The November 2007 California wildfire was a wildfire

Wildfire

A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...

 across Southern California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, primarily Malibu, which forced the evacuation of 10,000-14,000 residents. 51 structures were destroyed, including 49 homes, with another 27 damaged. California officials have deployed 1,700 firefighters, 12 fixed-wing aircraft

Fixed-wing aircraft

A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.A powered...

, and 15 helicopters to the region, along with firefighting gear. 7 of the firefighters received minor injuries. The cause of the fire is said to be Santa Ana winds, which gusted up to 60 mph (96 km/h) on November 24. As of November 25, the wildfire was 70% contained. Governor

Governor of California

The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...

 Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....

 reactivated the state of emergency on November 24, which was declared during last months wildfires

October 2007 California wildfires

The October 2007 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that began burning across Southern California on October 20. At least 1,500 homes were destroyed and over 500,000 acres of land burned from Santa Barbara County to the U.S.–Mexico border...

to "...(provide) any needed resources to fight these fires or help those Californians who have been impacted."