OK folks, this is now approaching Kartina levels in terms of evacuations, 500,000 on the move, Governor Swarzenneggar is speaking at this moment...here's some thoughts on what's needing to happen now:

1. plan for this evacuation for a week, you can extend to the right, but one week minimum 

2. the State of California needs a single integrated common operational picture (SICOP), make that feed available on the web and to any media outlets that desire to live stream

3. Post on the SICOP the following: location of fires, areas threatened, smoke vulnerability area, power outages, roads closed or traffic limited, designated shelters and what supplies they have/don't have, desingate areas AWAY from the shelter areas where people can drop off supplies, then aggregate and dispense to the shelters as required, the SICOP needs to be updated hourly

4.  The Air Force needs to offer 24 hour UAV support from either Beale or Creech AFB's, provide downlink capability to Governor's staff, establish at least two orbits, one in LA and one in SD County, "map" all the fires, then provide localized coverage as required.  This needs to happen NOW!  This is EXACTLY the kind of thing that our Air Force could and should be doing

5.  The staffs working this need to think ahead, not react, what's next?  Is the power grid going to go from the fires?  Will the water supply withstand all the demand and if not, are you prepared to get more?  Do the road allow food/medicine to arrive in time?