Fires in the Golden State

Fires in the Golden State

The dry weather and all the wind in the area is the perfect formula to make fires. Fires are happening in much of the Los Angeles area. It's so bad that even Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had to call a red flag alert in the county. Some of the people that are near the fire that's on the mountain are actually trying to put it out with their water hoses to keep it from getting into their houses. But most people are just taking what they can gt and evacuating from their homes.

So far thousands of acres have been burned and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. Helicopters are trying to put it out by using water and a chemical solution that puts fires out. Firefighters on the ground are even using bulldozers to stop the fire from going any further. However only a few fires have been fully contained. All we can do is stand by and see what happens and hope that the fires don't get any farther.

By Joseph Gastine