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If you need to know if your home is still standing, there are lists of homes that have been destroyed at:

CBS 8 Wildfire Coverage for San Diego County: Homes Completely Destroyed
NBCSanDiego.com: List of Destroyed, Damaged Homes
North County Times: List of Homes Damaged in the Scripps Ranch Area
San Diego Real Estate For Home Buyers Sellers And More! – List of Homes Destroyed
Councilmember Brian Maienschein’s website
City of San Diego: List of Homes Destroyed in Rancho Bernardo
City of Escondido: Escondido Homes Damaged by Fire
City of Poway: List of Known Structures Lost
SignOnSanDiego.com: Structures Burned

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If you’re trying to find someone who has been evacuated due to the San Diego County fires, check the Red Cross’ Safe and Well List. If you don’t find your loved ones on the list, don’t panic. They may not have had time or Internet access in order to register.
Your next best option is probably to call their cell phone, but they’re asking that San Diegans stay off the cell phones if possible, in order to leave the lines open for emergencies.  You can try text messaging a loved one that you’re trying to locate; the text may go through even when a …read more

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With approximately 500,000 San Diegans evacuated at the worst point, and about 90% of residents now returning to their homes, it’s difficult to figure out which areas are being evacuated and which aren’t, so here are some sites that are being updated:

NBCSanDiego.com: Evacuated, Repopulated Areas
10News.com List of Area Evacuations
Evacuated Locations and Shelters
City of San Diego: Fires Keeping Some City Areas Off-Limits

If they ask you to evacuate, or if you are in any danger, please go. Stay safe, San Diegans.
If you are looking for people who have been evacuated, please see the article Finding Loved Ones Who Have Been Evacuated for instructions.

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Due to the fires in the county, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is asking that the public evacuate immediately when asked, or when you’re in danger.
If you’re trying to evacuate, and don’t know which roads are open, go to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page and select San Diego from the Areas drop down menu. Click on the Go! button and wait a minute or two for the page to load. The screen refreshes every 60 seconds, providing up-to-the-minute traffic alerts.
You can also check Road Closures for a list or call 5-1-1 for current road closures.
You can also check:

NBCSanDiego.com: Road …read more

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If you’re one of the approximately 250,000 people being evacuated, and looking for a local shelter, please see:

City of San Diego Shelter Status
American Red Cross, San Diego/Imperial Counties
Evacuation Centers Set Up Around County
Find a Local Fire Evacuation Shelter

to find a center near you.
If you’re taking your pets with you, the Red Cross asks that you bring them in pet carriers, along with their food.
In order for your loved ones to locate you, if you have Internet access, you can register yourself as “safe and well” on the Red Cross’ Safe and Well List, which is searchable online. If you don’t have …read more

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All of the public schools in San Diego County are closed until Monday, October 29 due to fires (and/or smoke). UCSD is also closed until Monday. Cal State expects to re-open on Saturday, October 27.
If the fires are not contained after that point, you can find local school closures at:

NBCSanDiego.com: Most Area Schools Reopen Monday
Fires Prompt School Closures
Wildfire Related School Closings

If you don’t see your school or school district listed, you might also check your school district’s website, listed at San Diego Public Schools.

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With Santa Ana winds raging up to 50 miles per hour, the fires in San Diego County are not expected to be under control any time soon. The high winds mean that fire helicopters are grounded until it’s safe to fly, so ground crews have to fight the fires on their own. 
For up-to-the-minute news about the fires, please see:

San Diego County Emergency Homepage
10News.com
10News Live Video
NBCSanDiego.com
KUSI 9 News SanDiego

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If you’re not headed over the border to Puerto Nuevo’s Wine and Lobster Festival this weekend, there’s still plenty to do in San Diego County. 
In addition to the local attractions (SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo (and kids get in free this month), Wild Animal Park, LegoLand, Balboa Park, Old Town), it’s time to head to Bates Nut Farm for some fun in the Pumpkin Patch! 
If you haven’t been to The Scream Zone yet, go out and get spooked.
The 31st Annual Del Mar Fall Home Decorating and Remodeling Show will take place all weekend at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. 
Here’s a few more ideas for some …read more

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High School Musical: The Ice Tour was my very first ice show, so I really have little to compare it to. Sure, I’ve watched ice skating shows and competitions on TV which had more impressive tricks, but this show was all about the High School Musical movies. Because of that, and because my daughter said,
“It was the best night of my LIFE!”
we all had a great time.

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Welcome to the October 17, 2007 edition of The San Diego Special Edition. If this is your first time here, I should explain that the “Special Edition” is special because it includes the voices of so many other San Diego bloggers.
An invitation goes out once each month, asking San Diego bloggers and travel writers who write about San Diego to submit links to one of their latest articles about anything in San Diego county. Links to those articles are compiled here, and The San Diego Special Edition is posted showcasing all of our local talent.
This month’s edition includes several new …read more

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