As of 11 am Sunday, October 28,

Santiago fire: 50% contained at 27,900 acres.
15 homes and nine outbuildings have been destroyed, and 8 residential structures and 12 outbuildings were damaged. 1,941 people are assigned to this incident and six firefighter injuries have been reported. The estimated cost of this fire to date is $6.5 million.

Grass Valley fire: 95% contained at 1,140 acres
162 structures have been destroyed, and more than 6,000 homes remain threatened. Evacuation and closure orders remain in effect for a large area surrounding the fire.

Ranch fire: 97% contained at 58,401 acres.
One home and nine outbuildings have been destroyed. 73 personnel are assigned to this incident. The estimated cost of this fire to date is $9 million. Full containment is expected on October 30. Ranch Fire Information Line .

Slide fire: 75% contained at 12,789 acres.
201 homes and 3 outbuildings have burned.

Harris fire : 65% contained at 90,750 acres
21 civilian and 16 firefighter injuries, as well as one death on this fire. 206 homes and 247 outbuildings have been destroyed, and 252 additional structures are damaged. Damage assessments are still being conducted.

Poomacha fire: 50% contained at 49,150 acres.
136 homes and 19 outbuildings have been destroyed. 500 homes remain threatened.

Witch fire: 90% contained at 197,990 acres
1,040 homes and 414 outbuildings have been destroyed. 70 homes and 25 outbuildings have been damaged. 239 vehicles have been destroyed.

Rice fire:100% contained at 9,000 acres
206 homes, 2 commercial properties and 40 outbuildings have been destroyed. Evacuations have been lifted. Five firefighters injuries have been reported. 850 firefighters are assigned to this fire under unified command. The estimated cost of this fire is $4.9 million. Full containment is expected on October 28. Rice Fire Information Line .

Ammo fire: 100% contained at 21,084 acres.
130 firefighters are assigned to this incident and six firefighters have been injured.

Canyon fire: 100% contained at 4,521 acres.
22 structures have been damaged or destroyed. Three injuries have been reported. The estimated cost of this fire to date is $5.8 million.

Information compiled from:
»www.fire.ca.gov/#fires01
»inciweb.org/
»geomac.usgs.gov/#

said by Lovehound :

It's not fair to compare the Katrina disaster with our SoCal fire disaster.

In LA the disaster struck only (or mostly) hillside developments. In New Orleans it struck the entire city. Los Angeles still had the infrastructure intact. In New Orleans the infrastructure was decimated.

The two are not comparable.

said by bjl :

How about late afternoon drizzle? That's what we have here in Tustin right now. Looking at the radar, its should also be drizzling in the hills. good news for the firefight.

said by ghostpainter :

No rain in the forecast for the next 14 days except for some early morning drizzle along the coast.

said by 81399672 :

well that sound not to bad, except for no rain.

This is a link to a fire storm that spawns its own Tornado.

»www.liveleak.com/view?i=88a_