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...
A firefighter walks away from a smoke-filled hillside while fighting the First Creek Fire, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, near Chelan, Washington. Wildfires are putting such a strain on the nation’s firefighting resources that authorities have activated the military and sought international help to beat back scores of blazes burning uncontrolled throughout the dry West.
(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.