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coast. president obama declared a state of emergency. he ordered the federal government to help flight the flames there. right now you are looking at some dramatic new pictures of the flames overnight. there they are right there. in washington state, forcing even more evacuations. the same wildfire that killed three firefighters on wednesday continues to burn there. 31-year-old richard wheelers, andrew zajac and tom zbyszewski just 20 years old. he loved life and he loved people and he wanted to help people. he was a special kid. you know, we re really going to miss tom. daniel lion is one of four firefighters who were injured in the blaze. 25-year-old is feigi infighting life after suffering burns over most of his body. it s just been a great, great, wonderful child.
20-year-old tom zbyszewski, 26-year-old andrew zajac and 31-year-old richard wheeler. they died when their vehicle crashed putting out flames in the town of twisp. the governor hailing the heroes. we know the smoke is still there with the loss of these firefighters. it will not obscure this incredible act of courage. this is just 1 of 100 wildfires blazing across washington state. will the weather cooperate in efforts to get the wildfires under control? let s get to meteorologist allison chinchar. good morning, christine. we are looking at the fires in the northeast. here is the air quality alert. you get all of the smoke that comes with it. that will cause bad air quality out there. also the one thing we are keeping an eye on is the winds. they are expected to increase through the afternoon with winds gusting as high as 40 miles per hour in places.
rages on. this is the same wildfire that killed three firefighters wednesday. 31-year-old richard wheeler, 21-year-old andrew zajac, and tom zbyszewski, just 20. he loved life and he loved people. he wanted to help people. he was a special kid, you know. we re really going to miss tom. right now, little relief in sight for the dozens of wildfires that are burning across parts of the western united states. you can take a look there at the map. all of those flames there, as you can see, are all those wildfires burning right now. following the fire fight in washington, msnbc s leann greg. first of all, what are the conditions like right now, and how are those conditions expected to affect the fire fight this weekend? reporter: well, craig, extreme fire behavior is expected again today because of the strong wind you were talking
we found these contractors seriously injured. this building has been seriously damaged. fire officials say structure damage to the building itself is limited. david sweat who spent 22 days on the run was indicted thursday. the judge entered a not guilty plea for sweat. if convicted, he could get an extra seven years in prison. we know the names of the three firefighters killed battling a wildfire in northern washington state. they have been identified as 20-year-old tom zbyszewski, 26-year-old, andrew zajac and 31-year-old richard wheeler. they died after their vehicle crashed while putting out flames near the town of twisp. the governor hailing helthese victims as heroes. we know the smoke is still there and it s thick.