Firefighters in Southern California area working to get a handle on a 200 acre fire that has destroyed a total of 20 homes so far.
The fire is sparking concern in the Bay Area where firefighters say conditions are just as dangerous for a similar fire to ignite.
Despite it being mid-May, firefighters have been busy across the region battling flames like the ones that broke out along the waterfront near Martinez Thursday.
"I think everybody's nervous because you don't know if one day it's going to be your house, or your neighbors or your family's," said Antioch resident Alan Espinosa.
Him and his family had a scary brush with a fire over the weekend after an alleged arsonist set six grass fires near their home. They quickly started a bucket brigade to try to put it out. Fire season has gotten underway a full month early across the Bay Area and the entire state. In Southern California, the coastal fire has charred 200 acres and hundreds remain evacuated.