Deadly California wildfires

A helicopter drops water to a brush fire at the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore near Los Angeles,on Aug. 11, 2018.

Firefighters stand watch on a roof as a wildfire sweeps through the area near Lakeport, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 2.

A firefighter walks around a swimming pool sprayed by phos-chek fire retardant after an air tanker made a pass while fighting a wildfire near Lakeport, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018.

A tower of smoke pours from Cow Mountain as Burney, California firefighter Bob May keeps watch on surrounding vegetation for spot fires during a wildfire off Scotts Valley Road, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, near Lakeport, Calif.

A 747 Global Airtanker makes a drop in front of advancing flames from a wildfire Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Lakeport, Calif.

Flames from a wildfire advance down a hillside, towering over homes off Scotts Valley Road, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, near Lakeport, Calif.

Firefighters watch a back burn during the Mendocino Complex fire in Upper Lake, Calif., on July 31, 2018.

Flames from a wildfire advance up a ridge, towering over a home that eventually burned, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, near Lakeport, Calif.

A fire vehicle is parked ahead of an advancing wildfire on July 31, 2018, in Lakeport, Calif.

Fire damaged cars in the Keswick neighborhood of Redding as the Carr fire continues to spreads toward the town of Douglas City near Redding, Calif., on July 31, 2018.

A burnt out vehicle in the Keswick neighborhood of Redding, as the Carr fire continues to spreads toward the town of Douglas City near Redding, Calif., on July 31, 2018.

An air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire burning near Lakeport, Calif., on July 30, 2018.

Flames from the River Fire lick behind a home near Finley, Calif., on July 30, 2018.

A home burns as the River Fire rages near Finley, Calif., on July 30, 2018.

A burned vehicle is seen in the mountain community of Keswick, Calif., on July 29, 2018.

Boats sit at California’s Whiskeytown Lake on July 29, 2018, near where the Carr Fire originated.

A California scrub jay perches on a burnt branch at California’s Whiskeytown Lake on July 29, 2018, in an area devastated by the Carr Fire.

The completely wiped out mountain community of Keswick, Calif., is seen July 29, 2018, in the wake of devastation caused by wildfires.

A firefighter walks along a containment line while battling a wildfire on July 28, 2018, in Redding, Calif.

A firefighter walks near flames from the Carr Fire in Redding, Calif., on July 28, 2018.

Matt Smith talks about how he fought an advancing wildfire and saved his home, while his neighbor’s home, in the background, burned down on July 28, 2018, in Redding, Calif.

The Cranston Fire burns near the town of Idyllwild, Calif., on July 27, 2018.

A firefighter hoses down flames as a wildfire advances onto a residential district on July 28, 2018, in Redding, Calif.

Firefighters douse flames near homes as the Carr fire burns near Redding, Calif., on July 28, 2018.

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop near Redding, Calif., in efforts against the Carr Fire on July 27, 2018.

Flames leap above firefighters battling the Carr Fire in Redding, Calif., on July 28, 2018.

A firefighter works to fight the Cranston Fire in Mountain Center, Calif., on July 29, 2018. Several fires in California have left five people dead, destroyed hundreds of homes, burned thousands of acres and caused evacuations.

A fire truck drives along Highway 299 as the Carr fire burns near Whiskeytown, Calif. on July 28, 2018.