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Smoke from fires in Northern California lowers visability of the Bay Bridge and San Francico as viewed from Yerba Buena Island on October 2, 2020. The Glass Fire in wine country has consumed 60,000 acres with smoke grounding any aerial attack. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Smoke obscures the downtown area of San Francisco on Thursday, October 1, 2020. The Glass Fire 70 miles north of the city continues to burn and high temperatures lead to unhealthy levels of pollution. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Only a chimney remains of a building where fire jumped Highway 29 in Calistoga, Callifornia on Thursday, October 1, 2020. The Glass Fire continues to burn having grown to 58,000 acres. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Smoke covers the deserted town of Calistoga, Callifornia on Thursday, October 1, 2020. The town is under mandatory evacuation as the Glass Fire continues to burn having grown to 58,000 acres. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
The late afternoon sun glows through the smoke along a ridgeline in Calistoga, Callifornia on Thursday, October 1, 2020. The Glass Fire continues to burn having grown to 58,000 acres. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Rows and rows of Cabernet Franc grapes are ruined before harvest by the Glass Fire on Davis Estates vinyard in Calistoga, California on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The Glass Fire has burned over 40,000 acres and is only 2% contained. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
A Cal Fire information officer briefs a journalist on the latest in the Glass Fire in Santa Rosa, California on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The Glass Fire has burned over 40,000 acres and is only 2% contained. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
A chimney stands on a burned out property along the Silverado Trail in Calistoga, California on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The Glass Fire has burned over 40,000 acres and is only 2% contained. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Cars drive through the smoke along Highway 29 in Calistoga, California on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The Glass Fire has burned over 40,000 acres and is only 2% contained. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Fire engines arrive at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds to be dispatched on the Glass Fire in Santa Rosa, California on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The Glass Fire has burned over 40,000 acres and is only 2% contained. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
A sign in an evacuated area warns potential looters in Santa Rosa, California on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The Glass Fire has burned over 40,000 acres and is only 2% contained. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Trees candle in the Glass Fire in Napa County, California on Sunday, September 27, 2020. The rapidly growing fire has no containment and threatens thousands of homes. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
A large plume of smoke rises from the Glass Fire in Napa County, California on Sunday, September 27, 2020. The rapidly growing fire has no containment and threatens thousands of homes. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Bobcat Fire Turns San Gabriel Mountains Region Into Smoky Wasteland
Smoke from the Bobcat Fire envelops the San Gabriel Mountains in Juniper Hills, California on Monday, September, 21, 2020. The wildfire continues into its 16th day, burning more than 106 thousand acres. Full containment is not expected until October 30th. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Bobcat Fire Turns San Gabriel Mountains Region Into Smoky Wasteland
A sign on the Angeles Crest Highway warns the public about the extreme fire danger in the San Gabriel Mountains near Juniper Hills, California on Monday, September, 21, 2020. The wildfire continues into its 16th day, burning more than 106 thousand acres. Full containment is not expected until October 30th. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Burned out cars sit on a property along Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville, California on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Over 19,000 firefighters continue to battle 27 major wildfires in California as over 3.5 million acres have burned with no end in sight. Photo by Terry Schmitt/'UPI
Melted vinyl ranch fence lies along Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville, California on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Over 19,000 firefighters continue to battle 27 major wildfires in California as over 3.5 million acres have burned with no end in sight. Photo by Terry Schmitt/'UPI
14th BEB and Wildland Firefighters Prep for Burnout Operations During August Complex Wildfire
Sawyers with the Billings IA, a Bureau of Land Management Initial Attack crew based in Billings, Montana, take a brief respite before they continue to prepare a road for burnout operations at the August Complex wildland fire on September 6, 2020, in Mendocino National Forest. Burnout involves clearing out easily combustible wildfire fuel such as trees and foliage, helping prevent the wildland fire's spread. Soldiers with the 14th BEB are deployed to Northern California, at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, in support of Department of Defense wildland firefighting response operations where they work side-by-side with professional wildland firefighters. Photo by Spc. Michael Ybarra/U.S. Army/UPI
14th BEB and Wildland Firefighters Prep for Burnout Operations During August Complex Wildfire
