A look at the causes of some of the worst in California history, Safety tips to remember when returning home after wildfire, How to prepare your pets in case of disaster, The difference between containing and controlling a wildfire. Santa Rosa firefighters monitor the Shady fire Sunday as it makes its way toward homes along Mountain Hawk Drive in the Northern California city.

The skies around the Bay Area and other parts of Northern California took on an eerie glow as smoke from several fires enveloped the region. Susan Smith talks to her guide dog inside the medical center at the evacuation center at the Jackson County Fairgrounds on Sept. 16, 2020 in Central Point, Ore. A satellite image shows smoke from western wildfires moving across the U.S. to the east coast, Sept. 16, 2020. A firefighter with the Oakland Fire Department mops up a hot spot in steep terrain during the Glass Fire in Calistoga, Calif., Oct. 2, 2020. California’s wine county is once again facing threats from wildfires.

A home is engulfed in flames of the Creek Fire in the Tollhouse area of unincorporated Fresno County, Calif., Sept. 8, 2020. The wildfire quickly spread over the mountains and reached Santa Rosa where it has begun to affect homes. Despite a strong firefighting response, the fire expanded steadily through the day, growing to at least 2,500 acres. The wildfire quickly spread over the mountains and reached Santa Rosa where it has begun to affect homes.

Times photographers Kent Nishimura and Brian van der Brug talk about shooting wildfires in a year when the blazes seem more destructive than ever. Slightly to the west in Sonoma County is the Shady fire, which was prompting evacuation warnings above Kenwood, along Los Alamos Road. Terry Pierson/Orange County Register via Zuma, Record-breaking wildfires engulf the west coast, Firefighter dies battling wildfire sparked by gender reveal, officials say, Smoke from West Coast wildfires travels to Europe. The Shady fire erupted and quickly moved toward Santa Rosa, barreling between the Northern California burn scars of 2017's Tubbs and Nuns fires. Smoke fills the skies as a neighbor helps a family remove animals from their home while the El Dorado fire burns nearby in Yucaipa, Calif., Sept. 6, 2020. HELENA, Calif. (KGO) -- CAL FIRE will give an update today on the devastating Glass Incident Fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. The National Weather Service said strong winds, warm temperatures and low humidity would continue through 9 p.m. Monday.