Sounds like hell on earth for those caught up in it, our hearts go out to them. Images of residents with garden hoses against walls of flame, the heroic volunteers, the thought of families trapped in cars, a life's work gone, all cracked me up, and I can't bear to think of the wildlife & stock...
Here's us moaning about a few inches of snow in the UK - all part of man's impact on nature though sadly, in this case often abetted by sick arsonists. Willing rain your way.
Vanessa