wow. serious. man. three forest fires are burning in my area, one of which is major now and is moving closer to my neighborhood's area. where i live, we are surrounded by the national forest. there has been no talk of evacuations . . . yet. everything around me in the news and in life has come to a screeching halt. having nightmare visions of losing everything, and where do i go? but for now i will be positive and believe in the power of prayer and of firemen. i'm so donating money again to my local volunteer fire dept. i heard the smoke can be smelt/seen in the northern virginia area.