Kat, and all the other Westerners,

I wish you luck and hope for control of those fires. Peter T is right but that doesn't help the family watching their home burn or the grief of the families of those lost firefighters.

In the 1940's Maine burned. Thousands of acres, hundreds of homes and many lives were lost. People here still remember that year.

A few years ago Maine suffered from the Great Ice Storm. Once again a natural disaster of unparallelled proportions. Hope and love came our way in the support that got us back on track.

Now it's your turn. Those firefighters from away, whether from the next state or down under, represent the best wishes we can send you. Somewhere in that crowd is a team from Maine, just helping out.

Hang in there. Life will get back to normal.

Brett