1. Twelve thousand troops in the nation's capital were called on to help protect fire fighters tackling at least eight blazes started by rioters.
2. Crews already helping with blazes were being redirected because " there are fires everywhere, " Chandler Emergency Management Director Larry Hicks said.
3. The blazes burned for hours before Chinook helicopters with water pouches were brought in to fight the blaze.
4. Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe said police suspected some of the fires were set deliberately, and predicted it would take days to get all the blazes under control.
5. Firefighters took advantage of calmer winds and cooler temperatures to launch an aerial assault on several stubborn blazes.
6. The improving weather allowed for a greater aerial assault on the flames and helped firefighters beat back the most destructive blazes.
7. These are the most destructive fires seen in Greece since blazes in the south of the country killed more than 70 people in 2007.
8. The blazes fed on tinder dry plant life after record heat and a severe drought and were sped along by 60 mph winds.
9. The blazes ringing Sydney are the most intense the city has experienced since 1994 when fires entered the city's exclusive bush suburbs.
10. BEIJING - Airborne and underground firefighting units will be established in the city to further strengthen its ability to fight blazes.