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Photos: Over 3,000 firefighters making progress against record-setting Bay Area infernos

BOULDER CREEK, CA - August 22: Firefighters work to protect homes surrounding residences engulfed in flames on Madrone Avenue at the corner of Virginia Avenue before 2 a.m. in Boulder Creek, Calif., on Friday, August 22, 2020 during the CZU Lightning Fire. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - August 22: Firefighters work to protect homes surrounding residences engulfed in flames on Madrone Ave at the corner of Virginia Ave before 2 a.m. in Boulder Creek, Calif., on Friday, August 22, 2020. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - August 22: Firefighters work to protect homes surrounding residences engulfed in flames on Madrone Avenue at the corner of Virginia Avenue before 2 a.m. in Boulder Creek, Calif., on Friday, August 22, 2020. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - August 22: A firefighter works to extinguish flames engulfing multiple residences on Brook Lane before 4 a.m. in Boulder Creek, Calif., on Friday, August 22, 2020. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - August 22: Flames engulf multiple residences on Madrone Avenue at the corner of Virginia Avenue before 2 a.m. in Boulder Creek, Calif., on Friday, August 22, 2020. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - August 22: Firefighters work to protect homes surrounding residences engulfed in flames on Madrone Ave at the corner of Virginia Ave before 2 a.m. in Boulder Creek, Calif., on Friday, August 22, 2020. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 22: Scott Bullock, a Cal Fire forester, directs dozers creating a second firebreak behind UC Santa Cruz as a defense against the CZU August Lightning Complex fire in Santa Cruz, Calif., Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 22: Dozers convoy into the forest behind UC Santa Cruz to cut a second firebreak as a defense against the CZU August Lightning Complex fire, burning to the north, in Santa Cruz, Calif., Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 22: Scott Bullock, a Cal Fire forester, directs dozers creating a second firebreak behind UC Santa Cruz as a defense against the CZU August Lightning Complex fire in Santa Cruz, Calif., Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 22: Dozers move into position on Empire Grade to cut firebreaks behind UC Santa Curz as a defense against the CZU August Lightning Complex fire, burning to the north, in Santa Cruz, Calif., Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 22: PG&E crews are barely visible through the thick smoke working on Empire Grade in Santa Cruz, Calif., as the CZU August Lightning Complex fire burns, Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 22: Aidan Hosler wears a President Trump mask while waving a rake at motorists on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, Calif., Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. As the city remains threatened by the CZU August Lightning Complex fire, Hosler felt compelled to mock Trump's prior comment about the state's fire problem being due to a lack of raking. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - AUGUST 21: A burned-out vehicle is seen on Hillside Way on Aug. 21, 2020, in Boulder Creek, Calif., as the CZU August Lightning Complex fire burns in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - AUGUST 21: Lakeside Fire Protection District firefighters wait before they are dispatched to battle a fire on Aug. 21, 2020, in Boulder Creek, Calif., as the CZU August Lightning Complex fire burns in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - AUGUST 21: Structures burn on Hillside Way on Aug. 21, 2020, in Boulder Creek, Calif., as the CZU August Lightning Complex fire burns in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - AUGUST 21: A firefighter from Lakeside Fire Protection District puts back a fire hose on Highway 236 on Aug. 21, 2020, in Boulder Creek, Calif., as the CZU August Lightning Complex fire burns in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - AUGUST 21: An American flag is seen at a house on Virginia Avenue in Boulder Creek, Calif., where firefighters are working to protect homes from the CZU August Lightning Complex fire on Aug. 21, 2020. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - AUGUST 21: Firefighters work on Virginia Avenue in Boulder Creek, Calif., where firefighters from multiple departments are working to protect homes from the CZU August Lightning Complex fire on Aug. 21, 2020. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - AUGUST 21: Small California flags are displayed on the fence of a home on Virginia Avenue in Boulder Creek, Calif., where firefighters are working to protect homes from the CZU August Lightning Complex fire on Aug. 21, 2020. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

