Updated July 25, 2021 at 12:28 AM ET
Out-of-state crews are headed to Montana to help fight massive fires there as the western part of the country continues to be ravaged by flames and drought.
Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Friday that crews from Utah and California two states dealing with their own fires were arriving over the weekend to help battle blazes that had become increasingly worrisome.
Fire officials from Montana s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said on Wednesday that the over 6,800-acre Alder Creek Fire in the southwestern part of the state was the nation s highest firefighting priority.
U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Jason Nedlo confirmed that status to
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Personnel on site continue to fight the blaze, which has burned roughly 1,300 acres of BLM and private land, according to most recent mapping.
Three firefighters with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) were injured, according to a release. A fourth USFWS firefighter at the incident was reportedly unharmed.
All three highly qualified members are part of a wildland engine crew out of Easter North Dakota Wetland Management District Complex in North Dakota.
Two USDA Forest Service engine crewmembers from the Quemado Ranger District, Gila National Forest were also injured.Â
Two other Gila National Forest engine members sustained burn injuries and were transported to medical facilities for evaluation.
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Over 1,200 firefighters continued to battle the Tamarack Fire near Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada.
in Oregon, the nation’s largest wildfire, the Bootleg Fire, grew to 624 square miles Thursday – just over half the size of Rhode Island.
Almost 80 large wildfires are now burning across the U.S., including 19 in Montana.
A large wildfire in Northern California spread into Nevada late Wednesday, leading to new evacuations, while crews battling the nation s largest fire in Oregon were aided by better weather.
Smoke from wildfires in the West continued to spread Thursday, bringing hazy skies and poor air quality to many locations.