Wildfires have already burned more than 1.6 million acres in Alaska this season, and blazes in Washington, Oregon, and bone-dry California have scorched thousands more, taking a number of houses and other structures with them. The fires are widespread, but have largely been contained so far. A very dry winter, low levels of snowpack, and a years-long drought in the West all point to a very active fire season in 2015, and there are months of hotter and drier weather yet to go. The images below are from just the past several weeks, and include photos from Wenatchee, Washington, where about 25 houses burned down on Sunday.
- Flames consume dry vegetation at the Saddle Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest near Hyampom, California, on June 13, 2015. Sparked by lightning, the wildfire scorched more than 1,500 acres in drought-parched Northern California.Noah Berger / Reuters
- A firefighting helicopter fills up with water from Jenks Lake as firefighters battle the Lake Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest in California on June 19, 2015.David McNew / Reuters
- In this June 17, 2015 photo from the Alaska Army National Guard, a “Bambi Bucket,” hanging from a helicopter releases hundreds of gallons of water onto the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska.Sgt. Balinda O’Neal / U.S. Army National Guard via AP
- A helicopter drops water onto flames from the Sleepy Hollow fire in Wenatchee, Washington, on June 29, 2015. A wildfire burning unchecked in Washington state has destroyed at least 23 homes and three commercial buildings near the eastern foothills of the Cascades, state police and emergency management officials said on Monday.David Ryder / Reuters
- A U.S. flag is seen as a commercial building burns after being ignited by the Sleepy Hollow fire in Wenatchee, Washington, on June 29, 2015. Emergency officials ordered hundreds of people to leave their homes in central Washington state as the fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least nine properties and threatened businesses on Sunday. Many took refuge in shelters as the blaze ripped across 1,700 acres near the cities of Cashmere and Wenatchee in Chelan County, about 120 miles (200km) east of Seattle.David Ryder / Reuters
- Smoke from several warehouses on fire, thought to have been sparked by embers from a wildfire that hit homes on a nearby hillside, fills the sky on June 29, 2015, in Wenatchee, Washington.Elaine Thompson / AP
- Julie Smith, right, embraces her neighbor Renee Monson as they stand near the remains of Smith's home, destroyed in a wildfire the night before, on June 29, 2015, in Wenatchee. The wildfire fueled by high temperatures and strong winds roared into town Sunday afternoon.Elaine Thompson / AP
- A smoke plume from the Lake Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest is seen at sunset, rising over the Coachella Valley from Palm Springs, California, on June 18, 2015. Some 500 firefighters backed by air tankers and bulldozers were battling the Lake Fire, which was raging across some 7,500 acres (3,000 hectares) and was just 5 percent contained, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said.Sam Mircovich / Reuters
- Trees are consumed by flames as an out of control wildfire burns near Willow, Alaska, in this picture courtesy of Mat-Su Borough taken on June 14, 2015. People living in homes between mile 72 and mile 77 of the Parks Highway in Willow were given evacuation notices due to the Sockeye Fire, which has burned more than 6,500 acres, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry.Stefan Hinman / Mat-Su Borough / Reuters
- Members of El Carrizo Hot Shots crew cut fire a line through the night to try to contain the Lake Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest, California, on June 19, 2015. Five hundred firefighters backed by air tankers and bulldozers were battling the Lake Fire, which was raging across more than 13,000 acres and was 10 percent contained, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said.David McNew / Reuters
- This Monday, June 15, 2015, aerial photo shows the initial attack of the Card Street Fire burning on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, between the Sterling Highway and the Kenai River near the town of Sterling.Alaska Division of Forestry via AP
- In this June 17, 2015 photo from the Alaska Army National Guard, trees erupt in flames in the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Crews wrangled two large wildfires north and south of Anchorage as dozens of blazes burned over 100 square miles in Alaska.Sgt. Balinda O’Neal / U.S. Army National Guard via AP
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