About 22,000 firefighting personnel are trying to contain fires that have burned through more than 1.3 million acres across the West—numbers that wouldn’t be unusual for an entire season, but it’s only July
A busy start to fire season means officials are already calling for backup.dozens of large, active wildfires
have burned through more than 1.3 million acres across the West. Nearly 22,000 firefighters and other personnel are working to contain fast-spreading flames, and agencies and leaders are concerned firefighters could become exhausted well ahead of the hardest months of the season in late summer and early fall.
State leaders in Idaho and Oregon called on the National Guard this month as fire activity escalated. Firefighters from Maine, Pennsylvania and New Mexico are joining crews from Minnesota and Alaska to assist efforts in Idaho, where lightning storms on July 7 sparked multiple fires that have strained resources. And California Gov.
“It has started so early that we’re really worried about whether or not we’re going to have enough, and how tired they’re going to be even halfway through the season,” said John Bailey, a professor of silviculture and fire management at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, referring to firefighters and other personnel. “It’s a finite pool of people and energy, as well as money.”
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