Fire update

So as many of you know by now the fires that were blazing, have simmered down... On sunday I went to brunch at a families house that was right up the road from the fires.... Did they get evacuated?? Nope! I am stilled amazed that our neighborhood was evacuated, while homes right in the thick of it were only voluntarily asked to leave!! I have heard from other people that were close to fires, that they were not evacuated... Oh well, it really did make me think of what I would bring in case of emergencies...