We (my Zip Code) are now under an evacuation alert rather than a mandatory evacuation. Others closer to the actual fire are under mandatory evac. I'm slowing and will probably repack the truck before sleeping. Tomorrow will be another windy Santa Ana day (hot/dry/windy) and all it takes is a wind shift. As it is, we are not in the wind's path, but we'll be able to leave quickly if things change.

I'm taking this seriously, but more as practice, looking toward the real fire season later in the year. Hopefully this fire just burns up a lot of fuel and creates a huge fire break in that area. Last report they hadn't lost any structures, just a lot of brush.