Here is a brief look at forest fire developments in the Western states:
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 .