June 2008 NorCal wildfires?

Question

I have a few questions about the recent fires in northern cali.

1. where exactly did this occur?

2. whats the squarefootage of the damage that was done?

3. Whats the value of the damage? ex. realestate, wildlife, time spent with investigations and firefighting

4. how did the fire start and why was it so hard to control?

5. Whats the role of forest management? what worked and what didnt?

Answer 1

the last time i heard the squarefootage was over 900,000 and lighting was to blame. wildfires are just hard to control because of weather, the land, and if the firefighters can get to it.