Burn Area on Sunrise Highway

The area on the left of the road burned last week in the 7,100 acre (28.7km2) "Chariot Fire".
120 structures were destroyed, mostly Cabins at a Camp. At the height of the fire there were 2,100 Fire Personnel battling the flames.
Most brush fires are started by humans either accidentally or on purpose. This fire also had human origins.
The cause is under investigation.

The area on the right of the road was charred in the the Cedar Fire which burned 280,278 acres (1,134.2 km2) 2,820 buildings (including 2,232 homes)
and killed 15 people including one firefighter before being contained on November 3, 2003, making it the largest fire in recorded California history.


(The location from which this image was made has been geotagged for your information)