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California Burning

Many of us in California have been breathing smoke from the over 2,000 fires in the state for the last month, I'm really getting tired of this myself. I'm enjoying a bit of marine air blowing in right now through my window, thank the Lord!

Bush surveys record-breaking Calif. wildfires

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer 54 minutes ago

President Bush offered federal help and encouragement Thursday to some of the 25,000 firefighters working under a blazing sun to contain wildfires that make up the single largest fire event ever recorded in California.

"I always come to make sure the federal government is coordinating closely with the state government," Bush said. "I know Gov. Schwarzenegger well enough to say that if we weren't, he'd let me know."

Since a huge lightning storm on June 21, about 2,010 separate fires have ignited across California, ravaging nearly 900,000 acres. Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in 12 counties affected by the wildfires and has called in the California National Guard to help.

"The weather is stable — steady hot and dry inland," said Jason Kirchner, spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. "Our folks are grinding away on these fires, making progress, but it's coming slow and it's a lot of work."

Bush took an aerial tour with Schwarzenegger to survey fire damage in the 2.1 million-acre Shasta-Trinity National Forest, the largest in California.

Schwarzenegger said 80 percent of the U.S. fire resources for firefighting are deployed in California.

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