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HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 28, 2019. A charred utility pole lies amid burned machinery along Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
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PHOTOS: Kincade fire in Sonoma County

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 28, 2019. A charred utility pole lies amid burned machinery along Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A charred utility pole lies amid burned machinery along Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019.  (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A house burns along Highway 128 near Healdsburg on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019.

A house burns along Highway 128 near Healdsburg on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019.  (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 28, 2019. Charred hillsides show the path of the Kincade fire adjacaent to vineyards near Healdsburg. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Charred hillsides show the path of the Kincade fire next to vineyards near Healdsburg.  (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 28, 2019. Vehicles burned by the Kincade fire along Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Vehicles burned by the Kincade fire along Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg.  (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. A Cal Fire vehicle drikves past a smoldering eucalyptus tree along Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A Cal Fire vehicle drives past a smoldering eucalyptus tree along Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.  (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. The Soda Ranch winery along State Highway 128 near Healdsburg is consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

The Soda Rock winery along Highway 128 near Healdsburg is consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. The Soda Ranch winery along State Highway 128 near Healdsburg is consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

The Soda Rock winery along Highway 128 near Healdsburg is consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. A pair of men open a gate to allow firefighters access to a ranch along State Highway 128 near Healdsburg as the Kincade fire flares up early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A pair of men open a gate to allow firefighters access to a ranch along Highway 128 near Healdsburg as the Kincade fire flares up early Sunday morning. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A firefighter looks on as trhe Soda Ranch winery along State Highway 128 near Healdsburg is consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019.

Near Healdsburg, Calif., a firefighter along Highway 128 observes the Soda Rock winery being consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. Thick smoke from the KIncade fire partially obscures the sun as it rises over trees along Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg on Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Smoke from the Kincade fire partially obscures the sun as it rises above Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg on Sunday morning. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. The Soda Ranch winery along State Highway 128 near Healdsburg is consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

The Soda Rock winery along State Highway 128 near Healdsburg, Calif., is consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A firefighter mops up hot spots from the Kincade fire after it jumped Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg on Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A firefighter mops up hot spots from the Kincade fire after it jumped Chalk Hill Road near Healdsburg, Calif., on Sunday morning. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. A police cruiser patrols downtown Healdsburg, where power was cut ahead of expected high winds early Sunday morning, Oct. 27, 2019. Officials earlier ordered a mandatory evacuation of Healdsburg, which is near the the head of the Kincade fire. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A police cruiser patrols downtown Healdsburg, where power was cut ahead of expected high winds early Sunday morning.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. Shopekeepers Sodhi Singh, left, and Navneet Singh prepare to close down their gas station and convenience store after the lights went out in Healdsburg at about 8 p.m. on Saturday night, Oct. 26, 2019, ahead of an expected high wind event in the area of the Kincade fire. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Shopkeepers Sodhi Singh, left, and Navneet Singh prepare to close down their gas station and convenience store after the lights went out in Healdsburg at about 8 p.m. Saturday night. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. Downtoen Healdsburg is deserted after a mandatory evacuation of the town was ordered on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, ahead of an expected high wind event in the area. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Downtown Healdsburg is deserted after a mandatory evacuation of the town was ordered on Saturday ahead of an expected high wind event in the area.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. Traffic jams Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg after authorities ordered the evacuation of the city on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, ahead of strong winds that could fan the Kincade fire. The fire has charred about 22,000 acres in Sonoma County since it started three days ago. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Traffic jams Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg after authorities ordered the evacuation of the city on Saturday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. A Boeing 747 supertanker drops a large load of fire retardant on a ridgeline above Healdsburg on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Firefighters cleared potential fuel for the Kincade fire ahead of predicted strong nighttime winds that could fan a blaze that has charred more than 22,000 acres in Sonoma County since it started three days ago. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A Boeing 747 supertanker drops a large load of fire retardant on a ridgeline above Healdsburg on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

HEALDSBURG, CALIF. - OCT. 26, 2019. Firefighters set a back fire in the hills above Healdsburg on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Firefighters cleared potential fuel for the Kincade fire ahead of predicted strong nighttime winds that could fan a blaze that has charred more than 22,000 acres in Sonoma County since it started three days ago. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters set a back fire in the hills above Healdsburg on Saturday.  (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

Michael Owen Baker  For The Los Angeles Times Rosalia Schmidt (left) and Pamela Hardine look at a neighbor’s burned home from the Tick fire in Santa Clarita. Firefighters got the upper hand on the blaze, which destroyed or damaged at least 18 structures, as winds died down on Saturday.

