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Wildfires burning in the West

Resident Austin Giannuzzi cries as family members hug at the burning remains of their home during the LNU Lightning Complex fire in Vacaville, California, on August 23

Wildfires burning in the West

Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires erupted on Butts Canyon Road in unincorporated Lake County, California, on August 23.

Wildfires burning in the West

A firefighter is searching for the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County, California, on Friday, August 21st.

Wildfires burning in the West

South Pasadena Fire Department firefighter Karol Markowski slammed hot spots during the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Boulder Creek, California, on Saturday, August 22nd.

Wildfires burning in the West

A burnt-out car is being held to the left of a destroyed residence as smoke closes the sky in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.

Wildfires burning in the West

Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured in a fire in Vacaville, California, on August 21. Right-hander, animal inspector Dae Kim prepares him for killing the llama.

Wildfires burning in the West

Smoke hangs low in the air at Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods still burn on August 22 in Boulder Creek, California.

Wildfires burning in the West

Smoke from nearby fires hangs over San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge on Aug. 21.

Wildfires burning in the West

A firefighter is monitoring the progress of a fire in Boulder Creek, California, on August 21st.

Wildfires burning in the West

Members of the U.S. Forest Service are discussing their next move to fight the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21st.

Wildfires burning in the West

People packed lunch with brown bag at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21st.

Wildfires burning in the West

A smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex burns bubbles across Healdsburg, California on Thursday, August 20th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A firefighter extinguishes flames from the CZU Lightning Complex fire in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.

Wildfires burning in the West

Only scorched houses and cars will remain on August 20 at the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California.

Wildfires burning in the West

Peter Koleckar reacts after seeing several houses burned down in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California on August 20.

Wildfires burning in the West

A forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A man looks at a tree blocking his way while trying to get home after a fire in Vacaville, California, destroyed on August 20.

Wildfires burning in the West

A molten, plastic fence lies on the burned ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.

Wildfires burning in the West

Sarah Hawkins is searching through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.

Wildfires burning in the West

Fire crews maintain a backbone to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on Wednesday, August 19th.

Wildfires burning in the West

Gina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.

Wildfires burning in the West

People flocked on August 19 across Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville.

Wildfires burning in the West

Flames from the fires of the Lightning Complex consumed a home in Napa County, California on August 19.

Wildfires burning in the West

Embers were burning along a hill above Berryessa Lake when the LNU Lightning Complex fires broke out through Napa County, California on Tuesday, August 18th. This image was created with a long exposure.

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A resident runs into a house to rescue a dog while flames of the Hennessy Fire near Lake Berryessa on August 18th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A house burns down as the LNU Lightning Complex bursts into tears on August 18 by the Spanish Flat community in Napa County.

Wildfires burning in the West

An air tanker launches retardant fire in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.

Wildfires burning in the West

Flames of the Hennessy Fire consumed a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.

Wildfires burning in the West

Tony Leonardini is working on a spot fire like thunderstorms from the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on Monday, August 17th.

Wildfires burning in the West

Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on Sunday, August 16th.

Wildfires burning in the West

Kathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering fireworks display on August 16 that, just a day earlier, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.

Wildfires burning in the West

Firefighters watch for smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on Friday, August 14th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A helicopter makes a waterfall over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on Thursday, August 13th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A car was burned by the Lake Fire at Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on Thursday, August 13th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A fire department team is working on Aug. 13 in Lake Hughes.

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The Lake Fire burns down a home in the Angeles National Forest on August 13th.

Wildfires burning in the West

Flames and smoke from the Lake Fire are on Wednesday, August 12th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A firefighter is working on Aug. 12 against the Lake Fire.

Wildfires burning in the West

Firefighters make an escape plan if Lake Lake burns a hill on August 12th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A tanker made a drip on Lake Lake on August 12th.

Wildfires burning in the West

A plume of smoke rises from the Lake Fire on August 12th.

Wildfires burning in the West

Fire crews are battling the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado on Tuesday, August 11th.

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