Thanks to everybody for phoning and messaging to see how we’re doing in the fire. In case you don’t know, there is a wildfire here in Sierra Madre, up in our foothills. I am on the city’s media list and receive all their official updates, so I’ve been posting them on my site inSierraMadre.com. I’ve also done a little live blogging.

At this point, we are not in the evacuation zone.

We are mostly concerned with air quality and will take things one day at a time to determine whether we need to drive somewhere to escape the smoky air. We’re holding out, for now.

For additional news of the fire, also check out SierraMadreNews.net (where local reporter Bill Coburn stayed up all night to cover the fire) and The Foothill Cities Blog. There are photos and video and links to terrific hyper-local coverage that you won’t get in the mainstream newspapers.