Smoke from the mountain fire obscures the sky above the Palm Springs International Airport, July 15, 2013. The fire, which is burning near Mountain Center, Calif., has sent large amounts of smoke across the valleys. Jay Calderon//The Desert Sun/AP
Volunteer citizen patrol officer Seymour Petrovsky stands guard at the gate to the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew fire station, July 1, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz. An out-of-control blaze overtook 19 members of the elite group of firefighters, trained to battle the fiercest wildfires, the day before. Julie Jacobson/AP
Firefighters from Prescott, Ariz., and other area fire departments embrace during a memorial service July 1, 2013 in Prescott. The service was held for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew firefighters killed Sunday when an out-of-control blaze overtook the elite firefighting group. Julie Jacobson/AP
A wildfire burns homes in Yarnell, Ariz., June 30, 2013. An Arizona fire chief says the wildfire that killed 19 members of his crew near the town was moving fast and fueled by hot, dry conditions. David Kadlubowski/The Arizona Republic/AP
Firefighters spray water on a restaurant to help protect it from flames in the Glenn Ilah area near Yarnell, Ariz., June 30, 2013. The fire started two days earlier with a lightning strike and spread to 2,000 acres amid triple-digit temperatures. David Kadlubowski/The Arizona Republic/AP
A home burns amidst the Yarnell Hill Fire in Yarnell, Ariz., June 30, 2013. It has forced the evacuation of residents in the Peeples Valley area and in the town of Yarnell. Tom Story/The Arizona Republic/AP
In this June 2, 2012 file photo, firefighters from the Granite Mountain Hotshots of Prescott, Ariz. cut a fire line along a mountain ridge in the Gila National Forest outside Mogollon, N.M. On June 30, 2013, a fast-moving wildfire killed 19 firefighters from this group in the central Arizona town of Yarnell. Tara Ross/US Forest Service/AP
A pronghorn runs across a field while a helicopter from Fort Carson helps fight the Black Forest Fire June 12, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Near Colorado Springs, authorities fear that a 12-square-mile wildfire in a heavily wooded residential area has destroyed at least 100 homes. Christian Murdock/The Gazette/AP
A home damaged by wildfires in Lake Hughes, Calif., June 2, 2013. Erratic wind fanned a blaze in the Angeles National Forest to nearly 41 square mile, after fast-moving flames triggered the evacuation of nearly 1,000 homes in Lake Hughes and Lake Elizabeth, officials said. Reed Saxon/AP
Dave Dunlap watches from the bed of his truck as a wildfire crosses Black Forest Road near his home June 11, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. Christian Murdock/The Colorado Springs Gazette/AP
A DC-10 aerial tanker drops a line of fire retardant along the foothills of the Angeles National Forest where it becomes the Antelope Valley in an attempt to stop the Powerhouse fire if it comes that far, in Lancaster, Calif., June 2, 2013. Reed Saxon/AP
Black Forest Fire Department officers burn off natural ground fuel in an evacuated neighborhood, prepping the area for the encroachment of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 12, 2013. Brennan Linsley/AP
Leon Worden, with Santa Clarita TV, takes a picture of the haze over the town of Lake Hughes, June 2, 2013. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/AP
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the Los Padres National Forrest north of Santa Barbara, Calif., May 28, 2013. Firefighters took advantage of a lull in winds to try to gain ground against the fire, as crews elsewhere in southern California chased a new fire north of Los Angeles and sought to further contain a blaze in rural San Diego County. Nick Ut/AP
A fire tornado, formed by the heat of the flames and wind, whirls as firefighters battle the Powerhouse wildfire at the Angeles National Forest, with the fire now having destroyed several homes near the Lake Hughes area in California June 1, 2013. Gene Blevins/Reuters
A view from Pecos, New Mexico, of the Thompson Fire on May 31, 2013. Officials said the fire in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest more than doubled in size and was still uncontained. That prompted New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez to declare a state of emergency in San Miguel County to free up state funds to fight the fire. Luis Sanchez Saturno/The Santa Fe New Mexican/AP
A fire crew hikes up a hill to check for hot spots as they try to contain a wildfire near Paradise Road in California's Santa Ynez Mountains, May 28, 2013. Daniel Dreifuss/The Santa Maria Times/AP
Fire crews respond to a wind-driven vegetation fire that damaged this home on Highway 128 early May 1, 2013, in Knights Valley, Calif. Kent Porter/The Press Democrat/AP
Fire Capt. Gus Munguia watches as a helicopter prepares to drop a load of water on the Power House fire that has burned hundreds of acres in Green Valley, Calif., May 30, 2013. A wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles was slowed by overcast weather, but authorities say about 25 homes have been evacuated as scattered flames continued to leap hillsides. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/AP
Rincon Valley fire Capt. Fred Leunberger watches as a pine tree torches out on the head of the Yellow fire above Knights Valley, Calif., May 1, 2013. The fire started in the early morning on the rugged border between Napa and Sonoma counties and roared through tall stands of pine trees. Kent Porter/Santa Rosa Press Democrat/AP
A line of cows walks in an area burnt by a wildfire in the Banning Bench area of Riverside County, May 1, 2013, in Banning, Calif. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun/AP
A firefighter puts out remaining hot spots in the one building that has burned as a result of a brush fire in the hills above Banning, Calif., May 1, 2013. Terry Pierson/The Press-Enterprise/AP
Tammy Holmes and her grandchildren take refuge under a jetty as a wildfire rages nearby in the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, Australia, Jan. 4, 2013. Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled, reducing the danger from scores of wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer’s extreme heat and fire risk. Tim Holmes/Holmes Family/AP
Onlookers stop to watch the fire on the east side of Horsetooth Reservior west of Fort Collins, Colo., March 15, 2013. The 40-acre wildfire burning in gusty winds and warm weather was threatening homes west of Fort Collins and prompted about 50 people to leave the area. V. Richard Haro/The Coloradoan/AP
Wildfire smoke rises from hills behind the village of Numeralla in New South Wales state, Jan. 8, 2013. Wildfires raged across much of southeast Australia. Rod McGuirk/AP
Smoke rises as a wildfire burns out of control at Horsetooth Reservoir west of Fort Collins, Colo., March 15, 2013. V. Richard Haro/The Coloradoan/AP
A firefighter works near a wildfire outside Moshav Lachish in southern Israel, April 29, 2013. Local media reported that some 70 wildfires raged across Israel, damaging 7,400 acres of land due to high temperatures, high winds, and bonfires lit during the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Cows stand in a burned-out paddock after wildfires swept through the township of Seaton, Australia, Jan. 18, 2013. Wildfires raging across southern Australia have killed one man and destroyed several homes. Andrew Brownbill/AP
The Mountain fire in California is burning 'some of the more treacherous terrain in the US,' and the memory of last month's Yarnell Hill fire is leading to an abundance of caution.
As thousands of residents exit their homes in California's San Jacinto Mountains, the so-called Mountain fire is raising questions about whether firefighters should be taking greater precautions after last month's Yarnell fire killed 19 firefighters in Arizona.
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