For more than a week, an intense heatwave has been deepening California’s already flaming summer. The dangerously high temperatures not only have forced many of the state’s power companies to set rolling blackouts, but have also sparked wildfires in nearly every corner of the state. Photographer Stuart Palley paints the picture from the line of fire, and POLITICO’s Colby Bermel explains what is happening on the energy front. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Colby Bermel is an energy reporter for POLITICO California. Stuart Palley is a wildfire photographer. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.