California fires

The sky over the last few days has been filled with smoke, and we thought it was due to the typical field burning, but heard on the radio this morning that it's due to the California fires. The Siskiyou complex has been burning since the end of June, and is only one of many wildfires in the area. Oregon sent a number of firefighters to assist. A helicopter crash on 8/6 resulted in the deaths of eight firefighters from Southern Oregon. These wildfires take a terrible tole on the firefighting community. If you're interested in more information on fires anywhere in California here's a nice selection of maps at the CalFire website.