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Yahoo!Goleta-based humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief International (DRI) announced this afternoon that it would be distributing additional masks to help people in Goleta avoid breathing smoke from the Gap Fire. Anyone who wants to pick one up can do so at Camino Real Marketplace, near Costco, from noon to 3 p.m. tomorrow.
The group handed out the masks today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., both at the Marketplace and at the Goleta Community Center. Damon Taugher, DRI’s director of domestic initiatives, estimated that so far 25,000 masks have been distributed, including some that were given to the Department of Public Health.
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I am in Houston, Texas. Thank you for helping the residents in danger in Goleta. I wish Arnold and Maria would get a super tanker over there to squash the fire. My two sons and two daughter in laws are in danger and I am very worried about the situation that seems to get worse by the minute. Thank you for covering this better than the television news networks.
lenfie (anonymous profile)
July 4, 2008 at 6:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
For a map with all of the current evacuation areas, visit maps.google.com, and search for "Gap Fire Evacuations." I have created a map with that name, that I am updating with the evacuation order and warning areas, extent of the fire, information kiosks, and other points of interest. Feel free to leave comments on the map if there are any features you would like to see.
ErikaB (anonymous profile)
July 5, 2008 at 10:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
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