Fire, Wild Fire, Witch Fire And Fire Storms!

All of a sudden there seems to be a lot of fires raging around in America and Google trends. Fires in
San Diego, wildfires in California, Rice fire, fallbrook fire, etc. etc. Are arsonists at work or are they just plain accidents or is nature having fun with us humans?!! Here is the latest news stories and more on all the fires that is raging across America. Will be updated on an hourly basis.

• Wildfires seen as eclipsing the Ceder fire of 2003 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

  9:22 a.m. Oct. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE): The fires ravaging San Diego County are expected to get much worse before they get better. Over the next two days, city and county officials expect the fires will eclipse the damage caused by the 2003 Cedar fire, the worst wildfire on record in California. 14 hours ago

• U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage to Southern California Fire Evacuees (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

  LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22, 2007 -- U-Haul Companies of San Diego and San Fernando Valley have joined together to offer 30 days of free storage to Southern California families who need to move their belongings away from the growing fire. 13 hours ago

• Alerts relating to the fire: Parts of Del Mar advised to evacuate (North County Times)

  DEL MAR ---- Advisory evacuations have been ordered for several Del Mar neighborhoods, including the east side of Crest Road, Oribia Road, San Dieguito Road, Avenida Primavera and Serpentine Drive. 4 hours ago

• Wildfire Update: Fire Breaks Out in Fallbrook (News 8 San Diego)

  A fire reported in Fallbrook Monday became the sixth to plague San Diego County as firefighters scrambled personnel and resources. 17 hours ago

• Fallbrook gearing up for overnight fight with fire (North County Times)

  Staff reports Firefighters in Fallbrook are gearing up to battle a resurgence of flames in the Rice Canyon fire, which began as a small fire on Fallbrook's outskirts, but is moving quickly toward the historic town. All 40,000 residents of Fallbrook have been ordered to evacuate the area. The fire has eaten up about 750 acres and is spreading. It is moving toward Fallbrook on Reche Road, ... 6 hours ago

• Fallbrook gearing up for overnight fight with fire (North County Times)

  Staff reports Firefighters in Fallbrook are gearing up to battle a resurgence of flames in the Rice Canyon fire, which began as a small fire on Fallbrook's outskirts, but is moving quickly toward the historic town. All 40,000 residents of Fallbrook have been ordered to evacuate the area. The fire has eaten up about 750 acres and is spreading. It is moving toward Fallbrook on Reche Road, ... 6 hours ago

• Fire crews determined to make stand in Fallbrook (North County Times)

  A fire jumped Interstate 15 and stormed into Fallbrook late Monday night, weaving a path of destruction through a wide swath of the unincorporated community as it surged west and sent residents fleeing to the coast. 11 minutes ago

• Fire still spreading as home toll rises (San Diego Union-Tribune)

  NANCEE E. LEWIS / Union-Tribune Brian Botelho, 15, sits in the back of his aunt's truck, managing four dogs and several puppies, as they evacuate from Cotera Via Street, near Barrett Junction. They were forced to leave two horses and five goats behind as the fire approached their home. 5 hours ago

• Firestorm 2007: 6 a.m. Monday (Ramona Sentinel)

  Kean Keaton 21.OCT.07 "Our beautiful country town is destroyed," said Mike Colburn of Ramona after his drive out of town showed several houses on fire and others burned to the ground. 6 hours ago

• Firestorm 2007: All of Ramona evacuated, Witch Fire crosses into Estates; Barona Mesa evacuated (Ramona Sentinel)

  Kean Keaton 21.OCT.07 The Witch Fire was reported crossing into San Diego Country Estates behind Rutherford Road on the northwest side of Ramona at 8:22 p.m Sunday, and fire officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for all of Ramona, including San Diego Country Estates and the Barona Mesa area. 12 hours ago

• Oct. 22, 10:25 a.m.â��Fires burning in Lake Arrowhead and Green Valley have forced evacuations and closed highways. (Big Bear Grizzly)

  Portions of North Lake Arrowhead and the communities of Green Valley Lake, Running Springs and Arrowbear are under evacuation orders due to brush fires burning in Grass Valley and Green Valley Lake. The Grass fire burning near Lake Arrowhead is being whipped by winds reported at 60 mph. 13 hours ago

• Fire Threatens 1,500 Homes In Lake Arrowhead (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

