The Quick Times: Blaze Batters Batches of West

The Taylor Bridge Fire in Washington State.
Courtesy: AP/Daily Record/ Brian Myrick

Fires rip across western United States

Dozens of fires cause evacuations.

Hot temperatures and dry weather are fueling fires in the Western United States... People
were being evacuated out of their homes in Idaho yesterday. This is because of a fire that could engulf their homes. Not only is Idaho effected, but the Boise Interagency Fire Center (BIFC) says that the national preparedness level is a 4, on a scale of 1-5. There are 63 fires currently burning in 13 states. On the small positive side, on August 14, six fires were contained. In California, a fire called the "chips fire" is burning more than 42,000 acres and is only 20% contained. Today, more people are expected to be evacuated as the fires spread.

Sources:
 "Fire Information." National Interagency Fire Center. N.p., 15 Aug. 2012. Web. 15 Aug. 2012. http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_main.html.
BONNER, By JESSIE L. "Crews Battle Dozens of Western Fires." ABC News. ABC News Network, 15 Aug. 2012. Web. 15 Aug. 2012. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/shot-fast-fires-blaze-west-17006388.
"InciWeb - Incident Information System." InciWeb the Incident Information System: Chips. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Aug. 2012. http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3052/.
Myrick, Brian. Flames from the Taylor Bridge Fire Climb the Side of Lookout Mountain East of Cle Elum, Wash.,. 2012. Photograph. Cle Elum, Washington. AP. Associated Press, 15 Aug. 2012. Web. 15 Aug. 2012. <http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fires-threaten-western-states-firefighter-killed>.