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Brian steallter see you later ts morning. tens of thousands of acres now out west scorched and people are forced to abandon their homes as that deadly heat wave continues. >> reporter: two massive wildfires in southern arizona and utah are threatening homes, properties, and lives. the so-called brian head fire in utah has already expanded to more than 40,000 acres and only 8% contained. nearly a thousand firefighters are trying to save communities, and while some spots are cooled off enough for residents to return for a short time. >> we will all go in and get what they need for 15 minutes a...

Return for a short time. >> we will all go in and get what they need for 15 minutes and you come out together. >> reporter: others gathered at this community center. >> that is where the fire started was there. >> correct. >> reporter: are still waiting to go behind fire lines. >> we got out there last night about 1:00 and we could see the flames up over the top. >> sleepless nights. we have 20 years of memory on that mountain. >> so no go to go up there, they had -- said. we can't get in. >> reporter: they are relying on burn maps to see if their properties is still there. >> it's heart wrenc...

Spread so thin across the state of washington that they are asking for volunteers to come in and help. they're going to give training sessions, maybe how to use heavy equipment and dig the fire lines. they say they're being inundated with people who want to help. so far they trained 80 people earlier this month, and they received certifications. also this weekend, a contingency -- a contingent of australians and new zealanders will be coming to help fight that fight. across the state of washington, 400,000 acres have already burned, at least 15 fires continue burning, and more than 100 homes i...

The death toll has remained steady. a tremendous human cost here, rosema rosemary. people want solutions. >> of course, our will ripley reporting there from the devastation in tianjin, china. for the first time in nearly a decade, u.s. soldiers will actually be joining firefighters battling raging wildfires in western states. soldiers from a base in washington state will be sent to the fire lines. about 95 fires have destroyed hundreds of homes, burned more than 1 million acres or 445,000 hectares. california, idaho and washington have seen the worst of it. let's get the latest on the weathe...

Expected like they were o over the weekend when this fire simply explode. ed. it is moving however to the north and west. it grew about 1,000 acres overnight to more than 56,000 acres and it is heading towards a lot of homes in the area. that is their focus today. from the air six helicopters are flying as well as fixed wing aircraft dropping retardant trying to save those homes. dozens of homes and businesses already destroyed. including the one behind me. in fact the owner of this home told me he and his wife were driving up the road and saw it catch fire and watched the flames shooting from...