In an effort to reach as many people as possible, here is a list of resources and requests for help related to the SoCal fires:

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San Diego County Emergency Home Page (includes maps):

www.sdcountyemergency.com/

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Amazing map of San Diego County showing locations of fires, evacuation center and other emergency-related locations

maps.google.com/maps/ms

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Frequently Updated Website With A Variety of Information On All Aspects Emergency Services, etc., in San Diego County

twitter.com/kpbsnews

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Evacuating With Small Pets/Animals:

Qualcomm Stadium is now accepting small animals (cats and dogs) as it is being used as a shelter staging area. Please bring animal in crate if you can, but crates and carriers will be provide if you do not have one. Bottom line is, if you need to evacuate GET OUT ASAP and bring your fur family with you.

For those of you that do not need to evacuate yet, please plan to evacuate and get everything together and placed in your car. This fire is moving at an extremely fast rate.

Pet parents in threatened areas are encouraged to evacuate with their pets and to take all necessary pet supplies, including crates and medicines. If you cannot evacuate your pets on your own and require assistance, please call 619-236-4250 and press "1" for emergency services.

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Red Cross Operating Multiple Shelters for Wildfire Evacuees

(San Diego County) - American Red Cross Shelter Locations:

Escondido High School , 1535 North Broadway (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1109, H-6)

Santana High School , 9915 Magnolia Avenue , Santee (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1231, E-4).

Mira Mesa High School , 10510 Reagan Road (off Mira Mesa Boulevard ). The Poway High School shelter is CLOSED.

Steele Canyon High School , 12440 Campo Road , Spring Valley (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1272, B-7)

Campo Community Center , 976 Sheridan Road , Campo

There are approximately 1,500 people in all Red Cross shelters as of 2:30 a.m. Additional evacuees continue to arrive.

These facilities will remain open as long as there is a need. Residents will be provided a safe place to stay, drinks and meals, and basic health services at these locations. Additional shelters are being opened and operated by municipal and partner organizations. Residents in the potential path of fire should monitor local media for the latest information about services, or call 211 San Diego .

Residents with large animals are instructed to take them to the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds, located at Highway 67 and Mapleview Street, OR the San Diego County Fairgrounds in Del Mar. Residents are urged to place their household pets in carriers or crates plus supplies such as food and leashes if they are brought to Red Cross shelters. Bring all necessary daily edications, supplies for your children, and any other critically needed items for the next 24 to 72 hours with you to the shelter.

The Red Cross advises all residents to heed any evacuation orders immediately. For the latest information, please return to the American Red Cross website at www.sdarc.org under the "Current News" section on the home page. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

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San Diego Humane Society Assisting with Animal Evacuations for Harris and Witch Creek Fires

Oct. 22, 2007 - The San Diego Humane Society and SPCA's Animal Rescue
Reserve team (ARR) is currently working to evacuate animals and livestock threatened by the Harris and Witch Creek Fires.

The ARR are working in conjunction with the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services, as they are the lead animal welfare organization during a county emergency.

As of Sunday evening, several dozen animals have been evacuated to temporary holding locations. Among the animals evacuated were horses, goats, ducks, and dogs. The ARR is continuing to monitor the fires through the night and will continue to provide aid to those pets in danger.

Pet parents in threatened areas are encouraged to evacuate with their pets and to take all neccessary pet supplies including crates and medicines. If you can not evacuate your pets on your own and require assistance please call 619-236-4250 and press "1" for emergency services.

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SOCAL ALERT - Urgent Need For Hay/Hay Transport For Horses Evacuated Due to Fires:

There is a very desperate need for hay in the San Diego area (Ramona). Over 100 horses were left behind by their owners when they
were forced to evacuate from the wildfires. These horses are out of food now, since the people who stayed behind to care for them weren't
expecting 100 horses, and all of the local feed stores are shut down. Someone has set up a drop point for the hay, but there is no
transportation available to get it up to the drop point, or from the drop point to the horses. Below is the information about the
situation and the information about the drop point. If anyone can help at all, please contact Betsy at straicat@hotmail.com.

We have arranged a local drop-off point for hay!!

Please take it to:

10161 Foothill Blvd.
Lakeview Terrace 91342
Directions: Foothill to Esko, Esko to Jimenez, R at Domineca to top
of the hill. Ranch is on the left, across from J-Bar Ranch.

FROM RAMONA, CA, FIRE AREA:

Good afternoon,

I apologize for this only slightly bunny related email - as I am trying to help my parents that are stuck in Ramona and are trying to
help the over 100 horses left behind after the evacuation. I'm sure you have heard about the raging wildfires, and I hope that wherever
you are that you are safe from them. My parents live in Ramona and were not able to evacuate because they have 3 horses and only one
horse trailer. They were able to get to an emergency animal shelter, where some kind people are keeping horses until people can return.
They have over a hundred horses that people left in the evacuation, but have only 10 bales of hay. My mother often provided myself and
local shelters with hay for my bunnies when I was living in Los Angeles, and now I'm trying to return the favor by trying to find
anyone in the Ramona area that is still left that can provide hay to this shelter. They cannot even find an open feed store to purchase
the hay from.

If anyone can get in touch with anyone in the Ramona area that has hay, please have them get in touch with me at straicat@hotmail. com
and I can coordinate how they can get hay to the ranch. Please forward this if you can, or if you have any ideas about where I can
post this request it would be very much appreciated - I have posted on craigslist already.

Thank you very much,

Elizabeth "Betsy" Dougherty
straicat@hotmail.com