Above: Active wildfires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Western Montana, and Northern California at 4:18 a.m. MDT August 16, 2017. (Originally published at 10:21 a.m. MDT August 16, 2017) Dozens of wildfires are active in the Northwest one-quarter of the United States. Many of them have been burning for several weeks under a limited suppression strategy. … Continue reading "Dozens of active wildfires in the Northwest U.S."