Mike,
After the Rodeo/Chedeski fire the middle school my kids went to participated in an effort to sow wild flower seeds on a hillside in an area that had been burned pretty badly. It wasn't much but it gave everyone involved a first hand look at the devastation and a feeling that there is something even young ones can do to help out. The area we worked in is visible from 260 and to this day when we drive by we take a look over to see how our hill is doing.
We live in Phoenix and there has only been a few summers in the last 21 that we haven't gone to Alpine for at least a long weekend. We have spent many hours exploring the forest roads in the triangle formed by Big Lake, Hannagan Meadow and Alpine, with one of our favorite places being the East fork north of Buffalo Crossing. My heart sinks when I see that this is ground zero for this conflagration and it is going to take a while for recovery.
I know there are a lot of people on this forum that will offer up any assistance you may need. Keep us posted and let us know how we can help.
Jim