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Firefighters Battle California Wildfire

Crews were battling the King Fire, one of a dozen wildfires burning in California.

Image: Firefighters Collect Water To Fight California Wildfire

The image was taken Sept. 15 at Forebay Lake in Pollock Pines, CA. Helicopters have been collecting water from there to fight the wildfire nearby. The photographer's parents live less than a quarter mile from the lake. The photographer has stayed at his parent's house to watch the fire over the past couple days. Courtesy Aaron Morris

Sept. 16, 2014, 7:11 PM UTC / Updated Sept. 16, 2014, 6:50 PM UTC

Instagram user Aaron Morris posted a photo of helicopters collecting water from Forebay Lake in Pollock Pines, California, on Monday to his Instagram account. Crews were battling the nearby King Fire, one of a dozen wildfires burning in California.

Image: Smoke from the King Fire billows into the sky. — Smoke from the King Fire billows into the sky.Courtesy Aaron Morris