WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 082914

United States

California

(1) A letter to the editor of the Malibu Times argues that Santa Monica Airport should be kept open due to its firefighting aircraft servicing facilities
Letter: Benefits Of SMO

(2) Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rich Brooks, a Reporter for the Riverside Press Enterprise, reported that two firefighters were hospitalized after being shocked while fighting a 6-acre wildfire south of Corona
EL CERRITO: Firefighters battling 6-acre blaze shocked by power lines (UPDATE 4)

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