Witness the Worst Week of Wildfires in California

Fire approaches the shore of Bass Lake, Calif. on Sept. 14, 2014.

Darvin Atkeson—AP

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A firefighter battling the King Fire watches as a backfire burns along Highway 50 in Fresh Pond, California September 16, 2014.

Noah Berger—Reuters

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A firefighter works the line of a controlled burn to create a safe zone around homes close to the King Fire in the town of Pollock Pines, Calif. on Sept. 17, 2014.

Alvin Jornada—EPA

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Fire strike crews battle the King fire in El Dorado County near Fresh Pond on Sept. 17, 2014.

Randall Benton—Sacramento Bee/ZUMAPRESS

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Smoke from a wildfire rises into the sky near Pollack Pines, Calif., Sept. 15, 2014.

Rich Pedroncelli—AP

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A firefighting helicopter makies a water drop over a wildfire at Bass Lake, Calif. on Sept. 14, 2014.

Darvin Atkeson—AP

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Eric Collin, left, and Jenny Shakman embrace each other for the first time after their homes were burned to the ground along Black Bart Trail above Redwood Valley Calif. on Sept. 15, 2014.

Kent Porter—AP

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Firefighters hose down hot spots of the King Fire near Pollack Pines, Calif., on Sept. 15, 2014.

Rich Pedroncelli—AP

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Collin Herman, of Healdsburg Calif., leaves a fire truck in Redwood Valley, Calif., Sept. 15, 2014.

Kent Porter—AP

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A helicopter makes a water drop while a second picks up water to fight a wildfire at Bass Lake, Calif. on Sept. 14, 2014.

Darvin Atkeson—AP

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The Boles fire burns along a ridge in Weed, Calif. on Sept. 15, 2014.

Greg Barnette—AP

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Firefighters battle the King Fire in Fresh Pond, Calif. on Sept. 17, 2014.

Noah Berger—Reuters

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A burned utility pole rests on a burned-out car that sits among the remains of a destroyed home on Sept. 16, 2014 in Weed, Calif.

Justin Sullivan—Getty Images

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A firefighter walks through smoke while battling the King Fire near Fresh Pond, California September 17, 2014.

Noah Berger—Reuters

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