Wildfires in California
Yosemite National Park employees turn traffic away on Highway 120 at the park's entrance in Big Oak Flat, California July 30, 2014. Firefighters gained ground on a 3,000 acres blaze near Yosemite's western edge since it erupted on Saturday. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries as flames forced the evacuation of several dozen homes and three campgrounds.
El Portal
Smoke rises from a blaze in El Portal, Calif., near Yosemite National Park on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Fire crews gained ground Tuesday on two of the largest wildfires in California, lifting evacuation orders for about half the homes in the path of a blaze in Yosemite National Park and redeploying firefighters battling another fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Sacramento.
Madera County
In this image released by the Madera County Sheriff's Department, a bear runs through smoke in Sierra National Forest, Calif, on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.
Yosemite National Park
The remains of a burned home lie in the Foresta community in Yosemite National Park in California on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.
Plymouth
An aircraft drops fire retardant on a vineyard as firefighters battle the fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire," near Plymouth, Calif., east of Sacramento, July 26, 2014. The fire started on July 25th and burned several homes.
Plymouth
Marin County firefighters haul a hose on a fire line while battling the fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire," near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.
Plymouth
A spotter aircraft flies above the fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire" burning near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.
Plymouth
Fire retardant spots wine grapes in a vineyard near the "Sand Fire" near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.
Plymouth
Marin County firefighter Brett Grayson watches out for hotspots in a vineyard, as the fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire" burns near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.
Plymouth
Members of the CAL Fire Vina Helitack crew battle a spot fire as the fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire" burns near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.
Plymouth
An air tanker drops retardant on the fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire" near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.
Plymouth
Firefighters hike in to battle the fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire," near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.
Plymouth
The fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire" burns near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.
Plymouth
A helicopter drops water on the fast-moving wildfire called "Sand Fire," near Plymouth, Calif., July 26, 2014.