Eight western states. 18 of them in california alone. In washington state, one fire has burned 62 square miles. Firefighters have managed to get it 30 contained. Danielle nottingham is there. Reporter this is what firefighters in Central Washington have been up against for the last four days. Flames appear as quickly as firefighters can put them out. Since weve been here, weve seen black hawk helicopters sent in by the National Guard making water drops over new flames that have sparked up in the hills. Matt eagan is one of 100 National Guard members out here on the fire lines. He is exhausted after spending 16 hours a day combing the hillside for hot spots to protect homes in the line of fire. Were all pretty much beat. So i couldnt imagine doing this for the whole fire season, like the actual firefighters do. Reporter National Guard team leader kurt stitch says theyre working hard to keep up progress. Im not looking for an end in sight. I mean, we could see september, october, being j
Has burned 62 square miles. Firefighters have managed to get it 30 contained. Danielle nottingham is there. Reporter this is what firefighters in Central Washington have been up against for the last four days. Flames appear as quickly as firefighters can put them out. Since weve been here, weve seen black hawk helicopters sent in by the National Guard making water drops over new flames that have sparked up in the hills. Matt eagan is one of 100 National Guard members out here on the fire lines. He is exhausted after spending 16 hours a day combing the hillside for hot spots to protect homes in the line of fire. Were all pretty much beat. So i couldnt imagine doing this for the whole fire season, like the actual firefighters do. Reporter National Guard team leader kurt stitch says theyre working hard to keep up progress. Im not looking for an end in sight. I mean, we could see september, october, being just as active fire behavior as were seeing now if we dont see significant rainfall.
In the past midwest more than 2,600 were reported. Yesterday 16 new large wildfires were reported. Dozens are burning through droughtstricken land. The hot dry weather is making the flames unpredictable. Resources are fading and the conditions are taking a physical toll on the firefighters. Chris martinez reports. Reporter about 100 wildfires are raging across 17 western states. Ive been in the fire service for 16 years. This is one of the worst years that ive seen. Reporter this is whats left of waterfront homes in chelan, washington. They couldnt get here. Reporter washington military are filling in. Theyre working to help fight fire and relieve firefighter fatigue. Right now our mission is to make sure the fire doesnt creep down to the fire line down beloaf. Reporter if they jump past that line, that i could threaten homes below. In california, a fire grew the 2,000 acres tuesday. Evacuation orders remained in effect over concerns of spot fires. Were dealing with steep rugged terrai
Eight western states. 18 of them in california alone. In washington state, one fire has burned 62 square miles. Firefighters have managed to get it 30 contained. Danielle nottingham is there. Reporter this is what firefighters in Central Washington have been up against for the last four days. Flames appear as quickly as firefighters can put them out. Since weve been here, weve seen black hawk helicopters sent in by the National Guard making water drops over new flames that have sparked up in the hills. Matt eagan is one of 100 National Guard members out here on the fire lines. He is exhausted after spending 16 hours a day combing the hillside for hot spots to protect homes in the line of fire. Were all pretty much beat. So i couldnt imagine doing this for the whole fire season, like the actual firefighters do. Reporter National Guard team leader kurt stitch says theyre working hard to keep up progress. Im not looking for an end in sight. I mean, we could see september, october, being j
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