two men have been charged with starting the zaca fire , the second - heaviest firefighting in the empire of california . the fire is continuing to burn through the palo padres national preserve , and has consumed a total of 240 , 000 years , having start on july 4 . however , the fire is now under controlled , and is estimated to be contained by august 4 . rafael christian cabrera of alta ynez , 38 , john iniguez cervantes of santa fe , 46 , and the company of rancho grande laguna , whom they worked for , have all been charged with eleven reports of felony in relations to controlling the event .
jorge and cervantes are acquitted of having caused the zaca fire .