, West of Valley Circle, and Tapo Canyon in Simi Valley. <--- We are between Tapo Canyon and Yosemite freeway exits! We get off at Tapo Canyon to come home...

An evacuation center has been established at the Shepherd of the Hill in Porter Ranch.

Road Closures: 118 Fwy from Resida to Sterns; and Lilac Lane/ Box Canyon Road / Valley Circle from Plummer to Ingomar / Tapo Canyon Road. <-- The 118 Freeway is right next to where we live. Sterns is right after Tapo Canyon Road, going east, and after Yosemite, going west. The 118 was closed all yesturday, but I didn't know it was closed again. Hmm. I figured Tapo Canyon Rd would be closed as that road not only comes to our area, but going straight, ends up in the mountains BEHIND us. The fire is currently in hills/mountains to the EAST of us.

Thanks for this update, Phred. That link to the map says its from 7:00 this morning (07:00), so that fire is MUCH closer. At 10:30 a.m. the fire burnt that entire mountain between Simi Valley and Topanga/Chatsworth, increasing the total acres burnt to over 13,000. The fire is now on the hill directly behind our development - I think 2 miles or less is very accurate.

The only bad news currently is that the wind is blowing! I can hear it and all our doors/windows are closed and locked (double paned). I hope they die down ASAP!! Weatherbug say they're at 13 mph, but the wind and temp gauge isn't up here on the hills with us, its down in the middle of town at some school. I'd say the winds outside now look and sound about 30 to 40 mph!

Wow! We sure know friends in high places, you got GREAT info!!!

(((((((((((((Phred))))))))))))) Thank you so much. This is very helpful.

OK, now I'm off to bed. Love you!!!

[Laura's Babies]

This is so scarey! I hope everyone is safe this morning!! Prayers still flowing!