Figure 1. Various news photographs from the Viejas Fire east of San Deigo, CA. This fire began on January 3, 2001 from a cigarette being thrown from a car on I-8. It has burned over 11,000 acres and destroyed 9 homes and 4 other structures. (A) Homes threatened near Alpine, CA. (B) Brush fire moves up the washes, concentrated by the strong winds and abundant dry vegetation. (C) Luxury home destroyed. (D) View of typical desert housing development, here threatened by the fire. The Viejas Fire spread quickly due to strong (65 m.p.h.) Santa Ana winds and persistent drought conditions. (E-F) Fire fighting measures. All images taken from the CNN web site and courtesy of the Associated Press and KGTV, San Diego.