Investigators walk around rotor blades from a crashed helicopter on a burned hillside in Cabazon, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Three people were killed when their helicopter crashed into a hillside after colliding with another chopper as the team battled a wildfire, emergency officials said. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images) Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A truck drives along Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sept. 2. Evacuation orders for the area were reduced to warnings on Sunday. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
A firefighter carries a hose while battling the Glass Fire in a Calistoga, Calif., vineyard, Oct. 1 Noah Berger/AP hide caption
A firefighter battles the Glass Fire in Napa Valley, Calif., on Thursday. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Vehicles pass through a roadway as the Kincade Fire burns through Sonoma County, Calif., on Thursday. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Inmate firefighters battle a California wildfire in July. Qualified inmates can volunteer to be trained in firefighting; in exchange, they are paid $2 a day and an extra $1 per hour when fighting fires. The inmate firefighters also receive sentence reductions. Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Cal Fire firefighters comb through a house destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Tuesday. Terray Sylvester/Reuters hide caption
Power lines are seen through smoke from the Camp Fire near Pulga, Calif., on Sunday. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Chris and Nancy Brown embrace while searching through the remains of their home, leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Firefighters work on the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire on Aug. 7. On Thursday Cal Fire asked state lawmakers for an additional $234 million in funding to continue battling wildfires through the end of the year. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
A firefighter monitors a back fire while battling the Medocino Complex fire on Aug. 7, near Lodoga, Calif. The Mendocino Complex Fire, which is made up of the River Fire and Ranch Fire, has become the largest wildfire in state history with over 344,890 acres charred. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A car passes through flames on Highway 299 as the Carr Fire burns through Shasta, Calif., on July 26. Fueled by high temperatures, wind and low humidity, the blaze has destroyed multiple structures and killed seven people. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
The Klamathon Fire burns this week in Hornbrook, Calif., just south of the Oregon border. At least one person was killed in the fire. California Highway Patrol/AP hide caption
Smoke billows up from a fire burning in the mountains over the Napa Valley last October in Oakville, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption