begin quote from:Oregon city 'looks as though a bomb went off' as wildfires continue to rage
Oregon city 'looks as though a bomb went off' as fires continue to scorch the West Coast
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Amir Vera and Susannah Cullinane, CNN
Updated 8:34 PM ET, Sun September 13, 2020
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Amir Vera and Susannah Cullinane, CNN
Updated 8:34 PM ET, Sun September 13, 2020
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Rudy Giuliani: What they are doing to this city could be fatal
Dr. Gupta to administration adviser: Why rush a vaccine?
'Pathetic': Pelosi on Trump tweet blasting Dems over bill
4 Houston police officers involved in fatal shooting fired
Blitzer to Fauci: Who should we trust, you or President Trump?
North Carolina voter: If Trump could just not talk
Air quality remains poor throughout the West
Trump hosts rally with few masks and no social distancing
Oregon resident: We didn't think it'd get this devastating
$100,000 reward offered in ambush shooting of 2 deputies
QAnon fans spread fake claims about real fires in Oregon
Sally expected to make landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane
LA mayor claps back at Trump's claim on what caused fires
Seinfeld pushes for federal funds to help save NYC venues
Mary Trump: Donald is 'grasping at straws'
College students host party despite testing positive for Covid-19
(CNN)Wildfires scorching the West Coast have devastated the small city of Detroit, Oregon -- located about 120 miles southeast of Portland -- where a majority of the structures in the rural enclave have been flattened by fire.
"We have approximately 20-25 structures still standing, and the rest are gone," officials with the Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Protection District said on their Facebook page.
Smoke fills the air in Detroit, Oregon, Friday, September 11, 2020.City hall, where the fire department's district office is based, was one of many buildings that burned down."Our primary focus is protecting the structures that are still standing," the officials said on their Facebook page. "Several of our firefighters have also lost their homes. They are working through their own losses while also fighting to protect homes still intact."
Resident Elizabeth Smith lost everything in the wildfires."Our homes are absolutely destroyed. I've seen a few videos and photos and my lovely little house that we remodeled 12 years ago in this beautiful canyon area is absolutely flattened. It looks as though a bomb went off," Smith told CNN affiliate KATU-TV.Detroit Mayor Jim Trett compared his city's devastation with that of Paradise, California, which was destroyed in the Camp Fire two years ago."It's the same topography: three canyons coming down like a funnel into the city of Paradise at the bottom of the funnel," Trett told KATU. "When I heard that two years ago I said, that's Detroit."
A tricycle stands near the Lake Detroit Market, Friday, September 11, 2020, in Detroit, Oregon.Major fires spanning several states have burned 4.6 million acres, national fire officials say. That's an area roughly equivalent to Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.While the 94 major blazes are burning mostly in rural and forested areas, major cities along the West Coast -- Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, among them -- are also feeling the impact.Smoke from the blazes is making air quality unhealthy, which can irritate lungs, cause inflammation and affect the immune system, heightening the risk of lung infections such as coronavirus. In Oakland, California, where many businesses and facilities are closed because of statewide Covid-19 precautions, officials have opened "clean air centers" for those with nowhere else to go, CNN affiliate KGO reporte
Neighborhoods in Monrovia, California, are enshrouded in smoke from the Bobcat Fire on Sunday.Of the people killed since some of the fires broke out in mid-August, 22 have been in California, many in recent days. Ten people have been killed in Oregon, and a child was killed in Washington state.The majority of the fires are in California (25), Washington (16), Oregon (13) and Idaho (10), though blazes have also emerged in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, the National Interagency Fire Center said Sunday morning."More than 30,000 firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country," the center said Sunday.President Donald Trump is planning to visit McClellan Park, California, Monday for a wildfires briefing. There's no indication whether Trump will visit any wildfire stricken areas during his trip.Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the wildfires Monday from Delaware at 1 p.m. He "will discuss the threat that extreme weather events pose to Americans everywhere," according to the Biden campaign.
(CNN)Wildfires scorching the West Coast have devastated the small city of Detroit, Oregon -- located about 120 miles southeast of Portland -- where a majority of the structures in the rural enclave have been flattened by fire.
"We have approximately 20-25 structures still standing, and the rest are gone," officials with the Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Protection District said on their Facebook page.
Smoke fills the air in Detroit, Oregon, Friday, September 11, 2020.
City hall, where the fire department's district office is based, was one of many buildings that burned down.
"Our primary focus is protecting the structures that are still standing," the officials said on their Facebook page. "Several of our firefighters have also lost their homes. They are working through their own losses while also fighting to protect homes still intact."
Resident Elizabeth Smith lost everything in the wildfires.
"Our homes are absolutely destroyed. I've seen a few videos and photos and my lovely little house that we remodeled 12 years ago in this beautiful canyon area is absolutely flattened. It looks as though a bomb went off," Smith told CNN affiliate KATU-TV.
Detroit Mayor Jim Trett compared his city's devastation with that of Paradise, California, which was destroyed in the Camp Fire two years ago.
"It's the same topography: three canyons coming down like a funnel into the city of Paradise at the bottom of the funnel," Trett told KATU. "When I heard that two years ago I said, that's Detroit."
A tricycle stands near the Lake Detroit Market, Friday, September 11, 2020, in Detroit, Oregon.
Major fires spanning several states have burned 4.6 million acres, national fire officials say. That's an area roughly equivalent to Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.
While the 94 major blazes are burning mostly in rural and forested areas, major cities along the West Coast -- Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, among them -- are also feeling the impact.
