Thousands flee, several hurt as wildfire scorches California


              An overturned walker and wheelchair are seen near a home destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A police cordon is seen across a road in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood during the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A boat is seen on a road in front of a burned vehicle in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood during the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A cyclist rides along homes destroyed by the Mill Fire along U.S. 97 in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A bicyclist passes Wakefield Ave. homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers pauses while surveying his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              An overturned walker and wheelchair are seen near a home destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A police cordon is seen across a road in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood during the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A boat is seen on a road in front of a burned vehicle in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood during the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A cyclist rides along homes destroyed by the Mill Fire along U.S. 97 in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A bicyclist passes Wakefield Ave. homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers pauses while surveying his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              An overturned walker and wheelchair are seen near a home destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A police cordon is seen across a road in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood during the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A boat is seen on a road in front of a burned vehicle in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood during the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A cyclist rides along homes destroyed by the Mill Fire along U.S. 97 in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A bicyclist passes Wakefield Ave. homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers pauses while surveying his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              A cyclist rides along homes destroyed by the Mill Fire along U.S. 97 in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
            
              Homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A bicyclist passes Wakefield Ave. homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers pauses while surveying his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A bicyclist passes Wakefield Ave. homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers pauses while surveying his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A bicyclist passes Wakefield Ave. homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers pauses while surveying his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A bicyclist passes Wakefield Ave. homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers pauses while surveying his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers pauses while surveying his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Dave Rodgers surveys his home, destroyed by the Mill Fire, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Rodgers, who lived in the house his entire life, was able to take an elderly neighbor with him as he fled the fast-moving blaze but has not been able to find his two dogs that were left behind. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Vehicles and and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire line a neighborhood in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A firefighter passes a home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A vehicle rests amid homes leveled by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A helicopter carries water over a ridge to douse flames from a wildfire called the Mill Fire in the Lake Shastina Subdivision, northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A residence goes up in flames as the Mill Fire causes damage in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A neighborhood smolders after being destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A plum of smoke covers the sky as the the Mill Fire approaches in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A neighborhood smolders after being destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              Firefighters survey homes on Wakefield Avenue destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              Homes and vehicle destroyed by the Mill Fire line Wakefield Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A dog walks among debris as the Mill Fire burns in Weed, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              The sun rises over Mt. Shasta and homes destroyed by the Mill Fire on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
            
              A helicopter carries water over a ridge to douse flames from a wildfire called the Mill Fire in the Lake Shastina Subdivision, northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              Water is dropped by helicopter on the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A neighborhood smolders after being destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A neighborhood smolders after being destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A plum of smoke covers the sky as the the Mill Fire approaches in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A residence goes up in flames as the Mill Fire causes damage in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A helicopter carries water over a ridge to douse flames from a wildfire called the Mill Fire in the Lake Shastina Subdivision, northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              Water is dropped by helicopter on the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A neighborhood smolders after being destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A neighborhood smolders after being destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A plum of smoke covers the sky as the the Mill Fire approaches in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A residence goes up in flames as the Mill Fire causes damage in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/Special to The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A helicopter carries water over a ridge to douse flames from a wildfire called the Mill Fire in the Lake Shastina Subdivision, northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              Water is dropped by helicopter on the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A neighborhood smolders after being destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A neighborhood smolders after being destroyed by the Mill Fire in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A plum of smoke covers the sky as the the Mill Fire approaches in Weed, Calif. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              A residence goes up in flames as the Mill Fire causes damage in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP)
            
              California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters try to stop flames from the Mill Fire from spreading on a property in the Lake Shastina subdivision northwest of Weed, Calif., Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP)
Thousands flee, several hurt as wildfire scorches California