San Diego County has a string of dangerous wildfires that have burned homes and displaced tens of thousands of people and shut down schools and amusement parks. At least eight homes, two businesses and an18-unit condominium have been destroyed so far. 110,000 people are affected in the San Marcos and Carlsbad suburbs. One charred body was found.
Two teens have been arrested in the investigation into the cause of a fire in the Escondido area.
The fires, fed by very dry brush and trees from a prolonged drought, were whipped by a dry Santa Ana wind system which reverses the wind from the Pacific Ocean and creates tinderbox conditions.
For the first time in this century the entire state of California is in severe drought, or worse. 100% of the state is in severe, extreme or exceptional drought.
“Fires will break out unexpectedly, and no human effort will be able to quench them. The palaces of earth will be swept away in the fury of the flames.” Maranatha, page 37
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Kimberly
Friday May 23rd, 2014 at 11:28 PMGod is so good! He protected our home. The Lord impressed me to start packing Tuesday, so my children, husband and I were ready for when it came over the hill in San Marcos, CA on Wednesday. The fire came so quickly, it was down the hill in about 15 min and jumped the street to our side.
I was most impressed by my children’s reaction, let’s pray they said, so we stopped and prayed for our home, our neighborhood and for the brave Fire Fighters. Thank Our Hevenly Father.