Photos of California wildfire
Firefighting helicopters take turns dropping water on spot fires threatening homes in Santa Barbara, Calif., along San Marcos Pass Road on Friday morning, May 8, 2009. (AP Photo by Eric Parsons)
Towering Palm Trees explode as flames jump across state highway 154 early Friday morning May 8, 2009, in Santa Barbara, Calif., bringing the fire dangerously close to heavily populated areas. A wildfire raging along coastal mountain slopes burned more homes Friday as it expanded in two directions along a five-mile front, and mandatory evacuation orders grew to encompass some 30,500 people, authorities said. Thousands more were urged to be ready to move on a moment's notice. (AP Photo/Keith D. Cullom)
California wildfires burn structures and hillsides in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. (AP Photo/John Lazar)
Flames glow as structures burn after sundown as California wildfires burn in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Wednesday, April 4, 2009. (AP Photo/John Lazar)
A home burns in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Fierce winds blew a wildfire into Southern California homes Wednesday, forcing residents to flee as columns of smoke rose from a scenic coastal enclave. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
A home is threatened by a wall of flames Wednesday, May 6, 2009, near Santa Barbara, Calif. Dozens of homes have been destroyed by the wildfire raging in the hills above Santa Barbara, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday as firefighters prepared for another round of howling winds and torrid temperatures. (AP Photo/Keith D. Cullom)
This home on Holly Drive in the hills above Santa Barbara goes up in flames as a wind whipped brush fire roared through the area on Wed. May 6, 2009. Fierce winds blew a wildfire into Southern California homes Wednesday, forcing thousands of people to flee as columns of smoke rose from a scenic coastal enclave. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department spokesman Drew Sugars said 5,430 homes were under mandatory evacuation. The estimated population of those homes was 13,575 people, he said. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
Firefighters from a Santa Monica, Calif., engine company assigned to structure protection, stand their ground as they watch advancing flames from a home in Santa Barbara, Calif., Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Dozens of homes have been destroyed by the wildfire raging in the hills above Santa Barbara, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday as firefighters prepared for another round of howling winds and torrid temperatures. (AP Photo/Keith D. Cullom)
