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.