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Wildfires Devastate West

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Men watch as fire roars across land near Cle Elum, Washington. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of grassland, timber and sagebrush.

Elaine Thompson/AP
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A wildfire burns in the forest surrounding Alpine Lake in central Wyoming.

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A tree is engulfed in flames near Cle Elum, Washington.

Elaine Thompson/AP
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A 300-acre fire, believed to have been sparked by lightning burns, in Joshua Tree National Park, east of Palm Springs, Calif.

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A small plow moves ahead of flames near Cle Elum, Washington.

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Flames surround a house near Cle Elum, Washington.

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Neighbors use shovels to try to hold back flames near Cle Elum, Washington.

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A man tosses dirt on a fire as he tries to save his home near Cle Elum, Washington.

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Flames curl as a water truck keeps fire away from a house near Cle Elum, Washington.

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A helicopter drops water onto a wildfire near Cle Elum, Washington.

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John Thometz monitors the progress of a wildfire near his home in Cle Elum, Washington.

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A firefighter looks up at a helicopter dropping water on Highway 10 in Washington.

Elaine Thompson/AP
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Family members sift through the remains of their home, which was destroyed by a wildfire in Cle Elum, Washington.

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As embers still smolder, family members sift through the remains of their home, which was destroyed by a wildfire in Cle Elum, Washington.

Elaine Thompson/AP
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin tours a home destroyed by wildfires in Slaughterville, Oklahoma.

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