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2007 California Wildfires2007 California Wildfires
PurposePurpose
This slideshow is designed to teach This slideshow is designed to teach others about the importance of the others about the importance of the 2007 California wildfires and how it 2007 California wildfires and how it impacted many lives.impacted many lives.
What is a Wildfire?What is a Wildfire?A wild-land fire that is not set A wild-land fire that is not set intentionally by human for any intentionally by human for any circumstance or conditioncircumstance or condition
Reasons for FIREReasons for FIRESanta Ana Winds at Santa Ana Winds at 60 mph60 mph
Temperature in 90sTemperature in 90s
Severe drought Severe drought which included less which included less than five inches of than five inches of rain throughout the rain throughout the yearyear
State of EmergencyState of EmergencyAfter noticing the After noticing the numerous wildfires, numerous wildfires, Governor Governor Schwarzenegger Schwarzenegger declared a state of declared a state of emergencyemergency
President Bush President Bush orders federal aid orders federal aid and helpand help
FirefightersFirefightersOver 6,000 firefighters worked in tough Over 6,000 firefighters worked in tough conditionsconditions
Helped by United States Armed Forces and Helped by United States Armed Forces and National GuardNational Guard
EvacuationEvacuationAfter the first fire, After the first fire, many Californians many Californians were forced to were forced to evacuate their evacuate their homes and go to homes and go to evacuation centersevacuation centers
EvacuationEvacuationAs firefighters fought the blazing fire, As firefighters fought the blazing fire, evacuees gathered together in large evacuees gathered together in large buildings and areasbuildings and areas
Places BurntPlaces Burnt
San Diego CountySan Diego County
Ventura CountyVentura County
Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County
San Bernardino San Bernardino CountyCounty
People EffectedPeople Effected
San Diego’s athletes, such as San Diego’s athletes, such as running-back Ladainian Tomlinson, running-back Ladainian Tomlinson, and pitcher Trevor Hoffman, are and pitcher Trevor Hoffman, are forced to evacuate their homesforced to evacuate their homes
StatisticsStatistics
Burned Area- 500,000 acresBurned Area- 500,000 acres
Amount of People Dead- 14Amount of People Dead- 14
Amount of People Injured- at least 70Amount of People Injured- at least 70
People Forced to Evacuate- 250,000People Forced to Evacuate- 250,000
SolutionSolution
With the help of numerous relief efforts, With the help of numerous relief efforts, firefighters, and U.S. armed forces, the fires firefighters, and U.S. armed forces, the fires were put under control, not effecting many were put under control, not effecting many lives. lives.
However, hundreds of houses were burnt to However, hundreds of houses were burnt to the groundthe ground