Posted on August 20 at 10:55 a.m.

Thanks for the good work, Ray. You have been THE best source for information -- photos, maps, readable...

On Zaca Fire One Dogleg Short of Containment

Posted on August 15 at 8:42 a.m.

Thanks for the info specific to Montecito -- and for explaining the huge plumes of smoke!

On Chief Kevin Wallace Talks Zaca Fire

Posted on August 13 at 1:20 p.m.

Thanks for explanation of the worrying smoke I saw yesterday!

On Zaca Incident Commanders Cautiously Optimistic

Posted on August 10 at 8:40 p.m.

It seems to me that Ray Ford is doing his level best to bring us up-to-the-minute news, and this is an ONLINE column -- given the dynamic nature of all of this, I just want to say that I'm grateful for his stories, his maps, his commitment to getting info out as carefully and as quickly as possible. If he made changes because he got it wrong, or if he made changes because they changed their minds, or if he made changes because they changed their minds but said that he got it wrong -- whatever -- he made the changes to reflect the correct and current thinking. So thank you, Mr. Ford. Please keep us updated. You're my best source of good information!

On Fire Command Considers Burning Out Backcountry