Rosalia Schmidt (left) and Pamela Hardine look at a neighbor’s burned home from the Tick fire in Santa Clarita.  (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 26, 2019: Canyon Country resident Rosalia Schmidt thanks a Los Angeles County Fire Department hand crew at the Tick fire in Canyon Country. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

Rosalia Schmidt thanks Los Angeles County Fire Department hand crew members in Canyon Country. (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 26, 2019: A Los Angeles County Fire Department hand crew lines up to do mop up work at the Tick fire in Canyon Country. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

A Los Angeles County Fire Department hand crew lines up to do mop up work at the Tick fire in Canyon Country.  (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 26, 2019: Pamela Hardine sweeps ash from her home next to two neighbors' homes that burned home from the Tick fire on Stone Ridge Court in Canyon Country. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

Pamela Hardine sweeps ash from her home next to neighbors’ homes that burned from the Tick fire in Canyon Country.  (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 26, 2019: Homes on Arches Lane in Canyon Country are pink from fire retardant. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

Homes on Arches Lane in Canyon Country are pink from fire retardant.  (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 26, 2019: Cal Fire personnel look over burnt hills from the Tick fire in Canyon Country. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

Cal Fire personnel look over burnt hills in Canyon Country due to the Tick Fire.  (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 26, 2019: David Marrin unpacks clothes from his car in Canyon Country as residents returned to their homes. Marrin said he packed his car but didn't evacuated and helped put out fires. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

Marrin unpacks clothes from his car in Canyon Country as residents returned to their homes. Marrin said he packed his car but didn’t evacuated and helped put out fires.  (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 26, 2019: Los Angeles County Fire Department Superintendent Brian Riley walks through a burnt hill at the Tick fire in Canyon Country. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

Los Angeles County Fire Department Superintendent Brian Riley walks through a burnt hill due to the Tick fire in Canyon Country.  (Michael Owen Baker/For The Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 25, 2019 — Fire fighters taker care of stubborn mulch fire caused by Tick Fire at a nursery along Sierra Highway on Friday October 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita.(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters battle a mulch fire at a nursery along Sierra Highway in Santa Clarita. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 25, 2019 — Ventura County firefighter Zach Ary douses a smoldering residence Sugarloaf Ct. on Friday October 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita.(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

Ventura County firefighter Zach Ary douses a smoldering residence in Santa Clarita. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

GESYERVILLE, CALIF. - OCT. 25, 2019. A huge plume of smoke rises from the Kincade fire in the hills around Geyserville on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. The Kincade fire has charred about 22,000 acres near Geyserville since it started two days ago. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A huge plume of smoke rises from the Kincade fire in the hills around Geyserville. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 25, 2019 — A house on fire on 29000 block of Sequoia Road on Friday October 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita.(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters spray water on a home destroyed by the Tick fire in the 29000 block of Sequoia Road in Santa Clarita. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 25, 2019 — Hot shots negotiate there way down to closed Freeway 14 after fight Tick Fire on Friday October 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita.(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

A fire crew makes its way down the closed 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 25, 2019 — A house painted in pink fire retardant on 14000 block of Arches Lane on Friday October 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita.(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

A house is covered in pink fire retardant on Arches Lane in Santa Clarita. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 25, 2019 — Hot shots negotiate there way down to closed Freeway 14 after fight Tick Fire on Friday October 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita.(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters work the hills near Santa Clarita, laying containment lines. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

SANTA CLARITA, CA - OCTOBER 25, 2019 — Freeway 14 is closed to traffic due to Tick Fire on Friday October 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita.(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

The closed 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Fire Retardant covers a home on Arches Lane in Santa Clarita as fire engine provide structure protection against the Tick fire Friday morning, October 25, 2019.

