Northern California wildfires

Two firefighting bulldozers construct a containment line while battling the Jerusalem fire near Morgan Valley Road on Tuesday in Lower Lake.  (Stephen Lam / Getty Images)

A Cal Fire logo on a fire truck is covered with fire retardant along Morgan Valley Road as the Jerusalem fire burns Tuesday near Lower Lake.

A Cal Fire firefighter uses a hand tool as he battles the Jerusalem fire Tuesday.

Smoke rises from charred vegetation as the Jerusalem fire continues to burn Tuesday.

Firefighters, from left, Nate Dasilva, Capt. Dane Bulmer and John Freitas assess hot spots during a mop-up operation along Water Trough Road in Lake County south of Clearlake on Aug. 5, 2015.

Firefighter Kevin Dwyer hoses a hot spot during a mop up operation at the Rocky fire along Highway 20 in Lake County.

Moose Lodge member Matt Nelson, in cowboy hat, joins other evacuees at the Moose Lodge 2284 at dusk Tuesday in Clearlake on Aug. 4, 2015.

A fatigued Keenan Wolfe makes his way up a hillside during a mop up operation along Water Trough Road in Lake County south of Clearlake on August 5, 2015.

Firefighters make their way up a hillside along Water Trough Road in Lake County, south of Clearlake, on Aug. 5, 2015.

A charred hillside in Lake County south of Clearlake on Aug. 5.

Engineer David Irvine rests next to a fire-ravaged hillside along Water Trough Road in Lake County south of Clearlake on Aug. 5, 2015.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Alex Salazar stands atop a firetruck with fellow firefighters of the Cal Fire Amador/El Dorado unit, keeping a watchful eye on the Rocky fire.

A helicopter flies by charred trees as it prepares to drop a load of water on the Rocky fire at Clearlake on Tuesday.

Spring Valley evacuees Rick McCune, from left, and friend and neighbor Kristin Ardell celebrate light rain that began to fall over them at the Moose Lodge 2284, where they sought refuge from the Rocky fire.

A firefighter walks on top of a fire engine as rain begins to fall in Lake County just south of Clear Lake on Tuesday.

A DC-10 drops fire retardant on part of the Rocky fire that jumped California 20.

A fire truck passes a sign created by Moose Lodge 2284 stating their thanks to the firefighters working the Rocky fire in Clearlake. The lodge is being used as an evacuation center for residents in the area.

Weary firefighters prepare for another day of battling the Rocky fire along Highway 20 in Lake County.

A lone firefighter tries to douse a portion of the Rocky fire along Highway 20 in Lake County.

It was fire in the sky at daybreak as fire down below from the Rocky fire continued to burn in Lake County south of Clearlake.

A new plume from the Rocky fire.

A helicopter prepares to dump water on part of the Rocky fire.

A firefighter stands near the backfire he started to help stop the Rocky fire.

Firefighters head to the hills in formation to help battle the Rocky fire.

Firefighters pull hoses to douse the flames of a backfire to prevent the Rocky fire from returning.

A firefighter is dwarfed by a smoldering hillside that was lit in a backfire.

A firefighter douses the flames of a backfire.

Jaydin Hultman, 8, waits for his mother, Antoinette Oliver, 37, and mother-in-law Rachel Hale, 63, to pack after spending the night at an evacuation center.

Moose Legion Officer Jim Brisco, 60, and Moose Lodge member Rocky Graziano, 74, center, keep an eye out for new evacuees.

Gizmo, right, and Bobo rest in a cage while joining other evacuees of the Rocky fire at the Moose Lodge 2284 evacuation center at Clear Lake.

Evacuees of the Rocky fire rest under a tarp at the Moose Lodge 2284.

A firefighter makes his way down a hillside ravaged by the Rocky fire just south of Clear Lake.

Firefighters with Cal Fire San Bernadino hit hot spots from the Rocky fire just south of Clear Lake.

The Rocky fire still burns south of Clear Lake in Yolo County early Monday morning. The Rocky fire has burned over 60,000 acres and destroyed 24 homes.