Smoke from the blazes is making air quality unhealthy, which can irritate lungs, cause inflammation and affect the immune system, heightening the risk of lung infections such as coronavirus. In Oakland, California, where many businesses and facilities are closed because of statewide Covid-19 precautions, officials have opened "clean air centers" for those with nowhere else to go, CNN affiliate KGO reporte
Neighborhoods in Monrovia, California, are enshrouded in smoke from the Bobcat Fire on Sunday.
Of the people killed since some of the fires broke out in mid-August, 22 have been in California, many in recent days. Ten people have been killed in Oregon, and a child was killed in Washington state.
The majority of the fires are in California (25), Washington (16), Oregon (13) and Idaho (10), though blazes have also emerged in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, the National Interagency Fire Center said Sunday morning.
"More than 30,000 firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country," the center said Sunday.
President Donald Trump is planning to visit McClellan Park, California, Monday for a wildfires briefing. There's no indication whether Trump will visit any wildfire stricken areas during his trip.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the wildfires Monday from Delaware at 1 p.m. He "will discuss the threat that extreme weather events pose to Americans everywhere," according to the Biden campaign.
'It's all gone'
The Holiday Farm Fire east of Eugene, Oregon, which has torched more than 160,000 acres in the Willamette National Forest -- an area slightly larger than the city of Chicago -- is growing rapidly. It spread 5,000 acres Friday alone, officials say.Caught in the middle of the forest is the town of Vida, where Nailah Garner had to flee her dream home last week, she and her husband forced to scramble "like the Keystone Cops," she told CNN affiliate KOMO."We didn't know what to grab. We didn't pack. Who knows what to do when you're going through this?" she said.
George Coble walks through his property in Mill City, Oregon, on Saturday.Authorities have shut down the main road into the town of 1,200 situated on the picturesque McKenzie River. Only residents who need to retrieve their pets or emergency medications are allowed past the roadblocks, the station reported.Garner could hear the sadness in her friend's voice when she reported that Garner's dream home was no more, KOMO reported. Wearing donated clothes, Garner explained she had lost everything."It's all gone, and it looks like a war zone hit it," she said.In Clackamas County, Oregon, residents are being asked to reconsider their travel plans and restrict their water usage as fires continue to burn in the area."Please limit your water use. Every drop is needed for our firefighters in order to use the water to save someone's home," said Nancy Bush, director of disaster management in Clackamas.
The Holiday Farm Fire east of Eugene, Oregon, which has torched more than 160,000 acres in the Willamette National Forest -- an area slightly larger than the city of Chicago -- is growing rapidly. It spread 5,000 acres Friday alone, officials say.
Caught in the middle of the forest is the town of Vida, where Nailah Garner had to flee her dream home last week, she and her husband forced to scramble "like the Keystone Cops," she told CNN affiliate KOMO.
"We didn't know what to grab. We didn't pack. Who knows what to do when you're going through this?" she said.
George Coble walks through his property in Mill City, Oregon, on Saturday.
Authorities have shut down the main road into the town of 1,200 situated on the picturesque McKenzie River. Only residents who need to retrieve their pets or emergency medications are allowed past the roadblocks, the station reported.
Garner could hear the sadness in her friend's voice when she reported that Garner's dream home was no more, KOMO reported. Wearing donated clothes, Garner explained she had lost everything.
"It's all gone, and it looks like a war zone hit it," she said.
In Clackamas County, Oregon, residents are being asked to reconsider their travel plans and restrict their water usage as fires continue to burn in the area.
"Please limit your water use. Every drop is needed for our firefighters in order to use the water to save someone's home," said Nancy Bush, director of disaster management in Clackamas.
Three California fires reach historic proportions
In California, firefighters are battling more than two dozen major fires, but officials expressed hope that improving weather conditions will boost efforts to control the flames.Three of the five largest wildfires in state history are burning now, officials say. One of those blazes, the LNU Complex Fire, which was about 96% contained as of Saturday, has burned more than 363,000 acres.
Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestKarol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.Hide Caption41 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA burned-out vehicle is left in front of a destroyed residence as smoke fills the sky in Boulder Creek on August 22.Hide Caption42 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestSmoke hangs low in the air at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods burn in Boulder Creek on August 22.Hide Caption43 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter watches the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County on August 21.Hide Caption44 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestVeterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.Hide Caption45 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestSmoke from nearby wildfires hangs over San Francisco on August 21.Hide Caption46 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter monitors the advance of a fire in Boulder Creek on August 21.Hide Caption47 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestMembers of the US Forest Service discuss their next moves to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21.Hide Caption48 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeople pack brown-bag lunches at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21.Hide Caption49 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex fires billows over Healdsburg, California, on August 20.Hide Caption50 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter battles flames in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.Hide Caption51 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestOnly scorched homes and vehicles remain in the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California, on August 20.Hide Caption52 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple homes burned in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California, on August 20.Hide Caption53 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20.Hide Caption54 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA man looks at a tree blocking his way after a fire ravaged Vacaville, California, on August 20.Hide Caption55 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA melted plastic fence lies on the charred ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.Hide Caption56 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestSarah Hawkins searches through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.Hide Caption57 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on August 19.Hide Caption58 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestGina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.Hide Caption59 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeople herd cows down Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville on August 19.Hide Caption60 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames consume a home in Napa County, California, on August 19.Hide Caption61 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestEmbers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Napa County on August 18. This image was taken with a long exposure.Hide Caption62 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames from the Hennessy Fire close in near Lake Berryessa on August 18.Hide Caption63 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in Napa County on August 18.Hide Caption64 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestAn air tanker drops retardant on fires in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.Hide Caption65 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames from the Hennessy Fire consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.Hide Caption66 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestTony Leonardini works on a spot fire as thunderstorm winds fan the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on August 17.Hide Caption67 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestSmoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 16.Hide Caption68 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestKathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire on August 16 that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.Hide Caption69 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighters look at smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on August 14.Hide Caption70 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on August 13.Hide Caption71 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA car is charred by the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on August 13.Hide Caption72 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13.Hide Caption73 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter crew works in Lake Hughes on August 13.Hide Caption74 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestThe Lake Fire burns a home in Angeles National Forest on August 13.Hide Caption75 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames and smoke from the Lake Fire rise on Wednesday, August 12.Hide Caption76 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter works against the Lake Fire on August 12.Hide Caption77 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighters make an escape plan as the Lake Fire burns a hillside on August 12.Hide Caption78 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire on August 12.Hide Caption79 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA plume of smoke rises from the Lake Fire on August 12.Hide Caption80 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFire crews battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 11.Hide Caption81 of 81
Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestThe Bobcat Fire burns in Angeles National Forest north of Monrovia, California, on Friday, September, 11.Hide Caption1 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestGeorge Coble walks through his destroyed property in Mill City, Oregon, on Saturday, September 12.Hide Caption2 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestCrystal Sparks, 35, kisses her 4-year-old twins Chance and Ryder Sutton as they are evacuated from the Obenchain Fire in Butte Falls, Oregon, on September 11.Hide Caption3 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestNorth Valley Disaster Group member Kari Zeitler and Butte County Animal Control officer Linda Newman bridle up two donkeys wandering along a roadside in Berry Creek, California, on September 11. The donkeys were displaced by the Bear Fire.Hide Caption4 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter shoots an incendiary device during a back burn to help control the Dolan Fire at Limekiln State Park in Big Sur, California, September 11.Hide Caption5 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestDora Negrete is consoled by her son Hector Rocha after seeing their destroyed mobile home in Talent, Oregon, on Thursday, September 10.Hide Caption6 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestThis aerial photo shows a destroyed mobile-home park in Phoenix, Oregon, on September 10.Hide Caption7 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA street is shrouded by smoke from wildfires in West Linn, Oregon, on September 10.Hide Caption8 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA tanker jet drops fire retardant to slow the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest north of Monrovia, California, on September 10.Hide Caption9 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestLooking up San Francisco's Columbus Avenue, the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from nearby wildfires on Wednesday, September 9. This photo was taken in the late morning.Hide Caption10 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestVisitors of San Francisco's Dolores Park are seen under an orange sky darkened by smoke on September 9.Hide Caption11 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestWildfire smoke hangs over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on September 9.Hide Caption12 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestBejhan Razi, a senior building inspector in Mill Valley, California, checks out repairs on a lamp-post clock as the sky is illuminated by nearby wildfires.Hide Caption13 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeople stand in Alamo Square Park as smoke hangs over San Francisco on September 9.Hide Caption14 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeople stop to take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as it is affected from smoke by nearby wildfires on September 9.Hide Caption15 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures in Butte County, California, on September 9.Hide Caption16 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames shoot from a home in Butte County.Hide Caption17 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire near Alder Springs, California, on Tuesday, September 8.Hide Caption18 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestLisa Theis unloads the last of her 44 alpacas after she evacuated her ranch in North Fork, California.Hide Caption19 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames burn at a home leveled by the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.Hide Caption20 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA slide is melted at a school playground in Fresno County.Hide Caption21 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestRubble is seen on Monday, September 7, after a wildfire left the small town of Malden, Washington, in ruins. The fire destroyed about 80% of the homes and buildings in Malden, which is about 35 miles south of Spokane.Hide Caption22 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighter Nick Grinstead battles the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California, on September 7.Hide Caption23 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter in Jamul, California, battles the Valley Fire on Sunday, September 6.Hide Caption24 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA fire encroaches Japatul Road in Jamul on September 6.Hide Caption25 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestLittle League baseball players warm up for a game near Dehesa, California, as the Valley Fire burns on September 6.Hide Caption26 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter watches the advancing Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.Hide Caption27 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA business owner in Shaver Lake walks next to kayaks he rents as smoke from the Creek Fire fills the sky on September 6.Hide Caption28 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFamily members comfort each other as the El Dorado Fire moves closer to their home in Yucaipa, California, on September 6.Hide Caption29 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.Hide Caption30 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestDozens of evacuees are airlifted to safety on a California National Guard helicopter on Saturday, September 5. The Creek Fire had left them stranded in a popular camping area in the Sierra National Forest.Hide Caption31 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighters walk in a line in Yucaipa on September 5.Hide Caption32 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestHaze and smoke blanket the sky near Naches, Washington, as the Evans Canyon Fire burns on September 3.Hide Caption33 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, listens as Santa Cruz State Park Superintendent Chris Spohrer talks about the fire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.Hide Caption34 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestRandy Hunt packs up his belongings, including his daughter Natasha's first Pooh bear, left, in case he and his wife Sheli had to evacuate the home they rent in Middletown, California, on August 26.Hide Caption35 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighter Juan Chavarin pulls down a burning tree trunk in Guerneville, California, on August 25.Hide Caption36 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California, on August 24.Hide Caption37 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestAustin Giannuzzi cries while embracing relatives at the burned remains of their Vacaville home on August 23.Hide Caption38 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter looks out from a helicopter while battling the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Lake County, California.Hide Caption39 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road in Lake County on August 23.Hide Caption40 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestKarol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.Hide Caption41 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA burned-out vehicle is left in front of a destroyed residence as smoke fills the sky in Boulder Creek on August 22.Hide Caption42 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestSmoke hangs low in the air at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods burn in Boulder Creek on August 22.Hide Caption43 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter watches the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County on August 21.Hide Caption44 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestVeterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.Hide Caption45 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestSmoke from nearby wildfires hangs over San Francisco on August 21.Hide Caption46 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter monitors the advance of a fire in Boulder Creek on August 21.Hide Caption47 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestMembers of the US Forest Service discuss their next moves to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21.Hide Caption48 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeople pack brown-bag lunches at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21.Hide Caption49 