Photos: California wildfires among largest in state history
California Wildfires
Diane Brickley comes back home to take care her goats after she was evacuated as the Apple Fire burns nearby in Cherry Valley, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. A wildfire northwest of Palm Springs flared up Saturday afternoon, prompting authorities to issue new evacuation orders as firefighters fought the blaze in triple-degree heat. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
California Wildfires
A mouse runs as flames flare at the Apple Fire in Cherry Valley, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. A wildfire northwest of Palm Springs flared up Saturday afternoon, prompting authorities to issue new evacuation orders as firefighters fought the blaze in triple-degree heat.(AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
California Wildfires
A tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire which has rapidly grown to more than 10,000 acres north of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP)
California Wildfires
A helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch Fire, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Azusa, Calif. Heat wave conditions were making difficult work for fire crews battling brush fires and wildfires across Southern California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
California Wildfires
An air tanker drops retardant while battling one of several wildfires comprising the Deer Zone fires a unincorporated Contra Costa County, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. Firefighters scrambled to contain multiple blazes, sparked by widespread lightning strikes throughout the region, as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
California Wildfires
A helicopter carries water to drop onto the River fire near Salinas, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
California Wildfires
A flag flies as flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires crest a ridge Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Napa County, Calif. The blaze went on to destroy multiple homes near Lake Berryessa. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of blazes sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Northern California wildifes have become some of the largest in state history, with 100,000 people under evacuation orders. See a live-updating map and recent photos. Plus: Why masks don't protect from wildfire smoke.
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