California Crews Aided by Easing Winds but Six Major Fires Still Blazing
Submitted by lknopp on Thu, 10/25/2007 - 12:07.
Don Fiscus checks the wind conditions as he hoses down the remains of his neighbor's home in Green Valley Lake, California October 24, 2007. Fiscus' home survived one of the many wildfires still burning in Southern California. Firefighters made headway against 18 wildfires blazing across Southern California on Wednesday as hot winds abated for the first time in four days, but they were still battling to save entire neighborhoods from hopscotching flames. (Max Whittaker/Reuters)