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex fires billows over Healdsburg, California, on August 20.Hide Caption50 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter battles flames in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.Hide Caption51 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestOnly scorched homes and vehicles remain in the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California, on August 20.Hide Caption52 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple homes burned in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California, on August 20.Hide Caption53 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20.Hide Caption54 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA man looks at a tree blocking his way after a fire ravaged Vacaville, California, on August 20.Hide Caption55 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA melted plastic fence lies on the charred ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.Hide Caption56 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestSarah Hawkins searches through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.Hide Caption57 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on August 19.Hide Caption58 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestGina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.Hide Caption59 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeople herd cows down Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville on August 19.Hide Caption60 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames consume a home in Napa County, California, on August 19.Hide Caption61 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestEmbers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Napa County on August 18. This image was taken with a long exposure.Hide Caption62 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames from the Hennessy Fire close in near Lake Berryessa on August 18.Hide Caption63 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in Napa County on August 18.Hide Caption64 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestAn air tanker drops retardant on fires in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.Hide Caption65 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames from the Hennessy Fire consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.Hide Caption66 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestTony Leonardini works on a spot fire as thunderstorm winds fan the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on August 17.Hide Caption67 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestSmoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 16.Hide Caption68 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestKathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire on August 16 that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.Hide Caption69 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighters look at smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on August 14.Hide Caption70 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on August 13.Hide Caption71 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA car is charred by the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on August 13.Hide Caption72 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13.Hide Caption73 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter crew works in Lake Hughes on August 13.Hide Caption74 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestThe Lake Fire burns a home in Angeles National Forest on August 13.Hide Caption75 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames and smoke from the Lake Fire rise on Wednesday, August 12.Hide Caption76 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter works against the Lake Fire on August 12.Hide Caption77 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighters make an escape plan as the Lake Fire burns a hillside on August 12.Hide Caption78 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire on August 12.Hide Caption79 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA plume of smoke rises from the Lake Fire on August 12.Hide Caption80 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFire crews battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 11.Hide Caption81 of 81
Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestThe Bobcat Fire burns in Angeles National Forest north of Monrovia, California, on Friday, September, 11.Hide Caption1 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestGeorge Coble walks through his destroyed property in Mill City, Oregon, on Saturday, September 12.Hide Caption2 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestCrystal Sparks, 35, kisses her 4-year-old twins Chance and Ryder Sutton as they are evacuated from the Obenchain Fire in Butte Falls, Oregon, on September 11.Hide Caption3 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestNorth Valley Disaster Group member Kari Zeitler and Butte County Animal Control officer Linda Newman bridle up two donkeys wandering along a roadside in Berry Creek, California, on September 11. The donkeys were displaced by the Bear Fire.Hide Caption4 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter shoots an incendiary device during a back burn to help control the Dolan Fire at Limekiln State Park in Big Sur, California, September 11.Hide Caption5 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestDora Negrete is consoled by her son Hector Rocha after seeing their destroyed mobile home in Talent, Oregon, on Thursday, September 10.Hide Caption6 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestThis aerial photo shows a destroyed mobile-home park in Phoenix, Oregon, on September 10.Hide Caption7 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA street is shrouded by smoke from wildfires in West Linn, Oregon, on September 10.Hide Caption8 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA tanker jet drops fire retardant to slow the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest north of Monrovia, California, on September 10.Hide Caption9 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestLooking up San Francisco's Columbus Avenue, the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from nearby wildfires on Wednesday, September 9. This photo was taken in the late morning.Hide Caption10 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestVisitors of San Francisco's Dolores Park are seen under an orange sky darkened by smoke on September 9.Hide Caption11 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestWildfire smoke hangs over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on September 9.Hide Caption12 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestBejhan Razi, a senior building inspector in Mill Valley, California, checks out repairs on a lamp-post clock as the sky is illuminated by nearby wildfires.Hide Caption13 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeople stand in Alamo Square Park as smoke hangs over San Francisco on September 9.Hide Caption14 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestPeople stop to take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as it is affected from smoke by nearby wildfires on September 9.Hide Caption15 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures in Butte County, California, on September 9.Hide Caption16 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames shoot from a home in Butte County.Hide Caption17 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire near Alder Springs, California, on Tuesday, September 8.Hide Caption18 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestLisa Theis unloads the last of her 44 alpacas after she evacuated her ranch in North Fork, California.Hide Caption19 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames burn at a home leveled by the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.Hide Caption20 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA slide is melted at a school playground in Fresno County.Hide Caption21 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestRubble is seen on Monday, September 7, after a wildfire left the small town of Malden, Washington, in ruins. The fire destroyed about 80% of the homes and buildings in Malden, which is about 35 miles south of Spokane.Hide Caption22 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighter Nick Grinstead battles the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California, on September 7.Hide Caption23 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter in Jamul, California, battles the Valley Fire on Sunday, September 6.Hide Caption24 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA fire encroaches Japatul Road in Jamul on September 6.Hide Caption25 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestLittle League baseball players warm up for a game near Dehesa, California, as the Valley Fire burns on September 6.Hide Caption26 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter watches the advancing Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.Hide Caption27 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA business owner in Shaver Lake walks next to kayaks he rents as smoke from the Creek Fire fills the sky on September 6.Hide Caption28 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFamily members comfort each other as the El Dorado Fire moves closer to their home in