A CalFire captain directs his team to safety while protecting a home from the Bluecut Fire Wednesday August 17, 2016 in Cajon Pass, Calif. A wildfire with a ferocity never seen by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyon hillsides Wednesday, instantly incinerating homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames. (Photo by James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP Photo)





A San Bernardino County Sheriff Department helicopter does a water drop on a RV and truck on fire during a wildfire in Devore, Calif., on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. (Photo by David Pardo/The Daily Press via AP Photo)





A melted sign from a McDonald's restaurant shows the damage as firefighters check the area after a wildfire swept through Cajon Junction, California, USA, 16 August 2016. According to reports, the fast-moving Blue Cut Fire, which consumed so far some 6,500 acres with a zero percent containment, prompted the mandatory evacuation of the whole community of Wrightwood. (Photo by Eugene Garcia/EPA)




Vehicles and structures burn off of Highway 138 as the Blue Cut Fire rages through San Bernardino County Tuesday August 16, 2016. The fire has scorched at least 18,000 acres and forced 82,000 people to evacuate their homes in San Bernardino County. (Photo by Kevin Warn via ZUMA Wire)





A chicken (front) runs by a chicken coop that burns with animals still inside (not pictured) at the so-called Bluecut Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, U.S. August 16, 2016. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)





A helicopter makes a drop over a wildfire in West Cajon Valley, Calif., Wednesday, August 17, 2016. A day after the fire ignited in brush left tinder-dry by years of drought, the flames advanced despite the efforts of over 1,000 firefighters. (Photo by Alex Gallardo/AP Photo)





A wildfire burns a house as the sun sets over Cajon Junction, California, USA, 16 August 2016. (Photo by Eugene GarciaEPA)





A hill is on fire an engine company monitor the Blue Cut Fire near Wrightwood, California, USA, 17 August 2016. The Blue Cut Fire, located some 80 miles (around 126km) from Los Angeles, has burned over 30,000 acres destroying dozens of homes, forcing the evacuation of over 80,000 people in the San Bernardino County. (Photo by Mike Nelson/EPA)





An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Blue Cut wildfire in Lytle Creek, California, August 16, 2016. The fire is currently 9,000 plus acres, with 700 personnel on scene. Fifty-seven engines, 8 crews, 8 air tankers, 2 Very Large Air Tankers (VLATS), with additional firefighters and equipment on order. There is imminent threat to public safety, rail traffic and structures. With this being a very quickly growing wildfire, evacuation instructions have been issued. An estimated 34,500 homes and 82,640 people are being affected by the evacuation warnings. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/AFP Photo)





People watch the so-called Blue Cut wildfire in Lytle Creek, California, August 16, 2016. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/AFP Photo)





The Blue Cut wildfire burns housings and trees near Cajon Pass, north of San Bernardino, California on August 16, 2016. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/AFP Photo)





A DC-10 air tanker delivers flame retardant to the Blue Cut fire in Wrightwood, Calif., Wednesday, August 17, 2016. A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyon hillsides, instantly engulfing homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames. (Photo by Alex Gallardo/AP Photo)





Flames burn next to the Interstate 15 as the Blue Cut wildfire rages near Cajon Pass, north of San Bernardino, California on August 16, 2016. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/AFP Photo)





An RV and a truck are engulfed in flames from a wildfire in Devore, Calif., on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyons, instantly engulfing homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames. Five years of drought have turned the state's wildlands into a tinder box, with eight fires currently burning from Shasta County in the far north to Camp Pendleton just north of San Diego. (Photo by David Pardo/The Daily Press via AP Photo)





Flames erupt on a hillside alongside one of the main rail routes connecting Southern California with points north and east as a wildfire rages out of control in Cajon Pass north of Devore, Calif., Tuesday, August 16, 2016. The fire was roaring through the San Bernardino Mountains, heading generally north but also east and west above the Cajon Pass, and forced the shutdown of a section of Interstate 15, the main highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, leaving commuters stranded for hours. The growth was explosive, San Bernardino County fire spokesman Eric Sherwin said. (Photo by James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP Photo)





A firefighter battles the Blue Cut wildfire near Cajon Pass, north of San Bernardino, California on August 16, 2016. A rapidly spreading fire raging east of Los Angeles forced the evacuation of more than 82,000 people on August 16 as the governor of California declared a state of emergency. Despite the efforts of 1,250 firefighters with more on the way, none of the inferno was contained as of late on August 16 , state firefighting agency Cal Fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff told AFP. The wildfire poses “imminent threat to public safety, rail traffic and structures”, according to the website, which said 82,640 people fell under an evacuation warning. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/AFP Photo)





Flames burst next to a car as the Blue Cut wildfire rages near Cajon Pass, north of San Bernardino, California on August 16, 2016. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/AFP Photo)





A firefighter battles the Blue Cut wildfire burning near Cajon Pass, north of San Bernardino, California on August 16, 2016. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/AFP Photo)





Firefighters battle a the Blue Cut Fire in the Cajon Pass, Rancho Cucamonga, CA on Tuesday August 16, 2016. (Photo by Will Lester/Press Enterprise via ZUMA Wire)





A firefighter keeps an eye on the Blue Cut fire line, north of Los Angeles, California, USA, 16 August 2016. According to reports, the fast-moving blaze, consuming some 9,000 acres, prompted the mandatory evacuation of the whole community of Wrightwood. (Photo by Paul Buck/EPA)