At 7pm, my family was notified a fire had started not too far from our home. A few hours later, at around 11pm the flames came closer then they have ever before. You had to of been there to see the hysteria happen before your eyes. Thick smoke everywhere, hot embers falling, everyone coughing and packing their cars... it was insane. Sorry for not taking more pictures... I was evacuating my family.

As you can see here, the fire was only a few hundred feet away from my backyard. I drove by their today and the flames literally stopped across the main street, Jamboree Rd.

The flames had gotten so close that they sent two fire trucks into the neighborhood just in case one of the houses ignite.

Here you can see the ash falling from the sky. At one point, the smoke was so thick that I couldn't even see the house across the street.

Living in California, brush fires occur every year around this time. It isn't uncommon, but this was something else.

As the second day of burning continues the fires show no sign of weakening. A lot of our friends, families and coworkers are stuck evacuating as well as the other few hundred thousand Southern California residents. Keep those people in your thoughts and prayers (if you're the religious type).

This is a real as it gets.

On a lighter note... FIRE or NO FIRE. HOLIDAY DELIVERY 1 IS ON THE WAY!!!!!