Yucaipa, California, on September 6.Hide Caption29 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.Hide Caption30 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestDozens of evacuees are airlifted to safety on a California National Guard helicopter on Saturday, September 5. The Creek Fire had left them stranded in a popular camping area in the Sierra National Forest.Hide Caption31 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighters walk in a line in Yucaipa on September 5.Hide Caption32 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestHaze and smoke blanket the sky near Naches, Washington, as the Evans Canyon Fire burns on September 3.Hide Caption33 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, listens as Santa Cruz State Park Superintendent Chris Spohrer talks about the fire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.Hide Caption34 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestRandy Hunt packs up his belongings, including his daughter Natasha's first Pooh bear, left, in case he and his wife Sheli had to evacuate the home they rent in Middletown, California, on August 26.Hide Caption35 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFirefighter Juan Chavarin pulls down a burning tree trunk in Guerneville, California, on August 25.Hide Caption36 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California, on August 24.Hide Caption37 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestAustin Giannuzzi cries while embracing relatives at the burned remains of their Vacaville home on August 23.Hide Caption38 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestA firefighter looks out from a helicopter while battling the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Lake County, California.Hide Caption39 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestFlames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road in Lake County on August 23.Hide Caption40 of 81Photos: Wildfires burning in the WestKarol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.Hide Caption41 of 81
The fire is burning in Northern California wine country, and vintners worry the smoke will taint the grapes, reducing this year's yield. Oscar Renteria manages thousands of acres of vineyards, including his own patch on the edge of the LNU Complex Fire, about half of which is ruined, he told CNN affiliate KPIX."That's what I can predict right now," he told the station. "I've got two more weeks to go to test, and I'm not sure that I'm even going to pick some of mine. I may just take my losses and go home."Little rain, high temperatures and strong winds helped fuel the flames, and it's unclear how long it will take to get them under control.Angeles National Forest Fire Chief Robert Garcia's department is fighting fires with 500 personnel, when it usually has 1,000 to 1,500, he said Saturday. Some firefighters are working more than 24 hours in a shift, he said. The Bobcat Fire northeast of Los Angeles is tearing through the mountainous national forest.
Smoke from wildfires fills the sky over Pasadena, California, on Saturday.More than 4,100 structures have been destroyed since August 15, Cal Fire said Sunday, adding that 16,750 firefighters are battling fires statewide. As the massive fires rage, more are popping up."Firefighters across the state responded to 36 new wildfires yesterday, and all were contained quickly," the agency said.Fires in the state have burned more than 3.3 million acres this year, with the August Complex Fire burning in the Mendocino National Forest accounting for more than a quarter of the sum. The blaze, the largest in state history, is only 28% contained, according to Cal Fire.In the Sierra Nevada range north of Sacramento, the North Complex Fire has consumed more than 258,000 acres, killing at least 12 people, the US Forest Service said Saturday. The victims include a 16-year-old boy who was fleeing the area in his vehicle, Butte County authorities said.
The Bear Fire ripped through Berry Creek, destroying Brad and Kelly Thomas' home and property.Berry Creek's only store, the Village Market, was destroyed in the fire, CNN affiliate KPIX reported Saturday."I cried. I cried for long time," owner Mitch Dorghalli told the station. "The worst day in my life when I heard that news."Gusty winds and low humidity in Northern California on Sunday may exacerbate already dangerous conditions, Cal Fire said.
In California, firefighters are battling more than two dozen major fires, but officials expressed hope that improving weather conditions will boost efforts to control the flames.
Three of the five largest wildfires in state history are burning now, officials say. One of those blazes, the LNU Complex Fire, which was about 96% contained as of Saturday, has burned more than 363,000 acres.
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Karol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.
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A burned-out vehicle is left in front of a destroyed residence as smoke fills the sky in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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Smoke hangs low in the air at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods burn in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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A firefighter watches the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County on August 21.
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Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.
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Smoke from nearby wildfires hangs over San Francisco on August 21.
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A firefighter monitors the advance of a fire in Boulder Creek on August 21.
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Members of the US Forest Service discuss their next moves to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21.
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People pack brown-bag lunches at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21.
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A smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex fires billows over Healdsburg, California, on August 20.
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A firefighter battles flames in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.
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Only scorched homes and vehicles remain in the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California, on August 20.
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Peter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple homes burned in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California, on August 20.
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A forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20.
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A man looks at a tree blocking his way after a fire ravaged Vacaville, California, on August 20.
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A melted plastic fence lies on the charred ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.
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Sarah Hawkins searches through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.
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Fire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on August 19.
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Gina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.
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People herd cows down Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville on August 19.
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Flames consume a home in Napa County, California, on August 19.
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Embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Napa County on August 18. This image was taken with a long exposure.
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A resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames from the Hennessy Fire close in near Lake Berryessa on August 18.
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A home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in Napa County on August 18.
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An air tanker drops retardant on fires in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.
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Flames from the Hennessy Fire consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.
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Tony Leonardini works on a spot fire as thunderstorm winds fan the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on August 17.
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Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 16.
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Kathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire on August 16 that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.
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Firefighters look at smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on August 14.
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A helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on August 13.
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A car is charred by the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on August 13.
