Fires lead Brown to call state of emergency
By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Jerry Brown has called a state of emergency across the state in response to wildfires engulfing much of drought-stricken California.
This summer fire season has been particularly intense, with a series of blazes such as the Rocky Fire in Lake County and the Wragg Fire near Lake Berryessa consuming thousands of acres and leaving firefighters scrambling.
In declaring a state of emergency, Brown mobilized the California National Guard and relaxes some regulations like environmental rules or those governing trespassing on private property.
Brown doesn’t want his brown lawns outdone by black forests.