Fire retardant covers a home on Arches Lane in Santa Clarita. (KTLA)

Helicopters make a night drop on the Tick fire burning in the Santa Clarita area Friday morning, October 25, 2019.

Helicopters make a night drop on the Tick fire burning in the Santa Clarita area early Friday morning. (KTLA)

KIncade Fire

Firefighters douse hot spots at two charred homes along Red Wine Road in Geyserville on Friday morning. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

GEYSERVILLE, CALIF. - OCT. 25, 2019. Lights from firefighting vehicles illuminate the charred hulk of car at a home along Red Wine Road in Geyserville that burned in the Kincade fire early Friday morning, Oct. 25, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)

A charred vehicle sits along Red Wine Road in Geyserville on Friday morning with lights from firefighting vehicles visible in the background. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

GEYSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: A structure continues to burn after the Kincade Fire moved through the area on October 24, 2019 in Geyserville, California. Fueled by high winds, the Kincade Fire has burned over 10,000 acres in a matter of hours and has prompted evacuations in the Geyserville area. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

A structure continues to burn after the Kincade fire moved through the Geyserville area.  (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

In a long exposure image, Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters climb a burned hillside to put out hot spots with a hose line behind homes off Nearview Drive during the Tick Fire on Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Santa Clarita, Calif. (Patrick T. Fallon/ For The Los Angeles Times)

In a long-exposure image, firefighters climb a burned hillside to put out hot spots with a hose line behind homes off Nearview Drive Thursday night. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

In a long exposure image, Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters climb a burned hillside to put out hot spots with a hose line behind homes off Nearview Drive during the Tick Fire on Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Santa Clarita, Calif. (Patrick T. Fallon/ For The Los Angeles Times)

In a long-exposure image, firefighters work behind homes off Nearview Drive. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Numerous brush fires brown out Thursday afternoon as hot, windy fire conditions continues in the Southland. This blaze, apparently ignited in the Castaic area, near the Lake Hughes road exit of the 5 freeway burned into a neighborhood igniting the roof of at least one home at Old Road and Black Oak Lane

A brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon burns the roof of at least one home in the Castaic area. (KTLA)

AGUA DULCE, CA-OCTOBER 24, 2019- Firefighters with the Los Padres Strike Team monitor flames burning on a hillside off of Sierra Hwy in Agua Dulce, a result of a fire that broke out along Tick Cyn Road and quickly grew to more than 850 acres. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters with the Los Padres Strike Team monitor flames burning on a hillside off Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Firefighters from Santa Monica City FD hose down embers after the Tick Fire burned into the garden and burned down a Greenhouse and playground area at the home of Deborah and Donald Ricketts on Kenroy Ave.

Santa Monica city firefighters hose down embers from the Tick fire near Agua Dulce. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Numerous brush fires brown out Thursday afternoon as hot, windy fire conditions continues in the Southland. This blaze, apparently ignited in the Castaic area, near the Lake Hughes road exit of the 5 freeway burned into a neighborhood igniting the roof of at least one home at Old Road and Black Oak Lane

A brush fire burns Thursday in the Castaic area near the Lake Hughes Road exit from Interstate 5. (KTLA)

AGUA DULCE, CA-OCTOBER 24, 2019- Homeowner David Leventhal monitors flames burning on a hillside near his home in Agua Dulce, a result of a fire that broke out along Tick Cyn Road and quickly grew to more than 850 acres. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

David Leventhal monitors flames burning on a hillside near his home in Agua Dulce. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

AGUA DULCE, CA-OCTOBER 24, 2019- A plane drops fire retardant on flames burning on a hillside in Agua Dulce, a result of a fire that broke out along Tick Cyn Road and quickly grew to more than 850 acres. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

A plane drops fire retardant on hillside flames in Agua Dulce. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Helicopters fly into to the Sepulveda Basin to fill up with water to battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Helicopters fly into the Sepulveda Basin to fill up with water to battle a brush fire Thursday. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

People leave the Sepulveda Basin as firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

People leave the Sepulveda Basin as firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. The fire erupted just before 4:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of North Woodley Avenue. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the blaze was burning in a southwestern direction, and residents in the area were urged to prepare for possible evacuations, given the dry, windy conditions. The Sepulveda Basin has become a common camping site for the homeless, although there was no immediate indication of what sparked Thursday's blaze.

