The National Interagency Coordination Center today reported that around 70 wildfires are burning across 13 states west of the Mississippi River.
The Taylor Bridge fire in central Washington State is reported to have destroyed at least 60 homes.
Another "WOW" photo from #Ellensburg #TaylorBridgeFire http://t.co/WwmGoz5V
— KAPP-KVEW (@KAPPKVEW) August 14, 2012
Chief DJ Evans: "We were overwhelmed pretty quick." Rating this fire between 1 and 10, "It's about a 13." #TaylorBridgeFire
— Daily Record (@EllensburgDR) August 16, 2012
Current staffing is just under 900 firefighters.
— Daily Record (@EllensburgDR) August 16, 2012
Firefighters appreciative but overwhelmed w/ donations (they have their own support systems). Pls direct resources to food bank, Red Cross.
— Daily Record (@EllensburgDR) August 16, 2012
About 900 firefighters from across Washington and Oregon are working out here in Cle Elum now. #taylorbridgefire.
— Theodoric Meyer (@theodoricmeyer) August 16, 2012
Kids with signs thanking firefighters returning from the fire lines as fire burns in the hills above Cle Elum pic.twitter.com/eLq7ic4w
— Ian Sterling (@IanSterling100) August 16, 2012
The Trinity Ridge fire near Pine, Idaho, is reported to have spread to over 68,000 acres and was reported to be only 3 percent contained as of Wednesday evening.
Dramatic aerial photograph of the #TrinityRidgeFire from the Boise National Forest pic.twitter.com/81CTVpbs
— Gary Salzman (@gsalzman) August 13, 2012
