Saddleridge Fire Scorches 4000 Acres In LA County, Thousands EvacuatedPORTER RANCH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: The Saddleridge Fire burns near a park in the early morning hours on October 11, 2019 in Porter Ranch, California. The fast moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Saddleridge Fire Scorches 4000 Acres In LA County, Thousands EvacuatedPORTER RANCH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: Firefighters work at a house fire in the early morning hours during the Saddleridge Fire on October 11, 2019 in Porter Ranch, California. The fast-moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Saddleridge Fire Scorches 4000 Acres In LA County, Thousands EvacuatedPORTER RANCH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: A firefighter walks through a gate while working at a house fire in the early morning hours during the Saddleridge Fire on October 11, 2019 in Porter Ranch, California. The fast moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA firefighter sleeps on the sidewalk during the Saddleridge fire in Porter Ranch, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESAn aircraft helps fight the Saddleridge fire by dropping fire retardant along a ridge in Newhall, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Saddleridge Fire Scorches 4000 Acres In LA County, Thousands EvacuatedPORTER RANCH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: Firefighters work as the Saddleridge Fire burns in the early morning hours on October 11, 2019 in Porter Ranch, California. The fast moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Saddleridge Fire Scorches 4000 Acres In LA County, Thousands EvacuatedPORTER RANCH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: Firefighters work at a house fire in the early morning hours during the Saddleridge Fire on October 11, 2019 in Porter Ranch, California. The fast-moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA helicopter drops water to help fight flames as the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, California on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Saddleridge Fire Scorches 4000 Acres In LA County, Thousands EvacuatedPORTER RANCH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: A firefighter works at a house fire in the early morning hours during the Saddleridge Fire on October 11, 2019 in Porter Ranch, California. The fast moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Saddleridge Fire Scorches 4000 Acres In LA County, Thousands EvacuatedPORTER RANCH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: A firefighting helicopter works the Saddleridge Fire on October 11, 2019 near Porter Ranch, California. The fast moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA firefighter sleeps in his truck during the Saddleridge fire in Porter Ranch, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Saddleridge Fire Scorches 4000 Acres In LA County, Thousands EvacuatedPORTER RANCH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: Smoke from the Saddleridge Fire rises on October 11, 2019 near Porter Ranch, California. The fast moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESEyad Jarjour (L) views his neighbor's burned residence after flames from the Saddleridge Fire tore through the region in Granada Hills, California on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA burned home smolders after flames from the Saddleridge Fire tore through the region in Granada Hills, California on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA resident views the burned remains of her home in Granada Hills, Californi,a after the Saddleridge Fire tore through the region on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESWind whips through the area as firefighters fight impending flames during the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, California on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA helicopter drops water to help fight flames on the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, California, on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA helicopter drops water to help fight flames on the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, California, on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESThe moon shines through the smoke over a hillside of embers of the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, California in the early morning hours of October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESThe sun rises over power lines along a smokey horizon during the Saddleridge Fire in Newhall, California on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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