Fire Escape

Brain cancer is...

...always looking for a reason for fun.

Today Sue Yoast (Summer's mom) and Leo the cat made the decision to leave their beach city in Santa Barbara County, where the Thomas Fire continues to rage.*

Although their evacuation was "voluntary," the horrible air quality and falling ash made it the best possible decision.  Fortunately for us, Sue's and Leo's travels brought them south to us.

Also fortunately:

Santa was in town to welcome Sue!  Ho Ho Happy Cleaner Air!

 Our best to you and yours, wherever you are today.


* Here are some of today's Thomas Fire statistics (from Wikipedia and CalFire).

• More than 94,000 people evacuated 
• 231,700 acres burned
• 20% contained
• 794 structures destroyed
• Nearly 6,400 firefighters
• Nearly 900 fire engines
• 27 helicopters
• The largest fire of this season, the fifth largest in CA history, and the largest CA fire in December
• At one point, the Thomas Fire was so strong that it generated its own weather, which indicates that it changed its status to "firestorm."