Brain Top Off!

In Sacramento this morning, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a state of emergency in Kern County. The Tehachapi fire, which is officially known as the West Fire, is 25 percent contained. The Bull Fire isn’t doing also with 5 percent having been contained. Because there is a State of Emergency, cash-strapped California will be able to pay for firefighters and containment of these fires. Article resource – West Fire, Tehachapi Fire and others spur state of emergency.

Tehachapi fire info

Tuesday was when the Tehachapi fire started around a small community which is only 10 miles south of Tehachapi. Old West Ranch residents had to leave following the fire started. West Fire is the name of the ranch that split and formed the community, which is why the fire was named that. The fire started with people who were cutting scrap metal with a grinder in dry grass. 40 homes and 1,400 acres were burned. 150 other homes have had to evacuate.

Facts on the Bull Fire

The Bull Fire, centered north of Kernville, Calif., is presently burning almost 16,000 acres. When the fire began, it right away burned eight homes and six outbuildings down. The fire has hurt two firefighters so far. The reason for the Bull Fire has yet to be determined, and it is only about 5 percent contained.

Budgeting wildfires

Fire fighting is more expensive in budget-strapped California. Now it is harder than ever to sacrifice the human cost and financial cost. Fighting a big fire can cost anywhere from $1 million to $2.5 million a day. In wildfire fighting, in one year typically more than $500 million is spent. Numerous agencies are responsible to pay these costs in California. The majority of the cost is carried by the California state spending budget. This is just the cost of fighting the fire — never mind the damages to property and lands. The State of Emergency means that California can spend the money before they actually know where the money is coming from.

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