On August 14, 2009, forest fires arose emergency in Santa Cruz, California.

On August 15 Governor of California Arnold Schwartzenegger arrived at the site.

According to American mass media, 2.000 people were forced out of their homes due to widespread forest fires.

Wild fires also hit another region of California — Santa Barbara. About 1.600 firefighters work in the site. Fortunately, the fire seat is far from residences.

Back in 2007, California forest wild fires caused billions of damage to California. The fire killed 8 people and ruined 2.000 buildings. Thousands of people were evacuated from their houses.