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
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 its taking a physical toll on the firefighters. Chris marte reports. Reporter about 100 wildfires are raging across 17 western states. 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 the fire and relieve fire fatigue. Right now our mission is to make sure the fire doesnt creep down. Reporter if they jump past that line, that i could threaten homes below. In california, a fire grew the 2,000 acres tuesday. Were dealing with steep rugged terrain, you know, droughtstricken vegetation. Its kind of a difficult place to work. Reporter fire experts say september and october could be just as active unless there is significant rainfall. Chris martinez, cbs
Droughtstricken land. The hot dry weather is making the flames unpredictable. Resources are fading and its taking a physical toll on the firefighters. Chris marte reports. Reporter about 100 wildfires are raging across 17 western states. 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 the fire and relieve fire fatigue. Right now our mission is to make sure the fire doesnt creep down. Reporter if they jump past that line, that i could threaten homes below. In california, a fire grew the 2,000 acres tuesday. Were dealing with steep rugged terrain, you know, droughtstricken vegetation. Its kind of a difficult place to work. Reporter fire experts say september and october could be just as active unless there is significant rainfall. Chris martinez, cbs news, castaic, california. This morning three men are missing after devasta
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