Faces Of The Fires

A firefighter fights the Poomacha fire early Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, on the La Jolla Indian Reservation, Calif.

Kelda Beaulieu and her family watch one of the Southern Caslifornia wildfires at the entrance of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

Rigoberto and Bernardina Rozco, evacuees from San Diego County, wait in the Temecula Community recreation center Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007.

Running Springs Fire Dept. firefighter Nick Ellsberg covers his face as he is surrounded by smoke from a wildfire in Running Springs, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

Ten-year-old evacuee Coy Collier rests at Qualcomm Stadium Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in San Diego.

Sue Reynolds, 49, becomes emotional as she talks about her and her husband's efforts to save their home from fire in Smiley Park, northeast of San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

Evacuee Elizabeth Harris stays warm using a blanket after spending the night at the Steele Canyon High School in Jamul, Calif., Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007.

Ten-year-old Amanda Sexton carries her hamster while her father, Dan, at left, carries two guinea pigs after the father and daughter fled their Crestline, Calif., home due to an approaching wildfire and sought refuge at the Red Cross evacuation center Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 at the National Orange Show Event Center in San Bernadino, Calif.

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Bryan Magnusom works the Harris Fire, in Jamul, Calif., in San Diego county, early Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

Cheryl, left, and Frank Monticello look at their 2-year-old daughter Diana while being interviewed Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in the Rancho Bernardo section of San Diego, Calif. Their home was destroyed in a wildfire, but because the community is closed they couldn't return to try and salvage belongings.

Three-year-old Kindra Groff stands with her parents, Nathan and Stephanie, while they wait with other wildfire evacuees in line at the Red Cross evacuation center Wednesday, October 24, 2007, in San Bernadino, Calif.

Laurie Benson, a caregiver to the elderly, waits to get access to her employee's residence in Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego, Calif. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007. Several hundred residents who dashed from their homes earlier in the week as fires moved west across Interstate 15 waited for hours Wednesday to see whether their homes had survived in San Diego, Calif.

Kady Hsu waits with her parents to return to their home in the wildfire-affected area of the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood of San Diego, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

People watch a wildfire at the entrance of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

An evacuee wears a mask at Qualcomm Stadium Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in San Diego.

A firefighter lights backfires to protect the neighborhood of Bonita, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in San Diego.

Fire evacuee Julio Servantes holds his daughter Angelina next to his campsite at Qualcomm Stadium while waiting out the massive set of brush fires enveloping San Diego County Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, in San Diego.