The Cities On Flame
California has at least five major forest fires that are not under control. The largest is The Station Fire:
Name: Station Fire
County: Los Angeles County
Location: Hwy 2, 1.5 miles north of USFS Angeles Crest Station
Administrative Unit: Angeles National Forest
Status/Notes: 144,743 acres – 38% contained
Date Started: August 26, 2009 3:30 pm
Last update: September 3, 2009 7:00 am
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger toured the area. Station Fire already burnt 226 square miles and is one of the largest wildfires in California history.
“Even though we are still battling those fires, we are now trying to help get people’s lives rebuilt,” Schwarzenegger said. “When you see this kind of devastation, it’s horrible to lose your home, your personal belongings.”
“We’re changing the pace and treating this as a marathon. If it were a 26-mile race, we’d only be at mile six,” said U.S. Forest Service incident commander Mike Dietrich.