Dry lightning hits Monterey Bay overlooking Seaside, Calif. and the Monterey Peninsula on Saturday, June 21, 2008. The lightning started spot fires in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties according to firefighters.
A firefighter surveys a burned down forest in Watsonville, Calif., Saturday, June 21, 2008. Firefighters moved closer Saturday to gaining control over a Santa Cruz County fire that burned several homes, forced hundreds to evacuate and closed a six-mile stretch of the coastal highway for hours.
A eCalifornia Dept. of Corrections firefighter takes down hot spots left behind by a wildfire in Watsonvill, Calif., Saturday, June 21, 2008. Firefighters moved closer Saturday to gaining control over a Santa Cruz County fire that burned several homes, forced hundreds to evacuate and closed a six-mile stretch of coastal Highway 1 for hours.
San Ramon Valley Fire Dept. firefighter Ben Wyley, right, puts out hot spots with the help of a California Dept. of Corrections fire crew in Watsonville, Calif., Saturday, June 21, 2008. Firefighters moved closer Saturday to gaining control over a Santa Cruz County fire that burned several homes, forced hundreds to evacuate and closed a six-mile stretch of coastal Highway 1 for hours.
A burnt out camel sculpture made of a fiberglass-like material is shown near other camels that did not burn from a wildfire near Fairfield, Calif., on Monday, June 23, 2008.
Firefighter Jesse Campbell of the Sonoma Lake Fire Dept, hoses down hot spots on a hillside along Hwy 1 in Mt. Madonna County Park west of Gilroy, Calif., Monday, June 23, 2008. The Whitehurst Fire has burned over 200 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains west of Gilroy
Firefighters from the Dixon Fire Department and Valero Refinery Fire Department carry a hose as they do mop up work at a wildfire near Fairfield, Calif., on Monday, June 23, 2008.
Josh Smotherman of the Dixon Fire Department, left, and Ken Smith of Valero Refinery do mop up work at a wildfire near Fairfield, Calif., on Monday, June 23, 2008.
Lightning strikes in the foothils east of Chico, Calif., starting numerous tree fires on Saturday, June 21, 2008.