Another resource from Riding Magazine located in San Diego County... All of us here at Riding Magazine have been adversely effected by the fires engulfing San Diego County. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of our friends and fellow San Diegans. We have created a section on our website that deals with the problems many are facing in the aftermath of this tragedy. There is information on boarding, volunteers, donations and general news. The horse community has really come together to help those in need, we thank everyone who has helped. If you have a story to tell or would just like to let everyone know your situation please feel free to send it to us and we will post it on our website. http://www.ridingmagazine.com/riding_onlinemag/rm_firestorm2007.htm Kindest regards, The Riding Magazine Staff

Horses are also being housed at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, Calif on Monroe Street. They can handle over a thousand horses....we had 1300 there a few years ago from fire. that's about 1 1/2 to 2 hour drive from San Diego area.

I saw on the news they are also housing displaced animals of all types at the Del Mar Fairgrounds (San Diego County). Paige

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Hope this one helps too! If you're like me, unless you live in Cali, you probably need to run for the atlas every time you wonder if a friend lives near a fire. I found an interactive map link this morning that shows where the fires are burning in relation to citys. http://www.newsweek.com/id/61516?gt1=10450 Very helpful in letting me see where ES friends are telling me they live and how close the fires are to them.

I wish I lived closer and could help out folks going thru this terrible situation. My prayers are with you. I did find this list of where to turn for more info on MSNBC. Hope its helpful: MSNBC staff and news service reports SAN DIEGO - A host of federal, state and local government agencies and other organizations are providing information related to the California wildfires. Here is a list of online resources. What you need to know: American Red Cross: A service for evacuees to register their status and for loved ones to search for evacuees. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or go to http://disastersafe.redcross.org American Red Cross: Information about relief efforts and resources on the California wildfires. Click this link InciWeb: Reported incidents throughout California culled from a variety of government agencies. http://www.inciweb.org/state/5 State of California’s site for useful phone numbers, updates and news releases from the governor’s office: http://www.calfires.com San Diego Humane Society & SPCA: http://www.sdhumane.org Fire weather from the National Weather Service: http://fire.boi.noaa.gov NOAAWatch page for weather, fire and other information: http://www.noaawatch.gov CalTrans Highway Conditions: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies: http://www.firescope.org California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: http://www.fire.ca.gov National Interagency Fire Center: http://www.nifc.gov National Interagency Coordination Center: http://www.nifc.gov/news/nicc.html National Fire News: http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm

Do you know if they need more volunteers???? If so-do you know how to find out who to contact. Thanks

A dozen fires spread across Southern California since the weekend. Many horse owners have evacuated, applying the lessons learned after a string of similar fires ravaged the area in 2003 and left dozens of horses dead and hundreds abandoned. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, more than 90,000 acres have burned from San Diego County up to Santa Barbara County. The Santa Ana winds, which are fanning these fires, are expected to continue blowing through Tuesday. "At this point they've had to evacuate 250,000 people and there's over 100,000 acres that have burned," Catt said. "I think the big difference is that this fire is moving slow enough that it gave people the opportunity to get out before it turned into such a disaster. There's no question--people are much more hypersensitive to the situation, given what they went through four years ago." "A lot of the horses have been moved two or three times," Catt said, because of the fires' spread. "That's kind of what we dealt with last time--you think you get into a safe location and then, several hours later, you have to load them up and move them again. People just have to be aware of where the fire's at, stay in communication, be patient, and listen to what people are recommending as far as safe areas." Further north, Pierce College Equestrian Center in Woodland Hills, Calif., about 20 miles from Malibu, is a designated evacuation point for horses and other livestock. Worker Carolyn Seitz reported about 120 horses have been relocated to the Center from Malibu (western Los Angeles County) and Orange County. She said there's room for about 70 more. "There's a whole crew of volunteers and they're just bringing them in," noted Seitz. For more information about equine evacuation in the Los Angeles area, call the L.A. County Department of Animal Care and Control Response Team, 818/991-8065.