Apparently, according to an animal rescuer on my Desert Tortoise list, the fires are VERY bad. Most of the people on the list are out west. She said, if "they" tell you to evacuate, GO NOW, they really aren't kidding. She said there were all kinds of animals running all over the place, but the fires are so bad they won't let rescuers in yet. Poor little (and big) guys.

Nanci