California Wildfire

A firefighter calls for water as most of the homes in a mobile home park burn in the Californian fires on November 16, 2008.




A plane drops flame retardant on homes as a fire burns in Diamond Bar, California, on November 16, 2008.




Firefighters try to cool a burning home in order to save an unburned neighbour at the Oakridge mobile home park in Sylmar, California, on November 15, 2008.




A resident takes photos as fire comes close to homes in Yorba Linda, California, on November 15, 2008. Strong Santa Ana Winds destroyed hundreds of homes and charring thousands of acres around southern California, where California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency.




A firefighter protects a mobile home from a wildfire in Carbon Canyon near Brea, California, on November 15, 2008.




A burnt out car sits by the side the road near a fire danger sign after a wildfire tore through the Montecito area of Santa Barbara County, California, on November 14, 2008.




The Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly had 600-800 homes, lies in ruins after burning in the Sylmar bushfire in California on Saturday. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency as thousands of people fled the fire zone.




A search dog wears protective covers on its paws while looking amongst the wreckage at the Oakridge mobile home community on November 16, 2008.




A police car patrols the wildfire-ravaged streets of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park as the search continues for the remains of people who may not have escaped the fire in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on November 17, 2008. Hundreds of homes in the park were destroyed by a wind-driven wildfire on on November 15.




Firefighters sleep on a sidewalk on Carbon Canyon in Brea, California, on November 16, 2008, after a long battle with wildfires in the area.