A Forest Service truck blocks a road with burned trees blocking part of it on the Holiday Farm fire in McKenzie Bridge, Oregon on September 10, 2020.
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Firefighters at Cressman's, a landmark Shaver Lake general store and gas station since 1904 where only the sign remains standing on September 11, 2020 after being lost to the Creek Fire in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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This NASA Earth Observatory image released on September 9, 2020 shows what the Aqua and NOAA-20 satellites acquired in this image on September 7, 2020 as smoke filled the skies across several US western states.
Jim Smart rests on the back of his vehicle after evacuating with two of his prized motorcycles on September 7, 2020.
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Charred trees and burning embers remain amid fire-ravaged homes during the Creek fire in Auberry, Fresno County on September 11, 2020.
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A sign warns residents that flying drones is temporarily prohibited because of aircraft fighting the nearby Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest on September 9, 2020 near Monrovia, California.
Oregon firefighters put out embers in Mill City, Oregon, on September 10, 2020, as they battle the Santiam Fire.
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Volunteer firefighter Dave White looks on after losing his home in a fire, in Gates, Oregon, on September 10, 2020.
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Ash and burnt trees are seen after the passage of the Santiam Fire in Gates, Oregon, on September 10, 2020.
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The charred remains of the Gates Elementary School, which was being used as a staging ground by firefighters, are seen after the passage of the Santiam Fire in Gates, Oregon, on September 10, 2020.
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Jim Smart rests on the back of his vehicle after evacuating with two of his prized motorcycles during the Creek fire in the North Fork area of unincorporated Madera County, California on September 7, 2020.
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A row of vehicles burnt during the Creek fire in Auberry, Fresno County on September 11, 2020.
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A man evacuates his pets during the Creek fire in the North Fork area of unincorporated Madera County, California on September 7, 2020.