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In this Sunday, May 11, 2014 photo, heavy smoke is seen from the Signal Fire in the Gila National Forest, just north of Silver City, N.M. A sortie of air tankers and helicopters took advantage of a break in the windy weather Monday to drop water and fire retardant on New Mexico's first major wildfire of the season. (AP Photo/Silver City Daily Press, Dean Thompson)

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In this Sunday, May 11, 2014 photo, flames are seen just east of Signal Peak in the Gila National Forest, just north of Silver City, N.M. A sortie of air tankers and helicopters took advantage of a break in the windy weather Monday to drop water and fire retardant on New Mexico's first major wildfire of the season. (AP Photo/Silver City Daily Press, Dean Thompson)

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Smoke rises as firefighters work in the brush as two fire fighting helicopters pass each other above one of the colossal homes of Fairbanks Ranch where a wild fire threatened homes Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in San Diego. (Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California’s drought, prompting evacuation orders for more than 20,000 homes on the outskirts of San Diego and another 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County 250 miles to the north. (AP Photo)

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A helicopter drops water on the grounds surrounding one of the luxury homes of the Fairbanks Ranch area where a wild fire threaten homes Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in San Diego. Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California’s drought, prompting evacuation orders for more than 20,000 homes on the outskirts of San Diego and another 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County 250 miles to the north. (AP Photo)

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Jack Elkins gestures as he looks at his backyard fruit trees, ravaged by wildfire Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in San Diego. Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for more than 20,000 homes on the outskirts of San Diego and another 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County 250 miles to the north. (AP Photo)

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Anthony Novom waters down smoldering vegetation surrounding his home in the Rancho Santa Fe neighborhood during a wildfire Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in San Diego. Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for more than 20,000 homes on the outskirts of San Diego and another 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County 250 miles to the north. (AP Photo)

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A plane drops fire retardant over the hills just south of Lompoc, Calif., Tuesday May13, 2014 to help control the fast moving Miguelito Fire. Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County. (AP Photo/The Santa Maria Times, Daniel Dreifuss)

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Santa Barbara County Fire Fighters call animal control to evacuate some animals left behind after some Lompoc residents were under mandatory evacuation due to the Miguelito Fire Tuesday May 13, 2014. Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County. (AP Photo/The Santa Maria Times, Daniel Dreifuss)

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Kim Rounds loads his cat into his truck as Lompoc residents were order to evacuate from the fast moving Miguelito Fire Tuesday May 13, 2014. Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County. (AP Photo/The Santa Maria Times, Daniel Dreifuss)

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A fire fighter watches the fast moving Miguelito Fire along San Miguelito Rd Tuesday May 13, 2014. Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County. (AP Photo/The Santa Maria Times, Daniel Dreifuss)

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Fire retardant falls over the hills to protect homes in Lompoc and to help control the fast moving Miguelito Fire Tuesday May 13, 2014. Wildfires pushed by gusty winds chewed through canyons parched by California's drought, prompting evacuation orders for 1,200 homes and businesses in Santa Barbara County. (AP Photo/The Santa Maria Times, Daniel Dreifuss)