Here We Go Again

Firefighters watch flames advance at the Witch Creek Fire which has been fuelled by dry Santa Ana winds and burned more than 10,000 acres and numerous structures east of Ramona, California October 21, 2007. Ramona is in the eastern part of San Diego County. REUTERS/Fred Greaves (UNITED STATES)

Yesterday the smoky smell started in the afternoon and became stronger and stronger throughout the evening. This morning we woke up to a city covered in haze. During the last big fire four years ago, the Cedar Fire, the kids didn't have school for a week. So far the have not canceled school, I am sort of glad since the air quality will be much better at their school than here - our old house with it's old windows lets a lot of outside air in.

Our NPR/PBS station KPBS has a cool interactive map of the county and fires here.