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A couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13.
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A firefighter crew works in Lake Hughes on August 13.
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The Lake Fire burns a home in Angeles National Forest on August 13.
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Flames and smoke from the Lake Fire rise on Wednesday, August 12.
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A firefighter works against the Lake Fire on August 12.
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Firefighters make an escape plan as the Lake Fire burns a hillside on August 12.
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A tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A plume of smoke rises from the Lake Fire on August 12.
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Fire crews battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 11.
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The Bobcat Fire burns in Angeles National Forest north of Monrovia, California, on Friday, September, 11.
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George Coble walks through his destroyed property in Mill City, Oregon, on Saturday, September 12.
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Crystal Sparks, 35, kisses her 4-year-old twins Chance and Ryder Sutton as they are evacuated from the Obenchain Fire in Butte Falls, Oregon, on September 11.
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North Valley Disaster Group member Kari Zeitler and Butte County Animal Control officer Linda Newman bridle up two donkeys wandering along a roadside in Berry Creek, California, on September 11. The donkeys were displaced by the Bear Fire.
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A firefighter shoots an incendiary device during a back burn to help control the Dolan Fire at Limekiln State Park in Big Sur, California, September 11.
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Dora Negrete is consoled by her son Hector Rocha after seeing their destroyed mobile home in Talent, Oregon, on Thursday, September 10.
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This aerial photo shows a destroyed mobile-home park in Phoenix, Oregon, on September 10.
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A street is shrouded by smoke from wildfires in West Linn, Oregon, on September 10.
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A tanker jet drops fire retardant to slow the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest north of Monrovia, California, on September 10.
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Looking up San Francisco's Columbus Avenue, the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from nearby wildfires on Wednesday, September 9. This photo was taken in the late morning.
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Visitors of San Francisco's Dolores Park are seen under an orange sky darkened by smoke on September 9.
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Wildfire smoke hangs over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on September 9.
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Bejhan Razi, a senior building inspector in Mill Valley, California, checks out repairs on a lamp-post clock as the sky is illuminated by nearby wildfires.
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People stand in Alamo Square Park as smoke hangs over San Francisco on September 9.
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People stop to take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as it is affected from smoke by nearby wildfires on September 9.
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Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures in Butte County, California, on September 9.
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Flames shoot from a home in Butte County.
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A Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire near Alder Springs, California, on Tuesday, September 8.
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Lisa Theis unloads the last of her 44 alpacas after she evacuated her ranch in North Fork, California.
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Flames burn at a home leveled by the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.
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A slide is melted at a school playground in Fresno County.
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Rubble is seen on Monday, September 7, after a wildfire left the small town of Malden, Washington, in ruins. The fire destroyed about 80% of the homes and buildings in Malden, which is about 35 miles south of Spokane.
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Firefighter Nick Grinstead battles the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California, on September 7.
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A firefighter in Jamul, California, battles the Valley Fire on Sunday, September 6.
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A fire encroaches Japatul Road in Jamul on September 6.
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Little League baseball players warm up for a game near Dehesa, California, as the Valley Fire burns on September 6.
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A firefighter watches the advancing Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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A business owner in Shaver Lake walks next to kayaks he rents as smoke from the Creek Fire fills the sky on September 6.
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Family members comfort each other as the El Dorado Fire moves closer to their home in Yucaipa, California, on September 6.
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A firefighter sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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Dozens of evacuees are airlifted to safety on a California National Guard helicopter on Saturday, September 5. The Creek Fire had left them stranded in a popular camping area in the Sierra National Forest.
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Firefighters walk in a line in Yucaipa on September 5.
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Haze and smoke blanket the sky near Naches, Washington, as the Evans Canyon Fire burns on September 3.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, listens as Santa Cruz State Park Superintendent Chris Spohrer talks about the fire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
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Randy Hunt packs up his belongings, including his daughter Natasha's first Pooh bear, left, in case he and his wife Sheli had to evacuate the home they rent in Middletown, California, on August 26.
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Firefighter Juan Chavarin pulls down a burning tree trunk in Guerneville, California, on August 25.
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A sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California, on August 24.
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Austin Giannuzzi cries while embracing relatives at the burned remains of their Vacaville home on August 23.
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A firefighter looks out from a helicopter while battling the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Lake County, California.
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road in Lake County on August 23.
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Karol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.
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A burned-out vehicle is left in front of a destroyed residence as smoke fills the sky in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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Smoke hangs low in the air at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods burn in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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A firefighter watches the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County on August 21.
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Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.
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Smoke from nearby wildfires hangs over San Francisco on August 21.
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A firefighter monitors the advance of a fire in Boulder Creek on August 21.
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Members of the US Forest Service discuss their next moves to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21.
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People pack brown-bag lunches at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21.
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A smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex fires billows over Healdsburg, California, on August 20.
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A firefighter battles flames in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.
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Only scorched homes and vehicles remain in the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California, on August 20.
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Peter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple homes burned in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California, on August 20.
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A forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20.
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A man looks at a tree blocking his way after a fire ravaged Vacaville, California, on August 20.
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A melted plastic fence lies on the charred ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.
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Sarah Hawkins searches through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.
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Fire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on August 19.
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Gina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.
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People herd cows down Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville on August 19.
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Flames consume a home in Napa County, California, on August 19.
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Embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Napa County on August 18. This image was taken with a long exposure.
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A resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames from the Hennessy Fire close in near Lake Berryessa on August 18.
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A home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in Napa County on August 18.
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An air tanker drops retardant on fires in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.
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Flames from the Hennessy Fire consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.
