Fast-spreading California wildfire forces evacuations in Yolo County

Firefighters watch as flames from the County Fire climb a hillside in Guinda, Calif., on July 1, 2018. California authorities have issued red flag weather warnings and mandatory evacuation orders after a series of wildfires fanned by high winds and hot temperatures ripped through thousands of acres. The latest blaze, the County Fire sparked in Yolo County on June 30, had by July 1 afternoon spread across 22,000 acres (9,000 hectares) with zero percent containment, according to Cal Fire.  JOSH EDELSON, AFP/Getty Images

Inmate firefighters leave an assignment while battling a wildfire in Guinda, Calif., July 1, Dry, hot winds fueled a wildfire burning out of control Sunday in rural Northern California, sending a stream of smoke some 75 miles south into the San Francisco Bay Area.   Noah Berger, AP

Firefighters battle a wildfire burning in Guinda, Calif., July 1, 2018.   Noah Berger, AP

A wildfire burns grasses at a livestock ranch in Guinda, Calif., July 1, 2018.  Noah Berger, AP

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A wildfire burns near Lake Berryessa in Napa, Calif. on July 1, 2018. Smoke from the Yolo County fire was contributing to poor air quality in Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo and San Francisco counties, according to the National Weather Service.  Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee via AP

A wildfire burns near Lake Berryessa in Napa, Calif. on July 1, 2018.   Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee via AP

Fire crews deploy to fight a wildfire burns in Yolo County, Calif. on July 1, 2018.   Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee via AP

Helicopters drop water attacking a wild fire that has burned over 22,000 acres without containment in on July 1, 2018 in Capay Valley, Calif.   Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee via AP

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Keyes Fire fighters work a wild fire that has burned over 22,000 acres without containment in on July 1, 2018 in Capay Valley, Calif.   Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee via AP

Jack Miguel of the Keyes Fire Department attacks a hot spot of a wild fire that has burned over 22,000 acres without containment on July 1, 2018 in Capay Valley Calif.  Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee via AP

A firefighter scrambles to stop a wildfire as wind drives embers across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on Sunday, July 1, 2018.   Noah Berger, AP

Smoke from a wildfire rises above sunflowers in Citrona, Calif., Sunday July 1, 2018. Evacuations were ordered as dry, hot winds fueled the wildfire burning out of control Sunday in rural Northern California, sending a stream of smoke some 75 miles south into the San Francisco Bay Area.   Noah Berger, AP

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Helicopters drop water attacking a wild fire that has burned over 22,000 acres without containment in on Sunday, July 1, 2018 in Capay Valley, Calif.  Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee, via AP

A fire vehicle is surrounded by flames as the Pawnee fire jumps across highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif. on July 1, 2018. More than 30,000 acres have burned in multiple fires throughout the region.  JOSH EDELSON, AFP/Getty Images

A firefighter scrambles to stop the Pawnee fire as it spots across Highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif., on July 1, 2018.  Noah Berger, AP

Firefighters scramble to get control as flames from the Pawnee fire jump across highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif. on July 1, 2018.   JOSH EDELSON, AFP/Getty Images

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A tree ignites as firefighters attempt to stop flames from the Pawnee fire from jumping across highway 20 near Clearlake Oaks, Calif. on July 1, 2018.  JOSH EDELSON, AFP/Getty Images

In this photo provided by the Cal Fire Communications, firefighters battle a wildfire in an area northeast of Clearlake Oaks, Calif., Sunday, June 24, 2018.   Jonathan Cox, Cal Fire Communications, via AP

An air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire above the Spring Lakes community on Sunday, June 24, 2018., near Clearlake Oaks, Calif.   Noah Berger, AP

Horses roam in a pasture as Cal Fire battles a wildfire in Spring Valley, Calif.  PAUL KITAGAKI JR., The Sacramento Bee via AP

An inmate crew battles a wildfire in Spring Valley, Calif.  PAUL KITAGAKI JR., The Sacramento Bee via AP