Chopper dip
, September 18, 2014
A helicopter draws water from a lake while battling the King Fire in Pollock Pines, California on September 17. Fire crews in California's rugged Sierra Nevada battled to gain the upper hand on Wednesday against a blaze that threatened 1,600 homes and has displaced 2,100 residents as flames roared for a fifth day through dry timber and brush west of Lake Tahoe. Reuters/Noah Berger