August 31, 2007
Mesa, Idaho
Photographer states :: GRAY'S CREEK FIRE PLUME
September 3, 2007
Palmdale, California
Photographer states :: An S-2 twin engine air tanker makes a drop on the North Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest. The fire has burned through 1,500 acres of brush and timber so far.
September 2, 2007
Bend, Oregon
Photographer states :: Smoke from the Black Butte fire
September 3, 2007
Bend, Oregon
Photographer states :: Smoke from the Black Butte fire drifting north over the top of Mt. Jefferson
September 4, 2007
near Morgan Hill, California
Photographer states :: As of 3 hours ago, it had burned 5,200 acres and could burn up to 10, 000 today. The wind was fairly strong so the smoke spread quickly south throughout the valley. The following series of pictures were taken only minutes apart as it covered the cloud above.
September 11, 2007
Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff
Sacramento, CA (AHN) - A blaze that has burned nearly 100 square miles of wilderness in the Sierra Nevada mountain range had crews working round the clock. As of late Sunday night firefighters only had about 15 percent of it contained.
The fire in the Plumas National Forest has so far destroyed an unoccupied summer home, a trailer and a shed since it erupted early last week. Many others were forced to flee from the fire's impending embers.
Mandatory evacuations remained in effect for 50 to 100 people in the North Arm of Indian Valley and other small communities. Officials have urged residents of Genesee and Taylorsville to leave their homes since the wind change is turning the fire back in their direction but is not requiring them to leave.
The wind direction on Sunday shifted carrying smoke toward the San Joaquin Valley and San Francisco Bay area, nearly 200 miles away, authorities said. Health officials even had to issue warnings in cities hundreds of miles away due to haze and difficult breathing conditions.
Particularly the elderly, people with pulmonary illness and people who work outdoors need to be careful.
The fire had burned through 62,000 acres, or 97 square miles, the Forest Service reported.
According to an AP report more than 2,700 firefighters battled the fire on Sunday employing the use of eight air tankers and 15 helicopters. Fire officials took to the sky dropping water and fire retardant chemicals. There was no estimate when the fire might be contained.
