California Wildfires Reigned In: Big Pics
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July 31, 2010 -- A two-day-old wildfire that consumed nearly 22 square miles of brush north of Los Angeles was 62 percent contained as of Saturday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Here, a fire captain looks for help to arrive in the Leona Valley area of Palmdale, Calif., as flames from a flare-up of the so-called Crown Fire make a run up a hillside.
Officials also are concerned about more dry, windy weather conditions forecast for the area through Sunday.
Above, a giant Boeing Evergreen B-747 Supertanker drops fire retardant over a hillside subdivision on the outskirts of Palmdale, Calif, on Friday, July 30, 2010.
About 1,700 firefighters remained on the fire lines Saturday afternoon. Five water-dropping helicopters, a 747 tanker plane and a DC-10 aircraft that drops fire retardant, similar to the Boeing, were assisting.
All images AP Photos. Caption information by AP, The Los Angeles Times.
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