Forest fires are burning in Alaska , California , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Utah , Washington and Wyoming . Thirty fires in Alaska have effected about 1 million acres . While in California , two new fires burned in over 18,000 acres . In Idaho , a 6,800-acre fire raced to within a mile of ranches and grain fields and a second fire burned out of control for the 12th day . Meanwhile in Montana , firefighters are battling three large fires burning primarily in wilderness areas covering 208,000 acres , and 173,000 acres burned in earlier fires . Washington , Utah , Wyoming and Oregon combined , have blazes covering close to 1 million acres .
Forest fires are burning in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Thirty fires in Alaska have effected about 2.1 million acres. While in California, two new fires flared in over 18,000 acres. In Idaho, a 6,800-acre blaze raced to within a mile of ranches and grain fields and a 7,900-acre fire burned out of control for the 12th day. Meanwhile in Montana, firefighters are battling three large fires burning primarily in wilderness areas covering 208,000 acres, and 173,000 acres burned in earlier fires. Washington, Utah, Wyoming and Oregon combined, have blazes covering close to 1 million acres.