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The Jerusalem Fire, which broke out Sunday afternoon in the Jerusalem Valley area in Lake County, has consumed 5,000 acres so far this morning, according to Cal Fire.

Starting Wednesday, wildland fire agency personnel, including an all military veteran group with the Bureau of Land Management of Vegas Valley, will train members at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the release said.

Wildfires across the drought-plagued western US states have led residents to flee their homes as authorities scramble for resources to beat back the flames.

The excellent news is that much less smoke means restrictions on air journey might be lifted and extra hearth tankers can drop water and chemical retardant, Flory stated.

Wildfires in Washington state have resulted in elevated concentrations of fine particulate matter over parts of southern B.C.

The massive cloud of smoke began to lift over Washington wildfires on Sunday.

Kale Casey, the public information officer on the Chelan Complex, said he’s concerned about the town of Manson – south of hotspots and in the direction of the expected wind shift. He said since Friday the fire has grown 100 square miles. The governor’s office...

Pray for the displaced camp staff and their families, many of them who have loved ones remaining at Hume.

“Today, we’re lucky”, said Todd Pechota, commander of the interagency team fighting the fires.

“I’ve never had to make that decision: ‘We’re not going to do anything'”. But their firefighting brothers and sisters had little time to mourn as raging fires forced entire communities to flee their homes 60 miles away. Resources were so strained...

The Stickpin wildfire burning in northern Ferry County, Washington, 4.5 kilometres south of the Canada-United States border (near Grand Forks) is now estimated at 16,830 hectares.

The massive cloud of smoke is expected to lift over the wildfires in Washington state on Sunday, but as air quality improves fire behavior could become more erratic and intense, fire officials said.

The firefighter was transferred Friday night time and is listed in passable situation, Harborview spokeswoman Susan Gregg stated Saturday.

More than 70 firefighters will make their way to the United States to help American counterparts battle more than 100 wildfires across the country. In other words: same sad stories, new year.

There have been no evacuation alerts or orders issued for Christina Lake or Grand Forks in British Columbia due to the Stickpin fire.