![A vehicle drives past the spreading River Fire Thursday, July 25, 2024, near Myrtle, Idaho, before U.S. Highway 12 was closed. Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities. (August Frank/Lewiston Tribune via AP)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2024/07/26/AP24208602950233_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
A vehicle drives past the spreading River Fire Thursday, July 25, 2024, near Myrtle, Idaho, before U.S. Highway 12 was closed. Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities. (August Frank/Lewiston Tribune via AP)
July 26, 2024
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UPDATE: A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread
The single-pilot tanker plane disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states