Driven by blistering temperatures across the West, fire personnel are bracing for more wildfires as they battle dozens that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres across the region.
"Fire managers prepare for a potential increase in initial attack and overall fire activity in the Northern California, Northwest, Northern Rockies and Great Basin areas due to hot temperatures, dry fuels and predicted dry lightning," the National Interagency Fire Center said in its Tuesday update. As of Tuesday, more than 26,000 firefighters and support staff were battling 108 wildfires that have burned 2.4 million acres in 15 states, NIFC said.
Hide Caption 25 of 41 Photos: Wildfires raging in the WestA cloud from the Bootleg Fire drifts into the air near Bly, Oregon, on July 16.Hide Caption 26 of 41 Photos: Wildfires raging in the WestFirefighters spray water from the Union Pacific Railroad's fire train while battling the Dixie Fire in California's Plumas National Forest on July 16.Hide Caption 27 of 41 Photos: Wildfires raging in the WestHorses climb a hillside that was burned by the Chuweah Creek Fire in eastern Washington.
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