New evacuations have been ordered in Central California as the massive Gifford Fire nears 100,000 acres burned.

A new study has tied 440 deaths to the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles County, a total that's more than 14 times a previous count.

Terri Daxon is a freelance writer and the owner of Daxon Marketing Communications. She gives her perspective on Brea issues twice a month.