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Tony Leonardini works on a spot fire as thunderstorm winds fan the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on August 17.
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Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 16.
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Kathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire on August 16 that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.
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Firefighters look at smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on August 14.
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A helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on August 13.
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A car is charred by the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on August 13.
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A couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13.
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A firefighter crew works in Lake Hughes on August 13.
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The Lake Fire burns a home in Angeles National Forest on August 13.
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Flames and smoke from the Lake Fire rise on Wednesday, August 12.
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A firefighter works against the Lake Fire on August 12.
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Firefighters make an escape plan as the Lake Fire burns a hillside on August 12.
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Fire crews battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 11.
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The Bobcat Fire burns in Angeles National Forest north of Monrovia, California, on Friday, September, 11.
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George Coble walks through his destroyed property in Mill City, Oregon, on Saturday, September 12.
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Crystal Sparks, 35, kisses her 4-year-old twins Chance and Ryder Sutton as they are evacuated from the Obenchain Fire in Butte Falls, Oregon, on September 11.
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North Valley Disaster Group member Kari Zeitler and Butte County Animal Control officer Linda Newman bridle up two donkeys wandering along a roadside in Berry Creek, California, on September 11. The donkeys were displaced by the Bear Fire.
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A firefighter shoots an incendiary device during a back burn to help control the Dolan Fire at Limekiln State Park in Big Sur, California, September 11.
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Dora Negrete is consoled by her son Hector Rocha after seeing their destroyed mobile home in Talent, Oregon, on Thursday, September 10.
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This aerial photo shows a destroyed mobile-home park in Phoenix, Oregon, on September 10.
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A tanker jet drops fire retardant to slow the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest north of Monrovia, California, on September 10.
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Looking up San Francisco's Columbus Avenue, the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from nearby wildfires on Wednesday, September 9. This photo was taken in the late morning.
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Visitors of San Francisco's Dolores Park are seen under an orange sky darkened by smoke on September 9.
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Wildfire smoke hangs over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on September 9.
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Bejhan Razi, a senior building inspector in Mill Valley, California, checks out repairs on a lamp-post clock as the sky is illuminated by nearby wildfires.
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People stand in Alamo Square Park as smoke hangs over San Francisco on September 9.
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People stop to take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as it is affected from smoke by nearby wildfires on September 9.
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Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures in Butte County, California, on September 9.
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Flames shoot from a home in Butte County.
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A Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire near Alder Springs, California, on Tuesday, September 8.
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Lisa Theis unloads the last of her 44 alpacas after she evacuated her ranch in North Fork, California.
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Flames burn at a home leveled by the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.
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A slide is melted at a school playground in Fresno County.
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Rubble is seen on Monday, September 7, after a wildfire left the small town of Malden, Washington, in ruins. The fire destroyed about 80% of the homes and buildings in Malden, which is about 35 miles south of Spokane.
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Firefighter Nick Grinstead battles the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California, on September 7.
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A firefighter in Jamul, California, battles the Valley Fire on Sunday, September 6.
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A fire encroaches Japatul Road in Jamul on September 6.
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Little League baseball players warm up for a game near Dehesa, California, as the Valley Fire burns on September 6.
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A firefighter watches the advancing Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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A business owner in Shaver Lake walks next to kayaks he rents as smoke from the Creek Fire fills the sky on September 6.
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Family members comfort each other as the El Dorado Fire moves closer to their home in Yucaipa, California, on September 6.
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A firefighter sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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Dozens of evacuees are airlifted to safety on a California National Guard helicopter on Saturday, September 5. The Creek Fire had left them stranded in a popular camping area in the Sierra National Forest.
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Firefighters walk in a line in Yucaipa on September 5.
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Haze and smoke blanket the sky near Naches, Washington, as the Evans Canyon Fire burns on September 3.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, listens as Santa Cruz State Park Superintendent Chris Spohrer talks about the fire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
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Randy Hunt packs up his belongings, including his daughter Natasha's first Pooh bear, left, in case he and his wife Sheli had to evacuate the home they rent in Middletown, California, on August 26.
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Firefighter Juan Chavarin pulls down a burning tree trunk in Guerneville, California, on August 25.
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A sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California, on August 24.
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Austin Giannuzzi cries while embracing relatives at the burned remains of their Vacaville home on August 23.
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A firefighter looks out from a helicopter while battling the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Lake County, California.
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road in Lake County on August 23.
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Karol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.
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The fire is burning in Northern California wine country, and vintners worry the smoke will taint the grapes, reducing this year's yield. Oscar Renteria manages thousands of acres of vineyards, including his own patch on the edge of the LNU Complex Fire, about half of which is ruined, he told CNN affiliate KPIX.
"That's what I can predict right now," he told the station. "I've got two more weeks to go to test, and I'm not sure that I'm even going to pick some of mine. I may just take my losses and go home."
Little rain, high temperatures and strong winds helped fuel the flames, and it's unclear how long it will take to get them under control.
Angeles National Forest Fire Chief Robert Garcia's department is fighting fires with 500 personnel, when it usually has 1,000 to 1,500, he said Saturday. Some firefighters are working more than 24 hours in a shift, he said. The Bobcat Fire northeast of Los Angeles is tearing through the mountainous national forest.
Smoke from wildfires fills the sky over Pasadena, California, on Saturday.
More than 4,100 structures have been destroyed since August 15, Cal Fire said Sunday, adding that 16,750 firefighters are battling fires statewide. As the massive fires rage, more are popping up.
"Firefighters across the state responded to 36 new wildfires yesterday, and all were contained quickly," the agency said.
