Californian authorities have issued red flag weather warnings and mandatory evacuation orders after a series of wildfires fanned by high winds and hot temperatures ripped through thousands of acres. The latest blaze, the County Fire sparked in Yolo County on June 30, had by July 1 afternoon spread across 22,000 acres (9,000 hectares) with zero percent containment, according to Cal Fire.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerFlames from the County fire burn above Cache Creek Casino Resort's parking lot on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Capay, Calif.
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Flames from the County fire burn above Cache Creek Casino Resort's parking lot on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Capay, Calif.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerFirefighters try to stop a wildfire as wind drives embers across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
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Firefighters try to stop a wildfire as wind drives embers across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Josh EdelsonA cow walks through a burning pasture in Guinda, California on July 01, 2018.
A cow walks through a burning pasture in Guinda, California on July 01, 2018.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerFlames rise around an outbuilding as the County fire burns in Guinda, Calif., Sunday July 1, 2018.
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Flames rise around an outbuilding as the County fire burns in Guinda, Calif., Sunday July 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Josh EdelsonFirefighters scramble to get control as flames from the Pawnee fire jump across highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, California on July 1, 2018. More than 30,000 acres have burned in multiple fires throughout the region.
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Firefighters scramble to get control as flames from the Pawnee fire jump across highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, California on July 1, 2018. More than 30,000 acres have burned in multiple fires throughout the region.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerAn air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire burning above the Spring Lakes community on Sunday, June 24, 2018, near Clearlake Oaks, Calif.
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An air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire burning above the Spring Lakes community on Sunday, June 24, 2018, near Clearlake Oaks, Calif.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerA firefighter scrambles to stop a wildfire as wind drives embers across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
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A firefighter scrambles to stop a wildfire as wind drives embers across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerInmate firefighters leave an assignment while battling a wildfire in Guinda, Calif., Sunday July 1, 2018.
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Inmate firefighters leave an assignment while battling a wildfire in Guinda, Calif., Sunday July 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerA firefighter scrambles to stop a wildfire as wind drives embers across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
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A firefighter scrambles to stop a wildfire as wind drives embers across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerSmoke from a wildfire rises above sunflowers in Citrona, Calif., Sunday July 1, 2018.
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Smoke from a wildfire rises above sunflowers in Citrona, Calif., Sunday July 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerPatrons at Cache Creek Casino Resort watch as a wildfire burns along a ridge top on Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Capay, Calif.
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Patrons at Cache Creek Casino Resort watch as a wildfire burns along a ridge top on Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Capay, Calif.