
Fire officials are predicting more wildfires in the West as forecasts call for dangerously high temperatures
CNN
Driven by blistering temperatures across the West, fire personnel are bracing for more wildfires as they battle dozens that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres across the region.
"Fire managers prepare for a potential increase in initial attack and overall fire activity in the Northern California, Northwest, Northern Rockies and Great Basin areas due to hot temperatures, dry fuels and predicted dry lightning," the National Interagency Fire Center said in its Tuesday update. As of Tuesday, more than 26,000 firefighters and support staff were battling 108 wildfires that have burned 2.4 million acres in 15 states, NIFC said.
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