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Fire creeps towards orchards on Rattlesnake Ridge in Moxee, Wash., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The fire burned more than 5,500 acres of mostly grass and brush in less than 24 hours, and threatened about 30 homes. (Jake Parrish/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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Smoke fills the sky as a brush fire burns on Rattlesnake Ridge in Moxee, Wash., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The fire burned more than 5,500 acres of mostly grass and brush in less than 24 hours, and threatened about 30 homes. (Jake Parrish/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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A helicopter carries a bucket of water towards the fire line at Rattlesnake Ridge in Moxee, Wash., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The fire burned more than 5,500 acres of mostly grass and brush in less than 24 hours, and threatened about 30 homes. (Jake Parrish/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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As Rattlesnake Ridge continues to burn in the distance, a fire fighting helicopter loads water into a bucket in Moxee, Wash., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The fire burned more than 5,500 acres of mostly grass and brush in less than 24 hours, and threatened about 30 homes. (Jake Parrish/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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A helicopter dumps water along the fire line as the fire moves down Rattlesnake Ridge in Moxee, Wash., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The fire burned more than 5,500 acres of mostly grass and brush in less than 24 hours, and threatened about 30 homes. (Jake Parrish/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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A helicopter dumps water on a brush fire on Rattlesnake Ridge in Moxee, Wash., on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The fire burned more than 5,500 acres of mostly grass and brush in less than 24 hours, and threatened about 30 homes. (Jake Parrish/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)
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A helicopter makes water drops on a wildfire near the Peak 2 as it continues to burn in the White River National Forest between Breckenridge and Frisco, Colo., Thursday, July 6, 2017. Firefighters were working Thursday to keep the wildfire that's forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from spreading toward homes near Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort and the nearby historic town. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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Summit County Sheriff's deputies SJ Hamit, middle, and Mike Schilling, talk to residents about access to the Peak 7 neighborhood in Breckenridge, Colo., Thursday, July 6, 2017. Firefighters were working Thursday to keep a wildfire that's forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from spreading toward homes near Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort and the nearby historic town. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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Amy Noraka, holding daughter Sage, 3, left, and her husband Chris Noraka, with son Tyler, 6, watch as helicopters dump water on a wildfire near the Peak 2 in Breckenridge, Colo., Thursday, July 6, 2017. Firefighters were working Thursday to keep the wildfire that's forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from spreading toward homes near Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort and the nearby historic town. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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A wildfire burns north of State Bridge on Thursday, July 6, 2017, near Vail, Colo. More than 30 fires are currently active around the western U.S. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP)
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As the sun sets a helicopter makes water dumps on a wildfire near the Peak 2 in Breckenridge, Colo., Thursday, July 5, 2017. Firefighters were working Thursday to keep the wildfire that's forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from spreading toward homes near Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort and the nearby historic town. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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People in pedal-powered boats take advantage of a breeze creating cooling spray from fountains in Echo Park Lake near downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, July 6, 2017. A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest has toppled temperature records, raised wildfire danger and sent residents to pools, beaches and even fountains for cool relief. Officials warned people to avoid strenuous activity during the day on Friday, when the worst heat was expected across Southern California. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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People in a pedal-powered boat take advantage of a breeze creating cooling spray from fountains in Echo Park Lake near downtown Los Angeles Thursday, July 6, 2017. A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest has toppled temperature records, raised wildfire danger and sent residents to pools, beaches and even fountains for cool relief. Officials warned people to avoid strenuous activity during the day on Friday, when the worst heat was expected across Southern California. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Horse owners from around the area tend to the horses that survived a massive stable fire at Del Real Stables early Wednesday, July 5, 2017 outside of Plainfield, Ill. The stable fire claimed at least 18 horse. Firefighters from eight other departments assisted, said Mary Kay Ludemann, fire marshal for the Plainfield Fire Protection District. She said the barn is a “total loss.” (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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Horse owners from around the area tend to the horses that survived a massive stable fire early Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in Plainfield, Ill. Authorities say the horses died and two people were hurt after a morning blaze struck a horse-boarding barn in the southwestern Chicago suburbs. Plainfield Deputy Fire Chief Jon Stratton says 30 horses were in the barn when the fire started but a dozen survived because owners and firefighters were able to let them out. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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A Plainfield firefighter walks near the scene of a barn fire which killed approximately 18 horses Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in Plainfield, Ill. In addition, two people were injured in the Wednesday morning fire in the southwest Chicago suburb, fire officials said. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP)
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This Wednesday, July 5, 2017 photo shows the site where 18 horses died after a barn fire in Plainfield, Ill. Authorities say the horses died and two people were hurt after a morning blaze struck a horse-boarding barn in the southwestern Chicago suburbs. Plainfield Deputy Fire Chief Jon Stratton says 30 horses were in the barn when the fire started but a dozen survived because owners and firefighters were able to let them out. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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In this May 10, 2016 photo provided by the New York City Police Department, NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, second from right, examines a bullet resistant safety shield affixed to the side window of an NYPD patrol car in New York. After two officers were fatally gunned down through the window of their squad car in 2014, the city embarked on plan to outfit all of its squad cars with inch-thick bullet-resistant glass and armored door panels. That plan did not cover RV-like mobile command posts, like the one Officer Miosotis Familia sat inside when she was fatally shot while on duty in the early hours of Wednesday, June 5, 2017. (NYPD via AP)
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In this March 10, 2016, photo provided by the New York City Police Department, an NYPD sergeant opens the door of a patrol car with a bullet resistant glass shield fitted over the passenger side window in New York. After two officers were fatally gunned down through the window of their squad car in 2014, the city embarked on plan to outfit all of its squad cars with inch-thick bullet-resistant glass and armored door panels. That plan did not cover RV-like mobile command posts, like the one Officer Miosotis Familia sat inside when she was fatally shot while on duty in the early hours of Wednesday, June 5, 2017. (NYPD via AP)
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In this May 10, 2016, photo, New York Police Commissioner William Bratton displays new bullet resistant windows and door panels during a news conference in New York. After two officers were fatally gunned down through the window of their squad car in 2014, the city embarked on plan to outfit all of its squad cars with inch-thick bullet-resistant glass and armored door panels. That plan did not cover RV-like mobile command posts, like the one Officer Miosotis Familia sat inside when she was fatally shot while on duty in the early hours of Wednesday, June 5, 2017. (Chad Rachman/The New York Post via AP)
