A firefighter stomps out small embers on a ranch during the Creek Fire in the San Fernando Valley
A firefighter opens a gate to check a house threatened by the Creek Fire in the Shadow Hills
The Creek Fire burns behind a hillside near houses in the Shadow Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles
Spectators watch as the Creek Fire burns near homes in a Los Angeles neighbourhood
A weather vane is pictured on a ranch during the Creek Fire in the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday
Strong wind blows embers across the smouldering ruins of a house at the Creek Fire in Sunland
A firefighter hoses down flareups at the Hawaiian Village Apartment complex in Ventura, California
Firefighters try to save a house during the Thomas wildfire in Ventura, California on Tuesday