Here are random dramatic images of several wildfires that have stretched firefighting resources very thin throughout the Western United States
A wildfire in the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana, United States. Credit: John McColgan/U.S. Forest Service
Firefighters monitor the Rocky fire near Clearlake, California, USA, 2 August 2015. EPA/NOAH BERGER
Feb. 6, 2015: The Round fire burning at Wheeler Crest near Bishop Calif. . Firefighters have gained the upper hand on a wind-driven wildfire that destroyed 40 homes, burned nearly 11 square miles and forced about 150 people to leave two small California towns at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada. (AP)
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Flames from the Rocky Fire approach a house on July 31, 2015 in Lower Lake, California. Over 900 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that erupted to over 15,000 acres since it started on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed 3 homes. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Firefighters battle the Lake Fire in California. Brandi Carlos
CalFire firefighter Bo Santiago lights a backfire as the Rocky Fire burns near Clearlake, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. The fire has charred more than 60,000 acres and destroyed at least 24 residences. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)