Scenes from California's Caldor Fire
A small fire vortex is created as flames jumped Mormon Emigrant Trail in Happy Valley, Calif. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
A burned down home is seen in Grizzly Flats. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
A pickup truck was burned in Grizzly Flats. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
A burned home is seen as live gas burns in the area of Grizzly Flats. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
By the end of Tuesday, the Caldor Fire had grown to more than 30,000 acres. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
The sun sets behind the partially burned sign of the Walter Tyler Elementary School in Grizzly Flats. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
A charred children's play structure is seen as flames still burn at the school. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
The fire smoked out wildlife like these deer near Grizzly Flats. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
Deer wander in the area of Grizzly Flats. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
An aerial retardant bomber flies by a column of smoke. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
A water-dropping helicopter flies by a column of smoke. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
Trees erupt in flames after jumping Mormon Emigrant Trail at a roadside memorial in Happy Valley, Calif. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
The Grizzly Flats Post Office was charred by the fire. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
This is all that remains of the post office. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
Fire retardant dropped by an aeriall bomber slows the progression of the fire along Grizzly Flats Road. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
A burned down utility pole llies in the roadway in Grizzly Flats. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
This house was among about 50 burned by the fire. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI
Smoke columns rise over Grizzly Flats. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI