The Mendocino Complex Fire has become the largest wildfire in recorded California history with no end in sight.
Here are some of the photos that show the destruction, devastation and the efforts to fight the blazes:
Fifteen year-old Alex Schenck carries a water bucket while fighting to save his home as the Ranch Fire tears down New Long Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Saturday, August 4, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Fifteen year-old Alex Schenck throws flaming pallets while fighting to save his home as the Ranch Fire tears down New Long Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Saturday, August 4, (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
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A firefighter runs while trying to save a home as a wildfire tears through Lakeport, Calif., Tuesday, July 31, 2018. The residence eventually burned. Firefighters pressed their battle against a pair of fires across Mendocino and Lake counties. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
The Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, crests a ridge as Battalion Chief Matt Sully directs firefighting operations on High Valley Rd. near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
An air tanker drops retardant on the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, burning along High Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California, on August 5, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Embers smoulder along a hillside after the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, burned though the area near Clearlake Oaks, California, on August 5, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
A helicopter drops water while battling the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, near Clearlake Oaks, California, on August 5, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Firefighter Joe Smith retrieves supplies while battling the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, burning along High Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California, on August 5, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Firefighters ride in the back of a pickup truck while battling the Ranch Fire on New Long Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Saturday, August 4, 2018. – The Ranch Fire is part of the Mendocino Complex, which is made up of two blazes, the River Fire and the Ranch Fire. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
A firefighter douses flames while battling the Ranch Fire tears down New Long Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Saturday, August 4, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
A residence on New Long Valley Rd burns as the Ranch Fire burns near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Saturday, August 4, 2018.(Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
A firefighter gathers water from a pool while battling the Ranch Fire near Clearlake Oaks, California, on Saturday, August 4, 2018. (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses against flames from the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, as it continues to spreads towards the town of Upper Lake, California on August 2, 2018. (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses against flames from the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire,as it continues to spreads towards the town of Upper Lake, California on August 2, 2018. (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses against flames from the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire,as it continues to spreads towards the town of Upper Lake, California on August 1, 2018. (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant ahead of the River Fire as it burns through a canyon on August 1, 2018 in Lakeport, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A helicopter prepares to drop water on the River Fire as it burns through a canyon on July 31, 2018 in Lakeport, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses against flames from the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire,as it continues to spreads towards the town of Upper Lake, California on August 2, 2018. (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant ahead of the River Fire as it burns through a canyon on August 1, 2018 in Lakeport, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A resident pushes personal belonging in a wheelbarrow as she evacuates ahead of the River Fire on July 31, 2018 in Lakeport, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A helicopter carries water as the sun sets in the background while fighting the Mendocino Complex fire in Lakeport, California, on July 30, 2018. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
A firefighter watches as a building burns during the Mendocino Complex fire in Lakeport, California, on July 30, 2018. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
A firefighter walks through smoke during the Mendocino Complex fire in Lakeport, California, on July 30, 2018. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
A firefighter walks through smoke as flames approach a home during the Mendocino Complex fire in Lakeport, California on July 30, 2018. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
A truck burns at a residence as the Mendocino Complex fire pushes forward in Lakeport, California, on July 30, 2018. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Smoke billows up as the Mendocino Complex fire expands near Finley, California on July 30, 2018. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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