We had a little taste of that here in 1998. After an extended drought, it seemed like central Florida was burning down around us. Interstate 95 was closed from St.Augustine to Melbourne (about 140 miles)! Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, and Scottsmoor were particularly hard hit. The closest any of the fires got to my house was about 6 miles, but the smoke outside made it difficult to breathe and there was a constant "snow flurry" of ashes.

When it was over, the aftermath looked very much like the pictures Ken posted here. There would be a cluster of houses burned to the ground and, in the middle of it all, a house or two that were pristine. Weird!

My sympaties to the folks who lost things to the fires out there. The wildfires here was an experience I will never forget and one I hope to never see again. Hurricanes are easier to deal with...