Wildfires Burning In ID, WA, UT Threatening Many
With roughly six weeks remaining in the fire season in the northwestern United States, crews from Idaho, Washington State, and Utah have their hoses busy trying to contain a number of large wildfires.
Fire stations throughout the United States are currently in the heart of this year's fire season, which extends into early October in the Pacific Northwest.
Unseasonably high temperatures in the western U.S. began early this year. Record-breaking numbers in states such as Wyoming were set as early as the third week of June, according to NBC News. California recently set 100-year highs in some regions.
That heat has also been felt in states like Idaho, which is currently in the midst of a heatwave with temperatures this week averaging 94 degrees. Utah and Washington State have also experienced extreme heat this week.
For the three states combined, there are currently more than a dozen active wildfires burning, according to Washington State's fire map. The Bear Gulch Fire remains the state's largest blaze at nearly 9,000 acres southwest of Lilliwaup. It's caused an estimated $26 million in damages.
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Utah's largest, the Monroe Canyon Fire, has burned over 73,000 acres since being reported on July 13. It's presently 80 percent contained, according to the Utah Fire Info homepage.
Idaho's Sunset Fire has caused Level 3 evacuations near the community of Athol. More than 3,000 acres have been destroyed by the blaze, according to KTVB 7.
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