[BurbankKarl]

Firefighters watch a monstrous cloud of smoke approach as a ten mile wide wall of fire climbs the mountains in the Lake Cuyamaca area just south of the town of Julian, Calif. Tuesday Oct. 28, 2003. (AP PHoto/Lenny Ignelzi)

[BurbankKarl]

Firefighters watch a monstrous cloud of smoke approach as a ten mile wide wall of fire climbs the mountains in the Lake Cuyamaca area just south of the town of Julian, Calif. Tuesday Oct. 28, 2003. (AP PHoto/Lenny Ignelzi)

[cartoonistx]

My son is a USFS Helitack crewman based in Ramona, Calif. He's up to his neck in Julian and environs as we speak. Please pray for him!