The Rocky fire still burns south of Clear Lake in Yolo County early Monday morning.

A firefighter hits a hot spot surrounded by smoke from the Rocky fire just south of Clear Lake.

An air tanker drops fire retardant along a ridge to help contain the Rocky fire near Clearlake, Calif.

A plume of smoke from the Rocky fire rises behind a fire truck near Clearlake, Calif.

Firefighter Joe Darr douses flames of the Rocky fire along Highway 20 near Clearlake, Calif.

Shoppers load groceries as smoke from the Rocky fire billows over Clearlake, Calif.

Firefighters take a breather from battling the Rocky fire near Clearlake, Calif.

Firefighters monitor the Rocky fire near Clear Lake, Calif. on Aug. 2.

A Cal Fire firefighter keeps an eye on the Rocky fire near South Lake, Calif. on Sunday.

Firefighters stand their ground to make sure the fire doesn’t double back under a smoke filled sky at the Rocky Fire along Highway 20 in Clear Lake, Calif. on Sunday.

Oceanside Fire Department Capt. Greg DeAvila shoots a flare into dry brush during a burn operation to head off the Rocky fire on Sunday near Clearlake, Calif.

Smoke rises from the charred hills during the Rocky Fire along Highway 20 in Clear Lake on Sunday.

An air tanker drops fire retardant along a burning ridge as fire personnel battle the Rocky fire near Clearlake, Calif. on Sunday.

Wayne Fischer describes what his home used to look like before it was burned to the ground by the Rocky fire near Clear Lake, Calif.

Inmate firefighters monitor a burn operation to head off the Rocky fire on Sunday near Clearlake, Calif.

Inmate firefighters march along California 20 as they monitor a burn operation to head off the Rocky fire on Sunday Clearlake, Calif.

A Cal Fire firefighter leads inmate firefighters trying to head off the Rocky fire near Clearlake, Calif.

Cal Fire firefighters monitor a backfire ahead of the Rocky fire near Clearlake on Sunday, Aug. 2.

A firefighter sprays water while battling the Rocky fire near Clearlake on Sunday, Aug. 2.

A Cal Fire truck drives away from flames as the Rocky fire burns near Clearlake on Sunday, Aug. 2 2015.

Firefighters battle the Rocky fire near Clearlake on Sunday, Aug. 2 2015.

A firefighter helps ignite a backfire while battling the Rocky fire near Clearlake on Sunday, Aug. 2.

A firefighter watches flames approach Highway 20 as the Rocky fire burns near South Lake on Aug. 2.

A firefighting air tanker flies in front of the setting sun while battling the Rocky fire near Clearlake on Aug. 1.

Flames from the Rocky fire approach a house on Friday, July 31, 2015, in Lower Lake.

Firefighters spray a hose at a fire along Morgan Valley Road near Lower Lake on Friday, July 31, 2015.

A firefighting airplane drops fire retardant while battling the Rocky fire on July 31, 2015, in Lower Lake.

A firefighter monitors flames from the Rocky fire as it approaches a home on July 31, 2015, in Lower Lake.

Goats run away from their pen after firefighters freed them as the Rocky fire approaches on July 31, 2015, in Lower Lake.

Cal Fire firefighter Johnny Miller walks through flames from the Rocky fire as it approaches a home in Lower Lake on July 31, 2015.

Firefighters prepare to douse spot fires while battling the Rocky fire on Friday in Lower Lake.

Flames from the Rocky fire burn a ridge in Lower Lake on Friday.

An air tanker drops retardant at the Rocky fire as the wind picks up, spreading the flames south into the Morgan Valley during sunset, near Lower Lake, Calif.

A Cal Fire crew retreats from a wooded area after a flare-up of the Rocky fire near Lower Lake on July 29.

Flames consume the landscape at the Rocky fire near Lower Lake, Calif.

Smoke rises above the landscape as the Rocky fire continues to burn at sunset outside Lower Lake, Calif.

A Cal Fire strike crew prepares to make a cut line at the Rocky fire near Lower Lake, Calif.