Wildland firefighters watch and take video with their cellphones as a plane drops fire retardant on Harlow Ridge above the Lick Creek Fire, southwest of Asotin, Wash., Monday, July 12, 2021. The fire, which started last Wednesday, has now burned over 50,000 acres of land between Asotin County and Garfield County in southeast Washington state. (Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP)
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July 13, 2021 4:10 p.m.
Thousands of firefighters battle big blazes across the West
More than 14,000 firefighters and support personnel were attacking fires covering close to a million acres