In photos: California's Bobcat wildfire spreads, threatening thousands

Los Angeles County firefighters keep watch on the Bobcat Fire as it burns through the night in Juniper Hills, California, U.S.
The Bobcat Fire has burned for more than two weeks and was still threatening more than 1,000 homes after scorching its way through brush and timber down into the Mojave Desert. It's one of dozens of other major blazes across the West.

A home burns along Cima Mesa Road as the Bobcat Fire advances in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

A man rides a motorcycle down Cima Mesa Road as the sun sets while crews battle the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

A Joshua tree is silhouetted in front of the Bobcat Fire at sunset in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 19, 2020.

Robert Ortiz (L) and Alexis Miller of Los Angeles County Fire talk about a plan of attack while protecting a home from the advancing Bobcat Fire along Cima Mesa Road in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

Robert Ortiz of Los Angeles County Fire works around a fire engine while protecting a home from the advancing Bobcat Fire along Cima Mesa Road, in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

Smoke rises from the Bobcat Fire burning near Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest, near Los Angeles, California, U.S., Sept. 23, 2020.

This natural color photo provided by Maxar Technologies shows the fire lines of an area of the Bobcat Fire, burning northeast of Los Angeles, California, U.S., Sept. 21, 2020. The Mount Wilson Observatory can be seen, far right.

Firefighters work at the site of the Bobcat Fire burning near Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest, California, U.S., Sept. 23, 2020.

A helicopter makes a water drop over the Bobcat Fire burning near Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest, California, U.S., Sept. 23, 2020.

People look on as the Bobcat Fire burns in Mount Wilson, California, U.S., Sept. 23, 2020.

Burnt ground is seen as smoke rises from the Bobcat Fire burning near Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest, California, U.S., Sept. 23, 2020.

A recreational vehicle is consumed by the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

Los Angeles County firefighters patrol the front lines of the Bobcat Fire, north of Los Angeles, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

A tree is consumed by the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

A woman takes photos as the Bobcat Fire burns in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

The wind whips embers from the Joshua trees burning in the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

One of many homes destroyed by the Bobcat Fire is seen in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

One of many homes destroyed by the Bobcat Fire is seen in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

Los Angeles County firefighters hold back the flames to save homes from the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 19, 2020.

Winds blow flying embers from a burning tree at the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S, Sept. 19, 2020.

One of many homes destroyed by the Bobcat Fire is seen in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

Los Angeles County firefighters hold back the flames to save homes from the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 19, 2020.

One of many homes destroyed by the Bobcat Fire is seen in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 19, 2020.

Los Angeles County firefighters hold back the flames to save homes from the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 19, 2020.

Los Angeles County firefighters hold back the flames to save homes from the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 19, 2020.

An electrical pole burns, blocking a street, as the Bobcat Fire spreads in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

Firefighters try to extinguish the Bobcat Fire, in Mount Wilson, California, U.S., Sept. 23, 2020.

Los Angeles County firefighters keep watch on the Bobcat Fire as it burns through the night in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 19, 2020.

The Bobcat Fire glows at night in Juniper Hills, California, U.S., Sept. 18, 2020.

A shortwave infrared satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows an area of the Bobcat Fire burning northeast of Los Angeles, California, U.S., Sept. 21, 2020.