Fires rage in Kern County, California, USA, 27 July 2010, as two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 per cent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
A helicopter battles fires in Kern County, California, USA, 27 July 2010, as two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 per cent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
An air-tanker battles fires in Kern County, California, USA, 27 July 2010, as two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 per cent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
Fires rage in Kern County, California, USA, 27 July 2010, as two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 per cent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
A tree burns in Kern County, California, USA, on 28 July 2010. Two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 percent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES
A vehicle and structures destroyed by wild fires in Kern County, California, USA, on 28 July 2010. Two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 percent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES
The chimney remains the only thing in this home not destroyed by wild fires in Kern County, California, USA, on 28 July 2010. Two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 percent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES
The remains of a house destroyed by wild fires smolders in Kern County, California, USA, on 28 July 2010. Two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 percent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES
Fire personnel inspect the remains of a house destroyed by wild fires in Kern County, California, USA, on 28 July 2010. Two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 percent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES
Water-dropping helicopters reload during firefighting operations in Kern County, California, USA, on 28 July 2010. Two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 percent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES
Fires rage in Kern County, California, USA, 27 July 2010, as two wildfires have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. A fire that burned 30 to 40 homes in the Old West Ranch community about 10 miles south of Tehachapi was 25 per cent contained, the Kern County Fire Department said on 28 July 2010. EPA/MIKE MEADOWS NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
