Thank you!

Friends have lost their homes, their livelihoods, their stability, their history–and those whose physical possessions were spared–the emotional and mental toll is high. Please show kindness in any way you can to those affected by these fires. Please help in any way you can. Thank you.

It also brings up memories of the Thomas fire in Ventura, where I watched the hills behind my home burn through the night. And then again, the Woolsey fire in Newbury Park, which I ran from as it burned to the edges of the building I worked in. These fires are devastating on so many levels...

We've continued to update our wildfire guide, which is open to all.

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