BOULDER CREEK, CA - AUGUST 21: Firefighters work on Virginia Avenue in Boulder Creek, Calif., where firefighters from multiple departments are working to protect homes from the CZU August Lightning Complex fire on Aug. 21, 2020. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21:Part of the Milky Way is seen in the night sky as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning vegetation in the ridges near Chemise Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: The sun sets in the horizon seen thorough thick smoke by the LNU Lightning Complex fire as continues burning vegetation in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: A DC-10 air tanker dumps fire retardant on the ridges near Chemise Road as Cal Fire fighters and other fire departments continue to battle the LNU Lightning Complex fire in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: Rigo Rodriguez records video of a DC-10 air tanker ready to dump fire retardant on the ridges near Chemise Road as Cal Fire fighters and other fire departments continue to battle the LNU Lightning Complex fire in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: A DC-10 air tanker dumps fire retardant on the ridges near Chemise Road as Cal Fire fighters and other fire departments continue to battle the LNU Lightning Complex fire in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: Jennifer Higgins, left, and coworker Richard Butori of Lamber Bridge Winery, monitor the winery, behind them, as they look a the LNU Lightning Complex fire near Chemise Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: Remains of a house destroyed by the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Wallace creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: Remains of a house destroyed by the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Wallace Creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: Remains of a house destroyed by the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Wallace creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: A Buda sits among the remains of a house destroyed by the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Wallace creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: A charred truck and machinery destroyed by the LNU Lightning Complex fire sits on a Wallace Creek Road property in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

HEALDSBURG, CA - AUGUST 21: A firefighter crew from the Berkeley Fire Department monitor the area on Wallace Creek Road after the LNU Lightning Complex fire destroyed some properties in Healdsburg, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 21: Scenes of total devastation by the CZU August Lightning Complex fire are visible along Braemoor Drive in the mountains of Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 21: Scenes of total devastation by the CZU August Lightning Complex fire are visible along Braemoor Drive in the mountains of Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 21: Melted playground equipment sits among the rubble left by the CZU August Lightning Complex fire on Braemoor Drive in the mountains of Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 21: Scenes of total devastation by the CZU August Lightning Complex fire are visible along Braemoor Drive in the mountains of Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 21: Scenes of total devastation by the CZU August Lightning Complex fire are visible along Braemoor Drive in the mountains of Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

DAVENPORT, CA - AUGUST 22: Residents on Swanton Road in Davenport, California ride a tractor Saturday, Aug., 21, 2020, to a fallen tree that has blocked the exit to Highway 1 for four days since the CZU August Lightning Complex first burned through the area. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

SANTA CRUZ, CA - AUGUST 22: Scott Bullock, a Cal Fire forester, looks to build a firebreak behind UC Santa Cruz as a defense against the CZU August Lightning Complex fire, Saturday, Aug., 21, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: The Armstrong Woods park is closed as part of the evacuation order in Guerneville, Calif., as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: The Armstrong Woods park is closed as part of the evacuation order in Guerneville, Calif., as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: Firefighters from different cities ride along downtown Guerneville, Calif., during a mandatory evacuation as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: View of downtown Guerneville, Calif., continues under mandatory evacuation as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: View of downtown Guerneville, Calif., continues under mandatory evacuation as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: A "Thank you police officers" sign sits in a corner after Sally Sorenson and her husband Keary Sorenson, of Monte Rio, brought it thee in downtown Guerneville, Calif., which is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burring regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. The Sorensons own their cleaning services company, "if we allow our town to get trash, then we have a trashy town," He said as they try to prevent the trash going into the river. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: Keary Sorenson, of Monte Rio, of Monte Rio, takes photos of the signs he and his wife Sally put on a corner in downtown Guerneville, Calif., which is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burring Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. The Sorensons own their cleaning business, "if we allow our town to get trash, then we have a trashy town, He said as they try to prevent the trash going into the river. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CA - AUGUST 22: Sally Sorenson and her husband Keary Sorenson, of Monte Rio, clean up the street and remove trash from the trash can into their hauling truck in downtown Guerneville, Calif., which is under evacuation order as the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burring regions of Solano and Napa counties on Saturday, Aug., 22, 2020. The Sorensons own their cleaning services company, "if we allow our town to get trash, then we have a trashy town," He said as they try to prevent the trash going into the river. "We're not going anywhere, we stay here". (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)