Benton County fire restrictions taking effect on August 12 include a ban on all open wood and charcoal-based fires due to extreme fire danger, officials said.
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Firefighters make progress against big fires in US West
The two largest fires were burning forests in northeastern California and southern Oregon, sending smoke across other states. Author: JOHN ANTCZAK and CHRISTOPHER WEBER (Associated Press) Published: 9:56 AM EDT July 12, 2021 Updated: 4:38 PM EDT July 12, 2021
LOS ANGELES Dozens of wildfires burned across the torrid U.S. West on Monday but fire agencies reported some progress in corralling the flames and forecasters predicted a gradual decrease in extreme temperatures.
The fires have forced evacuations in numerous areas with dispersed properties and tiny communities where some burned homes and other structures have been observed but total losses were still being tallied.
LOS ANGELES Dozens of wildfires burned across the torrid U.S. West on Monday, but fire agencies reported some progress in corralling the flames and forecasters predicted a gradual decrease in extreme temperatures. The fires have forced evacuations in numerous areas with scattered homes and tiny communities where some burned houses and other structures have been observed, but total losses were still being tallied. The fires erupted as the West was in the grip of the second bout of dangerously high temperatures in just a few weeks. And a climate change-fueled megadrought is making conditions that lead to fire even more dangerous, scientists say.