I've been very impressed with the abilities of the firemen (and women)... There's been relatively low loss of structures in Santa Clarita... I think the local tally is 25 homes- most over in Canyon Country last night. There were a lot MORE homes at risk this morning & all were protected. The Stevenson Ranch fire DEFINITELY popped up in a hurry today... we were all sent home from work early. The worst thing was not having access to information & not knowing what was going on. The rumor-mill was in high gear today. Almost left work at lunch when I heard the evacuation was getting closer to my house... was worried that I might not be able to get home. But, I can see the Incident Command Center on the other side of the canyon from me, so figured as long as they're still there, I'd be ok. My neighbors on both sides were home as well, so figured they'd let me know of impending doom.
Can't tell ya how many offers I had today to drive the Cobra to safety.
