Salvage & Investigation Continues In Wine Country Fire Aftermath
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John Daigle reacts while holding a pink flamingo lawn ornament, one of the only items to survive the fire that burned his home of 30 years, in Redwood Valley, California on October 15, 2017.
The death toll from California's wildfires rose to 40, October 15, 2017, but firefighters reported progress in battling the flames, and thousands of evacuees were gradually being allowed to return home. The wealthiest US state regularly faces late-summer fires. But the blazes which have burned more than 217,500 acres (about 88,090 hectares) this month, and devastated the winemaking areas of Napa and Sonoma, proved the deadliest in the state's history. Almost 11,000 firefighters from various states are in action against the California blazes.
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Don Summit holds up a surviving mug in front of his burned home in Redwood Valley, California on October 15, 2017. The death toll from California's wildfires rose to 40, October 15, 2017, but firefighters reported progress in battling the flames, and thousands of evacuees were gradually being allowed to return home. The wealthiest US state regularly faces late-summer fires. But the blazes which have burned more than 217,500 acres (about 88,090 hectares) this month, and devastated the winemaking areas of Napa and Sonoma, proved the deadliest in the state's history. Almost 11,000 firefighters from various states are in action against the California blazes. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage California Wine Country
Karen Curzon salvages her grandmother's China set from the remains of her home in the Coffey Park neighborhood on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. Karen, her husband Ed, and their pets escaped unscathed with few belongings, but lost their home of over 20 years. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage California Wine Country
Margaret Curzon shows her mother Karen a ceramic figurine salvaged from her childhood home in the Coffey Park neighborhood on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. Her parents escaped with their pets, but lost their home. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage California Wine Country
Ed Curzon and his daughter Margaret use sifting trays donated by the Boy Scouts of America to search through the remains of his home for items of emotional importance in the Coffey Park neighborhood on Oct. 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. Ed, his wife Karen, and their pets escaped unscathed with few belongings, but lost their home of over 20 years. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
California National Guard troops search burned homes near Mark West Springs Road and Old Redwood Highway on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. At least 40 people are confirmed dead, dozens are still missing, and at least 5,700 buildings have been destroyed since wildfires broke out a week ago. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
Volunteer forensic anthropologist Alexis Boutinn from Sonoma State University, investigates bones found by California National Guardsmen among fire-devastated homes near Mark West Springs Road and Old Redwood Highway on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. The bones are believed to be non-human. At least 40 people are confirmed dead, dozens are still missing, and at least 5,700 buildings have been destroyed since wildfires broke out a week ago. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Mandi and Lane Summit embrace before their fire-destroyed home in Redwood Valley, California on October 15, 2017.The death toll from California's wildfires rose to 40, October 15, 2017, but firefighters reported progress in battling the flames, and thousands of evacuees were gradually being allowed to return home. The wealthiest US state regularly faces late-summer fires. But the blazes which have burned more than 217,500 acres (about 88,090 hectares) this month, and devastated the winemaking areas of Napa and Sonoma, proved the deadliest in the state's history. Almost 11,000 firefighters from various states are in action against the California blazes. (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage California Wine Country
Julian and Lisa Corwin carry a neighbor's safe back to the remains of their home in the Fountaingrove neighborhood on October 13, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. The Corwins are part of a community email list and as a result of gaining entry to the area they were taking requests from friends and neighbors looking for treasured items. Twenty four people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage California Wine Country
Ed Curzon and his daughter Margaret use sifting trays donated by the Boy Scouts of America to search through the remains of his home for items of emotional importance in the Coffey Park neighborhood on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. Ed, his wife Karen, and their pets escaped unscathed with few belongings, but lost their home of over 20 years. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage California Wine Country
Lisa Corwin (C) speaks to firefighters as they search for a strongbox and a wedding ring through the remains of a neighbor's home in the Fountaingrove neighborhood on October 13, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. Corwin is part of a community email list and as a result of gaining entry to the area was taking requests from friends and neighbors. Twenty four people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage California Wine Country
Margaret Curzon looks out at the destruction caused by the Tubbs fire while holding items of emotional importance salvaged from her childhood home in the Coffey Park neighborhood on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
Volunteer forensic anthropologist Alexis Boutin, from Sonoma State University, and a sheriff deputy investigate bones found by California National Guardsmen among fire-devastated homes near Mark West Springs Road and Old Redwood Highway on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. The bones are believed to be non-human. At least 40 people are confirmed dead, dozens are still missing, and at least 5,700 buildings have been destroyed since wildfires broke out a week ago. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
California National Guard troops search burned homes near Mark West Springs Road and Old Redwood Highway on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. At least 40 people are confirmed dead, dozens are still missing, and at least 5,700 buildings have been destroyed since wildfires broke out a week ago. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
California National Guard troops search burned homes near Mark West Springs Road and Old Redwood Highway on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. At least 40 people are confirmed dead, dozens are still missing, and at least 5,700 buildings have been destroyed since wildfires broke out a week ago. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
California National Guardsmen find bones at a fire-devastated home near Mark West Springs Road and Old Redwood Highway on October 15, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. After further investigation the bones were thought to be non-human. At least 40 people are confirmed dead, dozens are still missing, and at least 5,700 buildings have been destroyed since wildfires broke out a week ago. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
