Rows of cars at a dealership, blasted by flames, looked like they had been bombed. A man wearing a mask walked by debris of a neighborhood destroyed. A couple, arms around each other, looked at what was left of their smoldering home. A statue of a human, without a head, lay on a street.

Three Castle Rock Fire Department members deployed to southern California on Wednesday to support firefighters battling large wildfires around Los Angeles.

At least two people have died and thousands of California residents have left their homes behind as multiple wildfires spread across parts of Los Angeles County. California Gov. Gavin Newsome has declared a state of emergency as the wildfires threaten much of southern California.