Firefighters battle a brush fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

A building is engulfed in flames at a vineyard during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, California on October 24, 2019. - fast-moving wildfire roared through California wine country early Thursday, as authorities warned of the imminent danger of more fires across much of the Golden State. The Kincade fire in Sonoma County kicked up Wednesday night, quickly growing from a blaze of a few hundred acres into an uncontained 10,000-acre (4,000-hectare) inferno, California fire and law enforcement officials said. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

A building is engulfed in flames at a vineyard during the Kincade fire near Geyserville. (Josh Edelson / AFP/Getty Images)

GEYSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: Charred grape vines are seen after the Kincade Fire moved through the area on October 24, 2019 in Geyserville, California. Fueled by high winds, the Kincade Fire has burned over 10,000 acres in a matter of hours and has prompted evacuations in the Geyserville area. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Charred grapevines are seen after the Kincade fire moved through the Geyserville area.  (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

GEYSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: A home burns near a vineyard after the Kincade Fire burned through the area on October 24, 2019 in Geyserville, California. Fueled by high winds, the Kincade Fire has burned over 10,000 acres in a matter of hours and has prompted evacuations in the Geyserville area. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

A home burns near a vineyard after the Kincade fire burned through the area in Geyserville. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

GEYSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: A burned car sits next to a swing after the Kincade Fire moved through the area on October 24, 2019 in Geyserville, California. Fueled by high winds, the Kincade Fire has burned over 10,000 acres in a matter of hours and has prompted evacuations in the Geyserville area. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

A burned car sits next to a swing after the Kincade fire moved through the area in Geyserville. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images )

Firefighters confer while battling the Kincade Fire near Geyserville, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Portions of Northern California remain in the dark after Pacific Gas & Electric Co. cut power to prevent wildfires from sparking during dry and windy conditions. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Firefighters confer while battling the Kincade fire near Geyserville. Portions of Northern California remain in the dark after Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to prevent the sparking of wildfires during dry and windy conditions. (Noah Berger / Associated Press)

TOPSHOT - A fire truck heads towards flames during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, California on October 24, 2019. - The fire broke out in spite of rolling blackouts by utility companies in both northern and Southern California. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

A firetruck heads toward flames of the Kincade fire near Geyserville. The fire broke out in spite of rolling blackouts by utility companies in both Northern and Southern California. (Josh Edeleson /AFP/Getty Images)

Flames approach rolling hills of grape vines during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, California on October 24, 2019. - The fire broke out in spite of rolling blackouts by utility companies in both northern and Southern California. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Flames approach a vineyard during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, Calif. (Josh Edelson /AFP/Getty Images)

Embers and smoke spread over a hillside during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, California on October 24, 2019. - The fire broke out in spite of rolling blackouts by utility companies in both northern and Southern California. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Embers and smoke spread over a hillside during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, Calif. (Josh Edelson / AFP/Getty Images)

An ember wash spreads over the landscape pushed by high winds during the Kincade fire in the Geysers, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Sonoma County, Calif. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

High winds fuel the Kincade fire near Geyserville, Calif. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat)

Photographers documenting the Kincade fire in the Geysers run as the fire approaches Geysers Road, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Sonoma County, Calif. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

Photographers documenting the Kincade fire leave as the fire approaches Geysers Road in Sonoma County. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat)

GEYSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: Cows stand on a hill as the Kincade Fire approaches on October 24, 2019 in Geyserville, California. Fueled by high winds, the Kincade Fire has burned over 7,000 acres in a matter of hours and has prompted evacuations in the Geyserville area. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Cows stand on a hill during the Kincade fire in Geyserville, Calif. Fueled by high winds, the fire has burned thousands of acres in a matter of hours and has prompted evacuations in the area. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

GEYSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 24: The Kincaide Fire burns a hillside on October 24, 2019 in Geyserville, California. Fueled by high winds, the Kincaide Fire has burned over 7,000 acres in a matter of hours and has prompted evacuations in the Geyserville area. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

The Kincaide fire burns a hillside in Geyserville, Calif. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images )

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