A controlled fire created by sawyers with the Billings IA, a Bureau of Land Management Initial Attack crew based in Billings, Montana, burns wildfire fuel during burnout operations at the August Complex wildland fire on September 6, 2020, in Mendocino National Forest. Burnout involves clearing out easily combustible wildfire fuel such as trees and foliage, helping prevent the wildland fire's spread. Soldiers with the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion are deployed to Northern California, at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, in support of Department of Defense wildland firefighting response operations where they work side-by-side with professional wildland firefighters. Photo by Spc. Michael Ybarra/U.S. Army/UPI
Crews Contain 6% of Bobcat Fire in Monrovia, California
Flames from the Bobcat Fire appear above homes in the foothills of Monrovia, California on Friday, September, 11, 2020. The wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest has blackened more than 26,000 acres and is only 6% contained. Full containment is not expected until Oct. 15. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Crews Contain 6% of Bobcat Fire in Monrovia, California
Flames from the Bobcat Fire appear above homes in the foothills of Monrovia, California on Friday, September, 11, 2020. The wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest has blackened more than 26,000 acres and is only 6% contained. Full containment is not expected until Oct. 15. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Smoke Advisory Extended to Most of Los Angeles and Surrounding Counties
The downtown Los Angeles skyline is shrouded in smoke from the Bobcat Fire in the foothills of Monrovia, California on Friday, September, 11, 2020. The wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest has blackened more than 26,000 acres and is only 6% contained. Full containment is not expected until Oct. 15. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
An eerie mixture of fog and smoke casts an orange glow over San Francisco and the Bay Bridge at 10:10 in the morning along the Embarcadero on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. The Bay Area is experiencing a record 23rd straight "Spare the Air" day due to California wildfires. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
An eerie mixture of fog and smoke casts an orange glow over San Francisco at 9:30 in the morning from Portrero Hill on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. The Bay Area is experiencing a record 23rd straight "Spare the Air" day due to California wildfires. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
Fire fighters monitor hot spots during containment efforts on the Creek Fire near Shaver Lake, California on September 9, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five California counties late yesterday as record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. The Creek Fire has burned across more than 135,523 acres and is zero percent contained. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
Fire fighters monitor hot spots during containment efforts on the Creek Fire near Shaver Lake, California on September 9, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five California counties late yesterday as record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. The Creek Fire has burned across more than 135,523 acres and is zero percent contained. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
High winds blow embers and flames across Hwy 168 as the Creek Fire rapidly expands on September 8, 2020 near Shaver Lake, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five California counties late yesterday as record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. The Creek Fire has burned across more than 135,523 acres and is zero percent contained. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
Lisa Theis from the KT Lee ranch, reunites El Jefe with her other 44 alpacas evacuated from her North Fork ranch to a temporary location in Coarsegold California on September 8, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five California counties late yesterday as record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. The Creek Fire has burned across more than 135,523 acres and is zero percent contained. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
Defused sun light filters through smokey skies from the Creek Fire as Alpacas from the KT Lee ranch settle in to a temporary location in Coarsegold California, after being evacuated from their North Fork home on September 8, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five California counties late yesterday as record heatwave temperatures fueled numerous wildfires over the Labor Day weekend. The Creek Fire has burned across more than 135,523 acres and is zero percent contained. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
Huge Plumes of Smoke Rise from Wildfires Throughout Oregon and Northern California
When the Aqua and NOAA-20 satellites acquired these images on September 7, 2020, smoke filled the skies across several states. In a few instances, fires grew so hot that they created pyrocumulus "fire clouds" that lofted columns of smoke several miles into the atmosphere. Thick smoke triggered warnings of unhealthy air quality in the region. The fires have created destroyed homes and triggered evacuations in many communities across the western United States. NASA/UPI
Firefighters exit a property, preparing to load up their hose in Boulder Creek, California after putting out spot fires as the CZU Lightning Complex fire continues to burn well into its fourth day with more than 50,000 acres torched, more than 100 structures destroyed and more than 75,000 people evacuated across two counties on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
The remains of a burnt home and vehicles in Boulder Creek, California as the CZU Lightning Complex fire continues to burn well into its fourth day with more than 50,000 acres torched, more than 100 structures destroyed and more than 75,000 people evacuated across two counties on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
A fire fighter keeps a eye on a back fire to burn off fuel near a home in Boulder Creek, California as the CZU Lightning Complex fire continues to burn well into its fourth day with more than 50,000 acres torched, more than 100 structures destroyed and more than 75,000 people evacuated across two counties on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
