Well kids, we are on fire over here in Cali! Last night a fire jumped the Trinity River and the South Fork to start even more fires that are threatening houses and closed Hwy 299 for a couple of days. The smoke is so bad at our house that we cannot see a couple of miles away...and we are expecting more lightening storms in the next couple of days that could start even more fires. I was interested in seeing just how many fires there were across the state and found this map from the Department of Forestry, along with some interesting statistics of resources being used to fight these fires. The really bad news is that we haven't even hit the peak of fire season yet, and this happens to be a
very dry year...I hope we don't just burn away this summer.
| Total Fires: 1,211 |
| Acres: 193,470 |
| Contained Fires: 266 |
| Personnel Committed: 11,322 |
| Fire Engines: 458 |
| Hand Crews: 225 |
| Dozers: 224 |
| Water Tenders: 278 |
| Helicopters: 68 |
| Air Tankers: 14 |
Statistics Provided by Department of Forestry, California, June 27th, 2008.
Well kids, we are on fire over here in Cali! Last night a fire jumped the Trinity River and the South Fork to start even more fires that are threatening houses and closed Hwy 299 for a couple of days. The smoke is so bad at our house that we cannot see a couple of miles away...and we are expecting more lightening storms in the next couple of days that could start even more fires. I was interested in seeing just how many fires there were across the state and found this map from the Department of Forestry, along with some interesting statistics of resources being used to fight these fires. The really bad news is that we haven't even hit the peak of fire season yet, and this happens to be a very dry year...I hope we don't just burn away this summer.
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