DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS DIARY! RECOMMEND THE MOTHERSHIP 2!
The DKos community is providing extraordinary coverage of the California Fires. What makes this site different from the rest of the Galaxy is that community members are giving real-time information regarding evacuations and fire locations.
Many of you are directly affected, many have family in danger, and most of us just hope and pray for the safety of our fellow citizens.
Doctors & Nurses Needed at Qualcomm Stadium
Mayor Sanders is asking for licensed doctors and nurses to relieve current medical staff at Qualcomm Stadium. Licensed personnel willing to volunteer for an 8-10 hour shift are asked to report to Gate "A" at Qualcomm Stadium.
Please do not post pictures or frivolous comments. If you are here to mock or gloat, or give us your philosophical meanderings about the meaning of wildfires, go to LGF/FReep elsewhere. These diaries are not about you.
Use first comment for emergency info. CeeusBeeus has been invaluable for breaking news, as have been Steve Singiser, FresnoKossack, va dare and others.
Emergency numbers:
IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE AREA, PLEASE DO NOT CALL THESE NUMBERS; THAT WILL JAM THE LINES FOR THOSE WHO NEED THE INFORMATION
San Diego County Webpage
NBC San Diego Livestream
Fox6 San Diego Wildfire and Evac. Info
211- San Diego Non Emergency (difficult to get through because of traffic volume)
signonsandiego.com
California Fire News
CHP Traffic Info
excellent firemap from FresnoKossack (slow .pdf)
A bunch of local media coverage links in this thread
really good links from va dare
late emergency shelter info from kck
San Diego Update from CeeusBeeus
Central Poway evac info / news
To volunteer to help: 858-306-1266
ANIMAL RESCUE NUMBERS: 760-735-0448 OR 760-789-5755
This group will get trailers, and help rescue left behind animals.
New: Animal Rescue Hotline: 619-299-0871
Late Animal Update from noweasels
KLSD - 1360 am radio.
The Weather Channel
NOAA Weather Homepage
If you want to volunteer at Qualcomm Stadium -- they need help with children and pets -- Go to Gate A, turn to the left, and report to the security gate.
Please go recommend Buffalo Girl's Rollcall Diary, and consider checking in, there, if you'd like to let us know you're ok, or if you'd like to ask for news about someone.
Liveblog Volunteers:
1. Mothership: Miss Blue
2. gchaucer2
3. Steve Singiser
4. Moody Loner
5. condoleaser (hello from a non-dry location)
6. Remembering Jello
7. va dare
8. 4Freedom
9. Marcus Tullius
10. joanneleon
11. brklyngrl
12. SallyCat
13. Karen Wehrstein
14. Lychee
15. jancw
16. gchaucer2
17. gizmo59
18. TheMomCat
19. Pucklady
20. Remembering Jello
21. Ninepatch
22. condoleaser
23. Karen Wehrstein
24. Pluto
25. Over the Edge
26. jeremybloom
27. creeper
28. Moody Loner
29. khloemi
30. CatfishBlue
31. madhaus
LINKS for DONATIONS
San Diego Humane Society
Red Cross
Volunteer San Diego
Please post additional links in the comments, and update the list will I, forthwith.