Guide Note

June 30, 2008: Wildfires sparked by lightning continued to rage across Napa, Solano, Butte, Mendocino and Monterey Counties, and threatened Big Sur in California. Thunderstorms moving through the area caused over 60 fires on Saturday, June 21st.

Fast Facts

Burned: 379,115 acres¹
Number of fires: 1,459¹
Fighting fires: 19,240 people¹
Homes lost: 30¹
Gov. Schwarzenegger called out the National Guard to help
Firefighters from out of state helping

Air Quality Concerns

Air quality districts from Redding to Bakersfield have issued health warnings because of the smoke from the fires. Residents are being urged to stay indoors and to limit their overall exposure to the smoke.

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California Wildfires June 2008

The Mahalo Top 7

State of California: CAL FIRE Home
WashingtonPost.com: Calif. firefighters battle more than 1,400 blazes (June 30, 2008)
Associated Press: California forest fire moving closer to Big Sur (June 26, 2008)
Los Angeles Times: Crews make progress in Northern California fires (June 26, 2008)
The Salinas Californian: 'Big Sur will survive' (June 26, 2008)
CNN.com: Lightning sparks hundreds of fires in California (June 22, 2008)
YouTube: YouTube - Wildfires in California (Time: 1:04)

California Wildfires June 2008 News

Topix.net: California Wildfires June 2008
Google News: California Wildfires June 2008

FOXNews.com: Lightning Sparks Up to 400 Fires in California (June 22, 2008)
MSNBC.com: Lightning sparks dozens of Calif. fires (June 22, 2008)

California Wildfires June 2008 Blogs

Google Blog Search: California Wildfires June 2008
Infectious Greed: Hacking California Wildfires: Pipes/CHP/Twitter (June 26, 2008)
Caribousmom: Update on Northern California Fires (June 26, 2008)
The Daily Green: Are Larger Fires Due to Global Warming? (June 26, 2008)
Red Green and Blue: 700 California Wildfires: Why Don’t We Have Enough Firefighing Resources? (June 25, 2008)