WILDFIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

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WILDFIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

• More than 15,000 firefighters, 1,000 fire engines
  and more than 80 helicopters and aircraft were
  fighting more than 1,000 fires on Saturday, June
  28, 2008

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PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION

• Following the request on June 27th by Governor
  Arnold Schwartznegger, President Bush declared a
  disaster on June 28th.

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CAUSE OF WILDFIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

• Excessive dryness and lightning.

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WILDFIRES SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS JUNE 11th
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BIG SUR A HIGH IMPACT AREA

• South of the tourist town of Big Sur in the Los
  Padres National Forest, a wildfire that started
  three weeks ago has burned 92 square miles and
  destroyed two homes and fourteen other
  structures.

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WILDFIRES BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA JUNE 27th
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WILDFIRES BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA JUNE 27th
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AIR POLLUTION BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA

• Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have
  turned the air in northern California into an
  unhealthy mix of smoke and ash, forcing the
  cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor
  activities.

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HIGH IMPACT AREAS

• Butte County, where 31 fires have burned 19
  square miles and threatened 1,200 homes
• Mendocino County, where 121 fires have burned 45
  square miles and threatened 900 homes
• Shasta and Trinity counties, where about 160
  fires have burned 58 square miles and threatened
  230 homes.