Firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service clean up hot spots of the King fire in the El Dorado National Forest near Georgetown, Calif., late last week. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
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A photo from Sunday shows a wildfire as it approaches the shore of Bass Lake, Calif. Several blazes are being fueled by record drought conditions. Darvin Atkeson/AP hide caption
Smoke rises from a canyon in San Diego where a wildfire raged on Tuesday. County officials say they're investigating how a rogue message appeared in their emergency app. AP hide caption
A wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., on Thursday. Nick Ut/AP hide caption
The Rim Fire consumes trees on Friday near Groveland, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Sparks fly from a burning hollowed tree in the area of the Powerhouse fire near Lake Hughes, Calif., Sunday. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Elite U.S. Forest Service Hotshot firefighters walk the blackened edge of the Springs Fire near Camarillo, California. Citing favorable weather, officials say the fire could be contained Monday. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Standing on a rooftop, a man looks at the Springs fire's approaching flames in California Friday. The wildfire, reportedly, 20 percent contained, might be weakened by high humidity and cooler temperatures Saturday. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption