Death Angel On The Move Again: 67 Wildfires Spread Across 10 States In US West

The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) reports 67 large wildfires burn across ten parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest is in southern Oregon, already threatened to cut power to California.  Nearly 918,000 acres have burned in 67 large fires across the United States. New large fires were reported in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. Type 1 and Type 2 Incident Management Teams are assigned to 24 large fires or complexes. And, more than 14,200 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents.  As record temperatures continue across many states, it’s important to remember that we all play a valuable role in wildfire prevention. –NIFC The fires erupted as much of the Western half of the US is plagued with a mega-drought and back-to-back heat waves. This has created the perfect storm of conditions that are fueling dangerous fires.  The largest…

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