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Fierce fight against devastating Western wildfires

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    Adam Housley reports from Calistoga, California

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-- more serious note that there is a series of devastating wildfires that has been scorching thousands of acres in the western part of our country.

-- in California already threatening hundreds of homes.

Adam Housley is -- house -- that -- -- what's the latest right now in terms in the fight against these fires.

Yeah Martha -- in typical fire season in much of the west of -- had two major fires now fire season has come to the western edge meaning organ Washington in California will relocated here.

In the northern part of the Napa Valley just in this area there's two major fires burning the wide fire and the walker fire the video shows.

Some very difficult conditions -- these fires are driven by two things so far that is heat temperatures again expected in the triple digits.

As well as fuel this state is extremely dry and firefighters here had been worried about what was coming their way as the summer moved on.

Now our told -- maybe be some wind today it's -- is fifteen miles per hour to help drive these fire.

Fires are still hundreds of homes that are threatened here.

As well as another fire that's burning over north of Sacramento albeit in -- -- -- three major fires burning just in California right now -- So what about -- other states that outlasted a deal with similar situations Adam.

Yeah yeah -- organ has major fires burning right now Washington Nevada and also an Idaho where a firefighter was killed over the weekend.

Twenty year old firefighter she was on duty.

She was still what firefighters call widow makers basically treat it's been burned out it fell over -- killed herself and another 500 -- -- dying -- you support employing his fire blanket over him -- its claims moved through some very difficult out here right now Martha.

Tragic.

Boy Adam thank you very much Adam Housley.

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