A firefighter battling the River Bottom fire sprays water on burning buildings near Hesperia and Apple Valley in San Bernardino County on March 31. (Stuart Palley / EPA)
A civilian with a water truck covers his face as smoke blows from the River Bottom fire in Apple Valley on March 31. (Stuart Palley / EPA)
A helicopter drops water near a structure threatened by the River Bottom fire on Riverside Drive in Apple Valley on March 31. (Stuart Palley / EPA)
A firefighter adjusts his helmet near a burning tree off Riverside Drive at the River Bottom fire in Apple Valley on March 31. (Stuart Palley / EPA)
Firefighters work to save a home in the River Bottom fire near Hesperia and Apple Valley on March 31. (Stuart Palley / EPA)
Apple Valley residents watch a fire in the Mojave River bed burn closer March 31. (James Quigg / Associated Press)
A wildfire along the Mojave River bed between Apple Valley and Victorville on March 31. (James Quigg / Associated Press)
