PHOTOS: California wildfires spur evacuations, lost homes
September 16, 2014
This Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 photo shows fire as it approaches the shore of Bass Lake, Calif. Crews are attempting to get better access to two raging wildfires in California on Monday that have forced hundreds to evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/YosemiteLandscapes.com, Darvin Atkeson ) ( APTOPIX California Wildfires )
Firefighters work to put out fires and protect structures along Center Street Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Weed, Calif. The, fire driven by fierce winds, raced through a small town near the Oregon border on Monday, burning a church to the ground, damaging or destroying 100 homes and prompting evacuation orders for at least 1,500 people, authorities said.(AP Photo/The Record Searchlight, Greg Barnette) ( California Wildfires )
A jet air tanker drops its load of fire retardant on a fire burning in the area of Cedar Drive in Oakhurst, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said flames damaged or destroyed 21 structures. The Fresno Bee reports one neighborhood was hit especially hard, with several homes turned to ash and smoldering embers. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse) ( California Wildfires )
Firefighters douse flames from an outbuilding next to a structure that burned on Cedar Drive in Oakhurst, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said flames damaged or destroyed 21 structures. The Fresno Bee reports one neighborhood was hit especially hard, with several homes turned to ash and smoldering embers. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse) ( California Wildfires )
A bathtub is seen painted pink with fire retardant, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in the rubble of a home destroyed by a wildfire in Weed, Calif. The fast-moving fire leveled approximately 100 structures. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard) ( California Wildfires )
In this Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 photo, firefighters use a water canon to put out a fire at a home on Center Street in Weed, Calif., where a wind-driven wildfire raced through the hillside neighborhood and forced more than 1,000 people to flee the small town near the Oregon border. (AP Photo/The Record Searchlight, Greg Barnette) ( California Wildfires )
A jet firefighting plane flies through the smoke to drop its load of fire retardant on the King Fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( California Wildfires )
In this Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 photo, firefighters work a structure fire in Oakhurst, Calif., as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse) ( California Wildfires )
In this Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 photo, fire crews move through a neighborhood in Weed, Calif. where a wind-driven wildfire raced through the hillside neighborhood and forced more than 1,000 people to flee the small town near the Oregon border. (AP Photo/The Record Searchlight, Greg Barnette) ( California Wildfires )
Firefighter Randy Browning hoses down a hot spot of a fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( California Wildfires )
A Skycrane helicopter drops its load of water on the King Fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( California Wildfires )
Jon Cunningham looks at the destruction near where his house burned in Oakhurst, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse) ( California Wildfires )
A Skycrane helicopter refills its tanks with water to battle the King Fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( California Wildfires )
Firefighter Jesse Hadorowski climbs up steep terrain while battling a fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( California Wildfires )
The Boles fire burns along a ridge Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Weed, Calif. The, fire driven by fierce winds, raced through a small town near the Oregon border on Monday, burning a church to the ground, damaging or destroying 100 homes and prompting evacuation orders for at least 1,500 people, authorities said.(AP Photo/The Record Searchlight, Greg Barnette) ( California Wildfires )
Firefighters hose down the smoldering remains of a home, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Weed, Calif. A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 100 structures before winds died down and firefighters got a line around most of the fire. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard) ( APTOPIX California Wildfires )
A burned truck and smoldering ruins is all that is left of a garage near a house that burned on Cedar Drive in Oakhurst, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said flames damaged or destroyed at least 21 structures. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse) ( California Wildfires )
Volunteer firefighter and state Assemblyman Frank Bigelow of Madera County surveys the damage from the Oakhurst fire, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in Oakhurst, Calif., as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse) ( California Wildfires )
Smoke from a wildfire rises into the sky near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( APTOPIX California Wildfires )
In this Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 photo, firefighters work a structure fire in Oakhurst, Calif., as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse) L ( APTOPIX California Wildfires )
Eric Collin, left, and Jenny Shakman embrace each other for the first time after their homes were burned to the ground along Black Bart Trail above Redwood Valley Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire burned several structures. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat, Kent Porter) ( California Wildfires )
In this Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 photo provided by YosemiteLandscapes.com, a DC-10 drops fire retardant over a wildfire at Bass Lake, Calif. Crews attempted to get better access to two raging wildfires in California that have forced hundreds to evacuate their homes, including one near a lakeside resort that destroyed nearly two-dozen structures. (AP Photo/YosemiteLandscapes.com, Darvin Atkeson) ( CORRECTION CORRECTION California Wildfires )
The sun rises over Mount Shasta on Tuesday, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 to illuminate the remains of a house burned in a wind-driven wildfire in Weed, Calif. Fire crews aided by calmer winds and aircraft knocked down a wildfire Tuesday that damaged or destroyed at least 100 homes. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard) ( California Wildfire )
Firefighters hose down hot spots of the King Fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( California Wildfires )
An aerial tanker drops its load of fire retardant on the fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( California Wildfires )
A religious statue is almost all that is left from a home that burned to the ground on Cedar Drive in Oakhurst, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse) ( California Wildfires )
A firefighter hoses down smoking rubble, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, inside the foundation of a home destoyed by a wildfire in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard) ( California Wildfires )
A jet aerial tanker drops its load of fire retardant on a fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The fire, which started Sunday has consumed more than 3,000 acres and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) ( California Wildfires )
Collin Herman, of Healdsburg Calif., leaves a fire truck in Redwood Valley, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. The wildfire is one of dozens to recently rip through the state, which has been rendered tinder-dry by three years of drought according to The Press Democrat. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat, Kent Porter) ( California Fires )
A firefighter cools off hot spots in the remains of a destroyed home on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455546932 )
he burned shell of a vintage car sits in the rubble of a destroyed home on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455546936 )
A resident carries belongings as he walks by burned out homes on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455546952 )
A firefighter surveys the remains of a destroyed home on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455546954 )
A firefighter cools off hot spots in the remains of a destroyed home on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455547240 )
Downed power lines hang over the remains of destroyed homes on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455547242 )
A row of folding chairs sit in the remains of destroyed business on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455547246 )
A section of a structure stands over the remains of destroyed business on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455547254 )
A cyclist stops to take a picture of the remains of destroyed homes on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455547258 )
Foscheck fire retardant covers a car in front of a home after a wildfire on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455547354 )
Firefighters stand by in front of the remains of a destroyed home on September 16, 2014 in Weed, California. A fast moving wildfire fueled by high winds ripped through the town of Weed on the afternoon of September 15, burning 100 structures including the high school and lumber mill. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 455547768 )
In this Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 photo, vehicles and homes are destroyed in Weed, Calif. where a wind-driven wildfire raced through the hillside neighborhood and forced more than 1,000 people to flee the small town near the Oregon border. (AP Photo/The Record Searchlight, Greg Barnette) ( California Wildfires )
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