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• July 12: A roofer works on a home being built in a new development as wildfire smoke fills the sky in Patterson, Calif.
• July 12: A Joshua tree is engulfed in flames as the Sawtooth Complex fire burns out of control near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: The charred remains of a car and a structure are seen after the Sawtooth Complex fire swept through Gamma Gulch.
• July 12: The remains of an old car and caboose are seen after the Sawtooth Complex fire swept through Pioneertown.
• July 12: Firefighters battle flames as the Sawtooth Complex fire burns in Pioneertown near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A resident gives water to firefighters battling the Sawtooth Complex Fire near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A tree is engulfed in flames as the Sawtooth Complex fire burns out of control near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: Firefighters watch a house as flames from a backfire climb a hill to burn fuel ahead of the Sawtooth Complex Fire.
• July 12: Remnants of a wooden wagon are seen after the Sawtooth Complex Fire roared through Pioneertown, Calif.
• July 12: Smoke billows from the hills as the Sawtooth Complex fire continues to burn out of control near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: Smoke from a wildfire billows over a hillside in Patterson, Calif.
• July 12: Flames creep near a home as the Sawtooth Complex fire burns out of control near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A firefighter grabs his coworker's helmet as he moves away from the Sawtooth Fire in Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A firefighter lights a backfire to consume fuel in the path of the Sawtooth Complex Fire near Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: The charred remains of vegetation can be seen after the Sawtooth Complex Fire passes Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: An air tanker makes a drop on the Sawtooth Complex Fire in Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: Firefighters head out to battle flames during the Sawtooth Complex Fire in Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: Capt. Steve Green keeps an eye on the Sawtooth Complex fire in Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A controlled burn is seen behind a house in Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A helicopter flies through the smoke-filled sky to drop water on the Sawtooth Complex Fire near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A helicopter drops a load of water on the Sawtooth Complex Fire near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A helicopter flies through the smoke-filled sky near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: Shirley Zambrano receives a hug from her neighbor Jack Dugan after her California home burned to the ground.
• July 12: A U.S. Forest Service Hotshot shoots a flare on a burning hillside to help a backfire near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: Residents watch the Sawtooth Complex Fire from the deck of their home in Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: Firefighter Jamie Jones, right, watches the flames of the Sawtooth Complex Fire near Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: Firefighters work the Sawtooth Complex Fire near Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: The Sawtooth Complex Fire burns near Morongo Valley, Calif.
• July 12: A California Department of Forestry firefighter stands guard on a burning hillside near Yucca Valley, Calif.
• July 12: The sun sets over Big Morongo Canyon through heavy smoke from the Sawtooth Complex fire.