The McKinney Fire rages along the northern California border
Images of the McKinney Fire in northern California
Aug. 1, 2022: Sheri Marchetti-Perrault and James Benton embrace as they sift through the remains of their home, which was destroyed by the McKinley fire as it burned along Highway 96 near Yreka.
(Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
TOPSHOT - Flames burn to the Klamath River during the McKinney Fire in the Klamath National Forest northwest of Yreka, California, on July 31, 2022. - The largest fire in California this year is forcing thousands of people to evacuate as it destroys homes and rips through the state’s dry terrain, whipped up by strong winds and lightning storms. The McKinney Fire was zero percent contained, CalFire said, spreading more than 51,000 acres near the city of Yreka. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images) (DAVID MCNEW / AFP via Getty Images)
Paisley Bamberg and her family spend time outside a shelter for McKinney Fire evacuees in Weed, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Bamberg said they have stayed there for several days while waiting to return home to Yreka. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (Noah Berger / Associated Press)
YREKA, CALIF. - AUG. 1 , 2022. Property along Highway 96 that was destroyed by the McKinley fire near Yreka over the weekend. The fire has charred about 51,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes and structures. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
Flames from the McKinney Fire burn beyond firefighters in Klamath National Forest, Calif., on Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (Noah Berger / Associated Press)
River front property in the community of Klamath River lies in ruins after it burned in the McKinney Fire, in Klamath National Forest, northwest of Yreka, California, on July 31, 2022. - Fueled by drought in a changing climate, the fire grew to over 50,000 acres in less than 48 hours. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images) (DAVID MCNEW / AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - The Klamath River is shrouded in smoke during the McKinney Fire in the Klamath National Forest northwest of Yreka, California, on July 31, 2022. - The largest fire in California this year is forcing thousands of people to evacuate as it destroys homes and rips through the state’s dry terrain, whipped up by strong winds and lightning storms. The McKinney Fire was zero percent contained, CalFire said, spreading more than 51,000 acres near the city of Yreka. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images) (DAVID MCNEW / AFP via Getty Images)
