Photo Essay: Fighting wildfires from the air
Tehachapi fire in 2010
A fire helicopter drops water on the fire at Old West Ranch were residents were evacuated and about 30 to 40 homes have been lost to a wildfire about 10 miles southeast of the Mojave Desert town of Tehachapi, Calif. Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The area is about 70 miles north of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)