keeping cool
The fire hasn't gotten to us, as we live (and work) to the southwest of the major conflagration, and no one expects it to anytime soon (we'd have to have several more windy days... knock on wood). However, about a quarter of the people I work with have been evacuated (and that is a lot, considering how many people commute in and don't live in town at all). My company building is being used as an evacuation site for employees and family (though almost everyone had cleared out by 9pm tonight -- I think there were only a couple of families staying overnight).