We were evacuated for the Jesusita fire this past May. Pretty scary stuff. Read more here.
We also had a fire on the other side of the mountains in ’07 (the Zaca fire), and then two fires near us in ’08. The Goleta fire had people evacuated within a half mile of us, and the Tea fire was on the other side of town. Pretty scary stuff.
A couple of the Tea pictures are from a different fire in California, but were too absolutely amazing to not include. ☺ (Like Tea 7)