Do a Google Maps search for San Diego Fires. You'll see 7 fires, all centered about 15-20 miles from my parent's house.
Now for the fun part. Fires travel at the speed of the wind. Today the wind is averaging 20mph, with gusts up to 59mph. This means that any one of these fires can destroy my parents place in less than an hour if things go bad.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?uid=103734099241550080511&hl=en&gl=us&ptab=2&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=107592071260393044446.00043d12d7e7e7af51aaa