Most of my friends (some of whom have had to evacuate) are posting nonstop updates about the Colorado fires (and it seems as if half of them have posted the photo with the "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" sign in front of Mordor), so it was nice to see this article about ways to help.
Many of the requests are for specific items or volunteers, but for those of you from out of state who want to donate money, here are a few places asking for it:
Animal shelters:
Pikes Peak Humane Society - needs animal kennels, bottled water
Larimer Humane Society - needs dot and cat food and treats
Volunteer firefighters:
Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District - http://www.netellerfire.org/
Green Mountain Falls Chipita Park Fire Department: http://www.gmfcpfd.org/
Boulder Rural Fire Department: http://www.brfd.org/
Allenspark Fire Department: http://www.allensparkfire.com/...
Glacier View Fire - http://www.glacierviewfiredept.com
Rist Canyon Fire - http://www.rcvfd.org
Poudre Canyon Fire - http://www.poudre-fire.org