Devastating photos of California show how wildfires are ravaging the landscape

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For the past seven weeks, a series of relentless wildfires have sprung up in 15 counties across central and northeast California.

These wildfires have charred over 250 square miles of California landscape, which is already suffering from the worst drought in the last 1,200 years.

About 11,000 firefighters have stepped up to quench the flames, and recent reports say they're making progress on the latest wildfire to sprout, called the Rocky Fire. But this week's weather forecasts call for dry, hot conditions that could help feed the fire.

Here are some humbling photos of firefighters battling the Rocky Fire flames - as they race from one field to the next: