As fires ravage the western U.S., fire officials are hopeful that cooler weather may give them a leg up in the battle against the blaze.
on Saturday as smoke continued to cloud the air. But fire officials were hopeful that cooler weather over the next few days would give them a leg up in their battle against the blazes.
, explaining that a burned anatomical skeleton used for academic purposes was mistaken for human remains.Gives prisoners battling wildfires a shot at becoming pro firefighters Dozens of people were missing in Oregon, 40,000 people have been evacuated, and more than 1,500 square miles have burned, Gov. Kate Brown said Friday., either having been told to leave or to prepare to do so, and more than 2,000 people were sheltered by the Red Cross on Thursday evening.
Wind-driven fires were also burning in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. Several of the states were grappling with unhealthy air quality, and some Oregon school districts have temporarily closed.
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