Deadly California wildfires
A flag flies in the charred rubble of a home on Aug. 11, 2018, in Redding, Calif.
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Photos of wildfires that have claimed lives and devastated homes and other property in California.
A helicopter drops water to a brush fire at the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore near Los Angeles,on Aug. 11, 2018.
(Ringo Chiu / AFP/Getty Images)Firefighters stand watch on a roof as a wildfire sweeps through the area near Lakeport, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 2.
(Kent Porter / AP)A firefighter walks around a swimming pool sprayed by phos-chek fire retardant after an air tanker made a pass while fighting a wildfire near Lakeport, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018.
(Kent Porter / AP)A tower of smoke pours from Cow Mountain as Burney, California firefighter Bob May keeps watch on surrounding vegetation for spot fires during a wildfire off Scotts Valley Road, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, near Lakeport, Calif.
(Kent Porter / AP)A 747 Global Airtanker makes a drop in front of advancing flames from a wildfire Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Lakeport, Calif.
(Kent Porter / AP)Flames from a wildfire advance down a hillside, towering over homes off Scotts Valley Road, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, near Lakeport, Calif.
(Kent Porter / AP)Firefighters watch a back burn during the Mendocino Complex fire in Upper Lake, Calif., on July 31, 2018.
(AFP/Getty Images)Flames from a wildfire advance up a ridge, towering over a home that eventually burned, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, near Lakeport, Calif.
(Kent Porter / AP)A fire vehicle is parked ahead of an advancing wildfire on July 31, 2018, in Lakeport, Calif.
(Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)Fire damaged cars in the Keswick neighborhood of Redding as the Carr fire continues to spreads toward the town of Douglas City near Redding, Calif., on July 31, 2018.
(Mark Ralston / AFP/Getty Images)A burnt out vehicle in the Keswick neighborhood of Redding, as the Carr fire continues to spreads toward the town of Douglas City near Redding, Calif., on July 31, 2018.
(Mark Ralston / AFP/Getty Images)An air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire burning near Lakeport, Calif., on July 30, 2018.
(Noah Berger / AP)Flames from the River Fire lick behind a home near Finley, Calif., on July 30, 2018.
(Noah Berger / AP)A home burns as the River Fire rages near Finley, Calif., on July 30, 2018.
(Noah Berger / AP)A burned vehicle is seen in the mountain community of Keswick, Calif., on July 29, 2018.
(Martha Mendoza / AP)Boats sit at California’s Whiskeytown Lake on July 29, 2018, near where the Carr Fire originated.
(Hector Amezcua / AP)A California scrub jay perches on a burnt branch at California’s Whiskeytown Lake on July 29, 2018, in an area devastated by the Carr Fire.
(Hector Amezcua / AP)The completely wiped out mountain community of Keswick, Calif., is seen July 29, 2018, in the wake of devastation caused by wildfires.
(Martha Mendoza / AP)A firefighter walks along a containment line while battling a wildfire on July 28, 2018, in Redding, Calif.
(Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)A firefighter walks near flames from the Carr Fire in Redding, Calif., on July 28, 2018.
(Noah Berger / AP)Matt Smith talks about how he fought an advancing wildfire and saved his home, while his neighbor’s home, in the background, burned down on July 28, 2018, in Redding, Calif.
(Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)The Cranston Fire burns near the town of Idyllwild, Calif., on July 27, 2018.
(Dave Mills / EPA)A firefighter hoses down flames as a wildfire advances onto a residential district on July 28, 2018, in Redding, Calif.
(Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)Firefighters douse flames near homes as the Carr fire burns near Redding, Calif., on July 28, 2018.
(Josh Edelson / AFP/Getty Images)A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop near Redding, Calif., in efforts against the Carr Fire on July 27, 2018.
(Hector Amezcua / AP)Flames leap above firefighters battling the Carr Fire in Redding, Calif., on July 28, 2018.
(Noah Berger / AP)A firefighter works to fight the Cranston Fire in Mountain Center, Calif., on July 29, 2018. Several fires in California have left five people dead, destroyed hundreds of homes, burned thousands of acres and caused evacuations.
(Mike Nelson / EPA)A fire truck drives along Highway 299 as the Carr fire burns near Whiskeytown, Calif. on July 28, 2018.
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