UPDATE W/ THANKS BELOW. I never ask for Prayer but tonight I turn to you my friends
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My son and his home are suddenly in an explosive fire zone in Santa Barbara. I emailed him and texted him -- don't know if we'll hear back, but he is definitely in the evacuation zone.
My #1 brother is extremely ill in Oregon, and #2 brother (SoCal) has been keeping me and our sis (NY) apprised. The good news, I guess, is we have not heard anything today. On Sunday we thought we might be trying to get flights over Thanksgiving.
I was maintaining until I turned on the news and saw the fire.
So I'm asking. If you believe in prayer or just a good thought, my family could use some tonight.
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and hope that everything will turn out OK. 
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Sending good vibes. I hope everything works out for your family.
In 24 hours we're supposed to have a rain storm for awhile...
Stay safe and be well.
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I can't even imagine your fears right now.
Huge hugs. Please let us know when you hear from him.
I was going to drive that way tomorrow, but will have to call in the a.m. to see if my appointment is still on. And that is absolutely the least of my worries.
I will say prayers for you and your family.
I'm so sorry -- this is way too much to be going on all at once.
So scary for you. I can hardly imagine how scary.
paz. 
I’m asking our Universe to hold you and yours close to the light tonight.
Moms know.
you have good news.
For the situations, and for a sense of peace in your hearts.
Sincerely hope everything turns out in your favor and God Bless!!!!
in my thoughts, dear one.
...for your good thoughts.
In cases like these, our heart's best instincts are important. Go, call, or do what you feel, if it's within your means.
KEYT3 has shown one black and white web cam from UCSB that showed the fire, and their own TV Hill camera that shows it clearly. Those are quite a distance apart.
Rain storm expected in 24 hours. I hope it's soon enough.
Hoping for the best outcomes for you and your family
Hoping your son will have had enough warning to be able to move beyond the reach of this threat in time, and that events will unfold much more peacefully than you have feared.
Remember to take time to stabilize your breathing, it helps so much, gives you back some missing calmness, if practiced enough, over time.
Those who've thought of you through your presence and thoughts here will definitely be looking forward with hope your news will be far better than you feared.
Will remember to breathe!
✌🏼
on their way to you and your loved ones.
Thank you.
Please take great care. We’ll be here for you if you need us.
Am sending good vibes your way
Take care of yourself as you face your newest challenge. May all work out well for you all.
Hes smart enough to get the hell out of the way, if your posting here is any indication of the education you offered him as an Offspring Person=)
to help keep your son safe, along with the others in his community
and to have him get in touch with you.
sending you love.
They are in the Evacuation Warning Zone. Right now he says the wind is favorable for them.
I hope you hear from your son and it is all good news for him.
I hope all is improving for your family.
Thinking of you and yours.
Keep us informed.
that you and ALL of your family, will have much to be thankful for this thanksgiving.
I'm sending some of my best wishes your way.
About five years ago we had to evacuate quickly (three cats, a guinea pig, two kids and as many photo albums as we could carry). The fire got within about half a mile, but the firefighters were (are) heroic, and saved many houses in our neighborhood, including ours.
I'll keep your whole family in my deepest thoughts.
I believe in covering all the bases, just to be sure. 
We've got you.
It sounds as though you've been hit with a ton of worry and stress. Sending good wishes for your entire family to make it through this difficult time.
I hope you get some good news soon. Sending Aloha.
My Gaia give her healing embrace to you and yours...
Blessed Be...
OldBaldy
Keeping you all in my thoughts.
Will be thinking of you and your family!!
with your son in Santa Barbara and your brother in Oregon, Hekate! May your son and family be safe from the fires and your brother get well!
My niece and her little boy had to evacuate in the hills of Los Angeles.. thankfully their house was safe.. so much devastation, though
of you and yours, my friend.
I hope everyone stays well and healthy. Please let us know how everything is going!
Hoping for the best outcome for your family.
It started last Thursday, with news about my brother who lives in Oregon. He's 71, a lifetime heavy smoker and drinker with COPD, edema, and apparently a bleeding ulcer. He lives alone.
Our youngest brother wrote to us 2 sisters: Just wanted to let you know that Joe has been in and out of the ICU twice in a week, he has had to call an ambulance to pick him up and was apparently barely able to do so both times. He has an ulcer that starts bleeding and he doesn't know it, so he gets weak and has trouble breathing and moving about so he calls an ambulance.
Apparently the second time he ended up at the ER they decided to keep him under medical supervision until some kind of stability could be achieved. That was when they contacted family, i.e. youngest brother. It really sounded like Joe was dying, and we started making preliminary plans to fly in from upstate NY, Ventura CA, and San Clemente CA, so we could say goodbye if the medical reports continued to be that bad.
But apparently Joe has stabilized for now. He's not healthy, that's no longer in the cards, but he's not actually dying either, so that is good news for now.
And it is good that the rest of us don't have to fly this weekend, because what with the holiday and the weather systems in play across the continent it would have been awful. I suspect we 3 will try to put together a visit before the end of the year, or shortly after the New Year.
I spent several days in tears, though, thinking of what a brilliant raconteur he always was, and the charm he evidently always had for the ladies. I know two women who were girlfriends when he was probably 19 - 21, who have a very soft spot for him to this day, and have just found out that his landlady has actually been his guardian angel for several years, managing his SS check and hiring him for paid maintenance work from time to time.
So good. Or, as good as it gets.
The fire sounds stabilized, too. It's only grown a couple hundred acres since last night, to 4300 acres, containment at 10%. No homes have been destroyed that we know of. Mutual aid systems throughout SoCal have thrown hundreds of personnel, dozens of fire trucks (I think they get staged in the neighborhoods), and more water-dropping aircraft than I knew were in the region at this fire. We are all counting on the rain tonight.
Our son is safe and has a place to stay with his dog. His house that he has worked so hard to have is safe. He is okay.. I am so relieved.
And that's all there is for now. Thank you all. Thank you all so much for helping me through this.
I saw that on the news tonight.
They also reported that no homes had been lost.
I hope you're resting much easier now.........
And the blades of danger seem to have retracted
Peace and joy to you, dear hekate
not out in the storm so to speak. I'm presuming/hoping your son's home is one of the many that isn't threatened by potential runoff and debris flows from the much needed rains.
Happy almost-Thanksgiving.
