Here is a brief look at forest fire developments in the Western states:
The following is a brief look at forest fires in the Western states. Alaska: 2.1 million acres are smoldering but the fires are not active; Idaho: 17 major blazes are underway, mostly threatening in Star Valley and Eagle Bar; Montana: One large fire is burning in the Scapegoat Wilderness, and two in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness; Oregon: the biggest forest fire is the Tepee Butte fire in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; Utah: fires are under control near Pineview Reservoir; Wyoming: fires are burning around Yellowstone Park at North Fork and Clover-Mist; and Huck and Mink Creek in Bridger-Teton National Forest.