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US Wildfires 2021: Thousands Of Homes Under Threat; Jet Fuel Shortages Disrupt Flights In US West
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Five firefighters were injured while battling Montana’s wildfires
The Bootleg Fire still to be fully contained, growing in the east
Airports in the west are reporting jet fuel shortages
Wildfires continued their death dance across the U.S. West over the weekend, with hundreds of homes burned down in California and thousands more threatened, causing evacuations and sucking in firefighting resources. Airports in the western United States reported a shortage of jet fuel as demand from firefighting aircraft kept rising.
The biggest wildfire in California, the Dixie Fire, merged with the smaller Fly Fire over the weekend and leveled dozens of homes in Indian Falls, Northern California, Fox-owned KTVU reported. As of Sunday, the merged fire has been 21% contained, officials said.
US Wildfires 2021: Thousands Of Homes Under Threat; Jet Fuel Shortages Disrupt Fights In US West By Marvie Basilan
on July 26 2021 1:45 PM Wildfires across the U.S. continue to threaten homes and have affected commercial and cargo flights due to jet fuel shortages.
Wildfires continued their death dance across the U.S. West over the weekend, with hundreds of homes burned down in California and thousands more threatened, causing evacuations and sucking in firefighting resources. Airports in western United States reported a shortage of jet fuel as demand from firefighting aircraft kept rising.
The biggest wildfire in California, the Dixie Fire, merged with the smaller Fly Fire over the weekend and leveled dozens of homes in Indian Falls, Northern California, Fox-owned KTVU reported. As of Sunday, the merged fire has been 21% contained, officials said.
Updated July 25, 2021 at 12:28 AM ET
Out-of-state crews are headed to Montana to help fight massive fires there as the western part of the country continues to be ravaged by flames and drought.
Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Friday that crews from Utah and California two states dealing with their own fires were arriving over the weekend to help battle blazes that had become increasingly worrisome.
Fire officials from Montana s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said on Wednesday that the over 6,800-acre Alder Creek Fire in the southwestern part of the state was the nation s highest firefighting priority.
U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Jason Nedlo confirmed that status to
Trail Creek Fire approaching 28,000 acres, Alder Creek tops 7,200 acres
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By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-07-25 18:46:12-04
The Alder Creek and Trail Creek fires on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest have now burnt more than 35,000 acres combined, as the Christensen Fire grew to 1,274 acres as of Sunday morning.
An update from the Southern Area Incident Management Blue Team says fire activity picked up Saturday on the Alder Creek Fire west of Wise River. The fire has crossed Alder Creek and is now established on the north side of the drainage. Containment lines to the east of the fire are holding as crews continue to prioritize structure protection.