A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs the Coalinga Municipal Airport July 13 to battle the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017. It had already consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained, per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs the Coalinga Municipal Airport July 13 to battle the Garza Fire in Kings County, California. Five CalGuard Black Hawks responded to the Garza Fire, one of nearly two dozen wildfires torching the Golden State in mid-July 2017. It had already consumed more than 26,000 acres and was 30 percent contained, per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza) Stock Photo

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