Temperatures in the area are near 100 degrees and humidity as low as 15 percent. The southern part of California has seen very little rain, drying out vegetation and making it "ripe to burn," the National Weather Service (NWS) for Los Angeles warned.

The Canyon Fire in Southern California has currently spread to roughly 4,850 acres and prompted mass evacuations. The blaze's rapid spread was fueled by extreme heat and dry winds. The Gifford Fire in Central California nears 'megafire' status after burning over 99,000 acres.