So the fires are finally under control, the air is clearing and people are heading back to what is left of their homes. The destruction was unreal but the communities seem to be banning together to help out those who lost everything. It is sad to think that Thanksgiving is next week and thousands of people will not be able to sit down in their own homes and enjoy a Turkey dinner. Not to mention all of those kids who are wondering how on earth Santa is going to find them now that they don't have a house. We will be in town for the Christmas holiday and will be finding a way to pitch in and help those families that are just looking for some form of normalcy during a usually festive time of year.
Jesse's schedule has been upside down since those early morning phone calls the other day and is just now starting to work itself out. The ranch that the set is on was directly threatened by the Sylmar Fire and has now become a command post for the local fire crews that are still battling the last of the fires up there. Luckily no structures in that area were effected due in part to the amazing efforts of the fire department as well as the fact that a fire burned up there in 2006 and left little for the current fire to feed on. I am heading up there at the end of the week once the air is completely clear and will be sure to shoot some of burnt brush on my drive.
For now, we are just happy to have the fires more contained and happy to have the off shore breeze back which is making it easier to breath. Hopefully this is the end of the fire season and we can expect some light rain in the coming weeks. Just don't pray for a lot of rain or our winter will be filled with mud slides and that will be the beginning of a whole new set of disasters.
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