Photos: Federal units help fight western wildfires
Federal firefighters and National Guard units have been called in to help local firefighters battle the wildfires in the western U.S. Check out our photo galler...
Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, second from left, commander of Washington Army and Air National Guard forces, greets Washington National guard soldiers who were fighting the First Creek Fire above lake Chelan Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, near Chelan, Washington.
(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Dry conditions have made vast sections of the western U.S. susceptible to wildfires this summer. Federal firefighters and National Guard units have been called in to help local firefighters battle the blazes.