West Fire lingers in the air above Kimshew Falls near Stirling City, Calif.

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop on a hot spot Sunday afternoon, June 29, 2008 on the Piute Incident, east of Bakersfield, Calif.

U.S. Forest Service fire trucks loaded with firefighters are stationed in a store's parking lot Monday morning, June 30, 2008 in Lake Isabella, Calif. as plumes of smoke rise from the Piute Incident which continues to burn to the southeast. This crew is off the Cleveland National Forest in San Diego and were on the fire line most of the night. They were heading to Kern Valley High School to bed down at the fire camp.

Fire burns downhill towards the Pico Blanco Boy Scout Camp at the top of Palo Colorado Canyon during the Basin Complex Fire in Big Sur, Calif. on Monday June 30, 2008. The number of fires burning in central and Northern California - more than 1,000 according to state fire officials - means authorities can't send firefighters to battle every blaze, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service, said Monday.

Smoke from the West Fire lingers in the air above Kimshew Falls near Stirling City, Calif. on Monday June 30, 2008. The number of fires burning in central and Northern California _ more than 1,000 according to state fire officials _ means authorities can't send firefighters to battle every blaze, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service, said Monday.

Smoke from the West Fire lingers in the air above Kimshew Falls near Stirling City, Calif. on Monday June 30, 2008. The number of fires burning in central and Northern California _ more than 1,000 according to state fire officials _ means authorities can't send firefighters to battle every blaze, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service, said Monday.