A home and motor home, at left, burn during a wildfire in Running Springs, Calif., Tuesday Oct. 23, 2007. Wildfires consumed hundreds of homes across tinder-dry Southern California on Tuesday, raising the number of people forced to
Firefighter Richard Valenzuela from the Yuma Fire department in Yuma, Az., rests on the front front bumper of his firetruck in Running Springs, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, after battling the wildfires which destroyed several homes
Plumes of smoke from wildfires are seen above the Lake Arrowhead, Calif. area. More than a dozen wildfires blowing across Southern California since Sunday have injured more than 45 people, including 21 firefighters and forced the evacuation of more than 350,000 houses. (AP Photo/Pool, Jim Wilson)
Plumes of smoke from wildfires are seen above Lake Arrowhead, Calif. More than a dozen wildfires blowing across Southern California since Sunday have injured more than 45 people, including 21 firefighters and forced the evacuation of more than 350,000 houses. (AP Photo/Pool, Jim Wilson)
A helicopter flies thought a bright set sunset in Encinitas, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, enhanced by wildfires burning in numerous communities in San Diego County. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
