First fire of 2009 05 May, 2009
I got word from a friend of a friend^3 that there's a fire up in the hills of Santa Barbara. We've had some minor power fluctuations at the office in Goleta (about a 15 minute drive up the coast) and my home UPS has been on battery for the last 11 minutes (no voltage on the lines).
Initial reports from the Independent are that the fire was seen along the (Southern California) Edison road, an access road for the power lines that run through the national forest. Last year we found out that they would turn off power to the town for firefighters' safety whenever they have to work under the lines.
I live far enough away that it won't directly affect me, but I'll probably be offline for a while.
Update: photo on the way home