Wildfires continue to rage in the west
Wild fires continue to blaze in a number of western states. In Northern California the Rush Fire near Ravendale and the Ponderosa fire near Red Bluff have caused thousands of evacuations. The massive fires threatened more than 3,000 homes. Firefighters also are battling the Chips fire near Greenville, California. California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties after the fire advanced with 75-foot flames on a tiny community at the doorstep of a national park. The fire has forced evacuations and burned over 47,000 acres in Northern California. In Southern Idaho the U.S. Forest Service battles a number of fires such as the Springs Fire and the Trinity Ridge Fire in Boise National Forest near Featherville.
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- Firefighter Tim Nolen pulls a fire hose to put out a spot fire, while battling the Chips fire near Greenville, California August 20, 2012. The fire has forced evacuations and burned over 47,000 acres in Northern California. (Max Whittaker/Reuters photo)
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- Firefighter Jon Irizarry battles the Chips fire near Greenville, California. The fire has forced evacuations and burned over 47,000 acres in Northern California. (Max Whittaker/Reuters photo)
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- A firefighter battles the Chips fire near Greenville, California. The fire has forced evacuations and burned over 47,000 acres in Northern California. (Max Whittaker/Reuters photo)
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- The Chips fire burns near Greenville, California. The fire has forced evacuations and burned over 47,000 acres in Northern California. (Max Whittaker/Reuters photo)
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- The sun is obscured over the Chips fire near Greenville, California. The fire has forced evacuations and burned over 47,000 acres in Northern California. (REUTERS/Max Whittaker)
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- View from the Suomi NPP satellites shows smoke plumes from forest fires afflicting Northern California in this NOAA handout image dated August 20, 2012. (REUTERS/NOAA)/
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- Forest and brush burns above Kelly’s Trading Post in Boise National Forest in the community of Featherville, Idaho. The Idaho fire was one of dozens burning across 10 parched western states, with Nevada, Idaho, and California each seeing hundreds of thousands of acres charred. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A firefighter ignites a burn operation in Boise National Forest near the community of Featherville, Idaho. The Idaho fire was one of dozens burning across 10 parched western states, with Nevada, Idaho, and California each seeing hundreds of thousands of acres charred. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A forest burns next to the Feather River Motel in Boise National Forest in the community of Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A forest fire burns in Boise National Forest near the community of Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A firefighter watches a burn operation in Boise National Forest near the community of Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A firefighter sprays water during a burn operation in Boise National Forest near the community of Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A National Guard vehicle is parked at a road closure close to a burn operation in Boise National Forest near the community of Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A fire crew watches a burn operation in Boise National Forest near the community of Featherville, Idaho. The Idaho fire was one of dozens burning across 10 parched western states, with Nevada, Idaho, and California each seeing hundreds of thousands of acres charred. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A firefighter carries a chainsaw while watching a burn operation in Boise National Forest near the community of Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A firefighter sets fire to brush during a burn operation in Boise National Forest near the community of Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service)
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- A US Forest Service fire crew digs a fire line on the Chips fire near Greenville, California. The fire has forced evacuations and burned over 47,000 acres in Northern California. (REUTERS/Max Whittaker)
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- The Trinity Ridge Fire burns in Boise National Forest near Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/US Forest Service)
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- Smoke from the Pass fire in northern California is pictured in this August 20, 2012 handout photo taken from the Round Valley Airport near Covelo, California. California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties August 22 after officials said wildfires in the region had destroyed at least 50 buildings and were threatening hundreds more. (REUTERS/US Forest Service)
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- Firefighters work to contain a portion of the Rush Fire near Ravendale in northern California. (REUTERS/US Forest Service)
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- A line of fire from the Rush Fire near Ravendale in northern California. California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties after officials said wildfires in the region had destroyed at least 50 buildings and were threatening hundreds more. (REUTERS/US Forest Service)
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- A hillside lies scorched by the Ponderosa Fire near Red Bluff, California. California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties after the fire, which has already destroyed 50 buildings advanced with 75-foot flames on a tiny community at the doorstep of a national park. (REUTERS/Mary Slosson)
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- A smoke plume billows from the Ponderosa Fire near Red Bluff, California. California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties after the fire, which has already destroyed 50 buildings advanced with 75-foot flames on a tiny community at the doorstep of a national park. (REUTERS/Mary Slosson)
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- Firefighters look on as a helicopter aids firefighting efforts at the Ponderosa Fire near Red Bluff, California. (REUTERS/Mary Slosson)
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- Smoke plumes rise from wildfires in northern California in this NASA handout satellite image. Firefighters made progress in blocking the Ponderosa wildfire from barreling down a rugged canyon toward a community near the Lassen National Volcanic Park, 125 miles north of Sacremento , but the blaze threatened more than 900 homes and buildings. (REUTERS/NASA)
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- A firefighter uses a chainsaw as he battles the Trinity Ridge Fire in Boise National Forest near Featherville, Idaho. (Kari Greer/US Forest Service)
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- A U.S. Forest Service firefighter works on the Springs Fire in Boise National Forest near Banks-Garden Valley, Idaho (Kari Greer/US Forest Service)
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