California burning: Fighting fire with heart

1 .. A firefighter carries a water hose to put out a wildfire burning along Highway 178 near Lake Isabella, Calif., Friday, June 24, 2016. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety. (AP)

2 .. Firefighters prepare water hoses to battle a wildfire burning along Highway 178 near Lake Isabella, Calif., Friday, June 24, 2016. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety.

3 .. Firefighters battle a wildfire burning along Highway 178 near Lake Isabella, Calif., Friday, June 24, 2016. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety. (AP)

4 .. Fire trucks move along Highway 178 near Lake Isabella, Calif., Friday, June 24, 2016, as a wildfire continues to burn in the area. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety.

5 .. Firefighters battle a wildfire burning along Highway 178 in Lake Isabella, Calif., Friday, June 24, 2016, The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety.

6 .. A home smolders after it was destroyed by a wildfire Friday, June 24, 2016, near Lake Isabella, Calif. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety.

7 .. The Kelso Creek subdivision is seen entirely demolished from the Erksine Fire in this mountainous Lake Isabella community, some 30 miles northeast of Bakersfield, California on June 25, 2016. Firefighters battled a deadly California blaze that has killed two people and destroyed at least 150 homes after rapidly taking over large swaths of land. The blaze, which has been dubbed the "Erskine Fire," has spread to more than 56 square miles (145 square kilometers) over the course of several days.  (AFP)

8 .. Wildfires burn on the mountains Friday, June 24, 2016, near Lake Isabella, Calif. A wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety.

9 .. A pickup truck destroyed by a wildfire sits on a burned down property Friday, June 24, 2016, near Lake Isabella, Calif. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety.

10 ..Alan Germain puts out hotspots on his neighbor's property destroyed by a wildfire Friday, June 24, 2016, near Lake Isabella, Calif. The wildfire that roared across dry brush and trees in the mountains of central California gave residents little time to flee as flames burned homes to the ground, propane tanks exploded and smoke obscured the path to safety.

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