This was passed on from my wife’s family friends in San Diego, CA.  Their son-in-law is a firefighter in the area so it hits especially close to home.

Note: I received these images from a friend of a friend, so if any of them are copyrighted let me know and I will credit/remove where appropriate.

They included the following message:

In October 2007, over a dozen wildfires across Southern California, United States forced the evacuation of thousands of residents. This evacuation comes almost four years to the day after the Cedar Fire of 2003.

At least one person has been reported dead. Fires burned in Malibu, Lake Arrowhead, Irvine, San Diego, and many other places. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in

Los Angeles, Orange, Poway, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties as a result. This is the worst case of wildfires Southern California has ever had.

Pray for all the people that have lost their homes.
Pray these fires die down soon.
Pray for the firefighters and their safety.
Pass this on.
No, you won’t die in 48 hours if you don’t, but you need to inform people.
That’s why we have bulletins right?
Hit repost and please help out.