LA Times: More than 900 homes have been destroyed, and 7,000 people have registered for assistance with the Red Cross, officials said. Victoria state Premier John Brumby said today that a blanket evacuation order for a million people was not practical and that the government was maintaining its policy allowing residents to stay and battle fires if they wish. “We’ve had a stay-or-go policy in this state for more than 20 years, and it’s overwhelmingly served us well,” he told Australian …