California Fires
![Firefighter Philip Pinal, of Cal-Fire Lions Valley, searches for burning embers in a devastated home after a wildfire in Carlsbad, California, May 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d1a2d946-35e9-49fc-98a0-16da59f5605f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighter Philip Pinal, of Cal-Fire Lions Valley, searches for burning embers in a devastated home after a wildfire in Carlsbad, California, May 16, 2014.
![A woman douses water from a hose around her home as her neighbor's home burns during a wildfire in Escondido, California, May 15, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a67abb6b-a90f-45a7-a288-0697cbdd01d7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman douses water from a hose around her home as her neighbor's home burns during a wildfire in Escondido, California, May 15, 2014.
![A helicopter transporting water flies over trees during a wildfire in Escondido, California, May 15, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99a6b7e6-d6af-4d22-9234-ea4e15de8a73_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A helicopter transporting water flies over trees during a wildfire in Escondido, California, May 15, 2014.
![Travis Lowell takes a picture as smoke from wildfires rises in Carlsbad, California, May 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b0427422-9df9-4e8e-a568-58bbbd8b7bcb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Travis Lowell takes a picture as smoke from wildfires rises in Carlsbad, California, May 14, 2014.