Army Staff Sgt. Ge Xiong checks a 600-gallon water bucket before a mission at the Mendocino Complex Fires in Lake, Colusa and Mendocino counties, Calif., Aug. 10, 2018. California Guard helicopters have dropped close to a half-million gallons of water in a week after Ranch and River fires combined, becoming the largest wildfire in California’s history. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza