Im a couple miles south of where the fire started but its crazy. We have had ash and smoke since it started. Our good friends live just across the freeway from hunters ridge. I spent a few hours up there with him after his wife left with the baby.
After 4 days of sucking smoke and rubbing our eyes we went to Beaumont to see my grandparents. On the way back we got stuck in the "Old" fire burning in San Bernardino. In case you havent seen the news (which we hadnt before we left) its bad over 50 homes gone. We were escorted through by the CHP. To top it off we have friends in Crestline which is on the ridge above this fire.
I just looked at the chp log at
http://www.incidentcontrol.com/ and there are a few reports of a vehicle throwing matches into the brush.
This is a bad time to be in the Inland Empire. I look outside and its dark all day. We see the fires on tv all time but to sit in the drive and watch it and see the planes dropping retardent is amazing. I hope they catch the idiot who lit these fires.
Thanks for checking in
Jeff