Over 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the U.S. on Saturday after strong winds pushed it across some containment lines and closer to a small city in northern New Mexico.
A new U.N. report found that Americans can expect to see more wildfires in western states as a result of warming global temperatures.
Stewart Turner, a fire behavior analyst with the fire management team, warned of a “very serious week” ahead with the forecasted winds. The fire's rapid growth Friday forced crews to repeatedly change positions because of threatening conditions but they managed to immediately re-engage without being forced to retreat, Coil said. No injuries were reported.
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