  A number of communities in the San Bernardino Mountains are under mandatory evacuations, including Deer Lodge Park, Green Valley Lake, Running Springs, Arrowbear and Twin Peak. FIRE WATCH: Complete Fire Coverage SLIDESHOW: Lake Arrowhead Fire Lake Arrowhead Fire Fact Sheet 13 hours ago

• Fire destroys homes, more threatened (Big Bear Grizzly)

  Oct. 22, 6 p.m.—The Slide fire near Green Valley lake has grown to 1,500 acres, destroyed 10 homes and 400 more are threatened. The Grass Valley fire near Lake Arrowhead has destroyed 113 homes, and 1,500 more structures are threatened. 6 hours ago

• Malibu Fires Ravage one of the only Castles in Los Angeles (TheCelebrityCafe.com)

  Malibu Fires Ravage one of the only Castles in Los Angeles 4 hours ago

• Calif. Fires Force 300,000 to Flee (Washington Post)

  After region's driest year on record, massive brush fires destroy homes from Los Angeles to San Diego. 10 hours ago

• One dead, thousands evacuated in US fires (Sydney Morning Herald)

  LOS ANGELES: Thousands of Southern Californian homes could be at risk in the coming days as powerful winds continue to stoke fires that have killed one person, destroyed 31 houses and forced thousands of people to evacuate homes from the celebrity enclave of Malibu to the Mexican border. 17 hours ago

• Hundreds of thousands flee California wildfires (AFP via Yahoo! News)

  More than 250,000 people fled their homes as out-of-control wildfires raged across California on Monday, prompting authorities to draft in the US military to support weary firefighters. 13 minutes ago

• Wind-fuelled wildfires rage across tinder-dry California (AFP via Yahoo! News)

  Wind-whipped wildfires raged across California on Monday, sparking mass evacuations and besieging thousands of homes and buildings from Los Angeles to the Mexican border. 14 hours ago

• Wildfires rage in southern California (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

  A dozen wildfires stoked by gusting winds burned out of control in southern California on Sunday, killing one person in San Diego and forcing thousands to evacuate homes from the celebrity enclave of Malibu down to the Mexican border. 15 hours ago

• Calif. Fires Force 250,000 to Evacuate (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - Wildfires fanned by fierce desert winds forced the evacuations of nearly 250,000 people Monday in San Diego County, including hundreds who were being moved by school bus and ambulance from a hospital and nursing homes. 13 hours ago

• Firefighters Protect Homes In Foothill Ranch (NBC 4 Los Angeles)

  Firefighters in Foothill Ranch defend homes from a wall of flames generated by an arson fire. 16 hours ago

• Santiago Canyon Fire Scorches 15,000 Acres In O.C. (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

  An arson fire started in the hills near Santiago Canyon and the 241 toll road charred some 15,000 acres and prompted the evacuation Monday of 380 inmates from the James A. Musick jail and voluntary departures from three streets in Foothills Ranch, officials said. SLIDESHOW: Irvine Brush Fire FIRE WATCH: Complete Fire Coverage Irvine Fire Fact Sheet 3 hours ago

• O.C. Fire 30 Percent Contained (KABC-TV Los Angeles)

  A 15,000-acre fire that was deliberately set in the hills near Santiago Canyon is 30 percent contained. 21 hours ago

• Witch Creek Fire Update: Fires Merge; More Than 10,000 Acres Burned (News 8 San Diego)

  Fire officials' worst fear was confirmed Monday morning when the 10,000-acre Witch Creek Fire, which started in northeast San Diego County, merged with the San Pasqual Valley fire. 17 hours ago

• Firestorm 2007: All of Ramona evacuated, Witch Fire crosses into Estates; Barona Mesa evacuated (Ramona Sentinel)

  Kean Keaton 21.OCT.07 The Witch Fire was reported crossing into San Diego Country Estates behind Rutherford Road on the northwest side of Ramona at 8:22 p.m Sunday, and fire officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for all of Ramona, including San Diego Country Estates and the Barona Mesa area. 12 hours ago

• Wind-driven Witch fire burns 8,000 acres (San Diego Union-Tribune)

  RAMONA, Oct. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Fire officials evacuated the entire community of Ramona late last night as the Witch fire consumed at least 8,000 acres and sent flames more than 100 feet into the air. 22 hours ago