Fires in the state have burned more than 3.3 million acres this year, with the August Complex Fire burning in the Mendocino National Forest accounting for more than a quarter of the sum. The blaze, the largest in state history, is only 28% contained, according to Cal Fire.
In the Sierra Nevada range north of Sacramento, the North Complex Fire has consumed more than 258,000 acres, killing at least 12 people, the US Forest Service said Saturday. The victims include a 16-year-old boy who was fleeing the area in his vehicle, Butte County authorities said.
The Bear Fire ripped through Berry Creek, destroying Brad and Kelly Thomas' home and property.
Berry Creek's only store, the Village Market, was destroyed in the fire, CNN affiliate KPIX reported Saturday.
"I cried. I cried for long time," owner Mitch Dorghalli told the station. "The worst day in my life when I heard that news."
Gusty winds and low humidity in Northern California on Sunday may exacerbate already dangerous conditions, Cal Fire said.
'We saw the perfect storm'
At least eight of Oregon's wildfires are expected to burn "until the winter's rains fall," said state Department of Forestry Fire Chief Doug Grafe.Four of the 10 people killed in Oregon's wildfires died in the Beachie Creek Fire in Marion County, where Detroit is located.
James Smith hugs his dog, Rose, after returning to his evacuated home in Estacada, Oregon, on Saturday.Two victims identified by the Marion County Medical Examiner's Office were Wyatt Tofte, 13, and Peggy Mosso, 71, both of Lyons, about 60 miles southeast of Portland.Wyatt was found in a car with his dog in his lap while Mosso, his grandmother, was found in another car nearby. Her daughter and Wyatt's mother, Angela, attempted to save her and was badly burned. Two other victims were located but have not been recovered because of treacherous conditions.Dozens of people are missing, mostly across Jackson, Lane and Marion counties in western Oregon, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said.Typically, fires consume about 500,000 acres a year in the state, but "this week alone, we burned over a million acres of beautiful Oregon," she said.
At least eight of Oregon's wildfires are expected to burn "until the winter's rains fall," said state Department of Forestry Fire Chief Doug Grafe.
Four of the 10 people killed in Oregon's wildfires died in the Beachie Creek Fire in Marion County, where Detroit is located.
James Smith hugs his dog, Rose, after returning to his evacuated home in Estacada, Oregon, on Saturday.
Two victims identified by the Marion County Medical Examiner's Office were Wyatt Tofte, 13, and Peggy Mosso, 71, both of Lyons, about 60 miles southeast of Portland.
Wyatt was found in a car with his dog in his lap while Mosso, his grandmother, was found in another car nearby. Her daughter and Wyatt's mother, Angela, attempted to save her and was badly burned. Two other victims were located but have not been recovered because of treacherous conditions.
Dozens of people are missing, mostly across Jackson, Lane and Marion counties in western Oregon, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said.
Typically, fires consume about 500,000 acres a year in the state, but "this week alone, we burned over a million acres of beautiful Oregon," she said.
About 500,000 people in the state are under some type of evacuation alert. Evacuation orders have been issued for more than 40,000, Brown said.
About 500,000 people in the state are under some type of evacuation alert. Evacuation orders have been issued for more than 40,000, Brown said.
80% of buildings in Washington town destroyed
The past five days in Washington have made for the state's second worst fire season in history, Gov. Jay Inslee said. As of Saturday, 15 major fires were burning.A 1-year-old boy died and his parents were badly burned as they tried to escape a wildfire, officials said.The family was visiting their property west of Spokane and evacuated when the wildfire encroached. They abandoned their vehicle and fled to a river, CNN affiliate KCRA reported. The couple was rescued, but their son did not make it.
Smoke obscures the Space Needle as people take photos in Seattle's Kerry Park on Saturday.Another child was killed in the Cold Springs Fire in Omak, near the Canadian border, officials said.Earlier this week, Inslee visited Malden in eastern Washington, where 80% of the city's buildings -- including the fire station, post office, city hall and library -- were destroyed.
"It looked like a bomb went off," city officials said, according to CNN affiliate KIRO.In Seattle, the Woodland Park Zoo said Sunday it is temporarily closing its doors because of the air quality, though a team will remain at the facility to monitor the animals for "respiratory compromise," it said.CNN's Kevin Bohn, Jason Hoffman, Deanna Hackney Jason Hanna, Hollie Silverman, Christina Maxouris, Chuck Johnston, Amanda Jackson and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report.
The past five days in Washington have made for the state's second worst fire season in history, Gov. Jay Inslee said. As of Saturday, 15 major fires were burning.
A 1-year-old boy died and his parents were badly burned as they tried to escape a wildfire, officials said.
The family was visiting their property west of Spokane and evacuated when the wildfire encroached. They abandoned their vehicle and fled to a river, CNN affiliate KCRA reported. The couple was rescued, but their son did not make it.
Smoke obscures the Space Needle as people take photos in Seattle's Kerry Park on Saturday.
Another child was killed in the Cold Springs Fire in Omak, near the Canadian border, officials said.
Earlier this week, Inslee visited Malden in eastern Washington, where 80% of the city's buildings -- including the fire station, post office, city hall and library -- were destroyed.
"It looked like a bomb went off," city officials said, according to CNN affiliate KIRO.
In Seattle, the Woodland Park Zoo said Sunday it is temporarily closing its doors because of the air quality, though a team will remain at the facility to monitor the animals for "respiratory compromise," it said.
CNN's Kevin Bohn, Jason Hoffman, Deanna Hackney Jason Hanna, Hollie Silverman, Christina Maxouris, Chuck Johnston, Amanda Jackson and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report.
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