Wildfires are blazing new records as they burn in 15 Western states

By Brandon Miller, CNN

Updated 2:42 PM ET, Fri August 21, 2020

The Bobcat Fire burns near Cedar Springs in California's Angeles National Forest on Monday, September 21. The fire, which began on September 6 in the Angeles National Forest, has become one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County's history with more than 100,000 acres scorched by the fire.
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The Bobcat Fire burns near Cedar Springs in California's Angeles National Forest on Monday, September 21. The fire, which began on September 6 in the Angeles National Forest, has become one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County's history with more than 100,000 acres scorched by the fire.
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A photograph of Charles Morton, a firefighter killed battling the El Dorado wildfire, is displayed at a memorial service for Morton on Friday, September 25 in San Bernardino, California. Morton was a 14-year veteran of the US Forest Service and a squad boss with the Big Bear Hotshot Crew of the San Bernardino National Forest.
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A photograph of Charles Morton, a firefighter killed battling the El Dorado wildfire, is displayed at a memorial service for Morton on Friday, September 25 in San Bernardino, California. Morton was a 14-year veteran of the US Forest Service and a squad boss with the Big Bear Hotshot Crew of the San Bernardino National Forest.
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An inmate firefighter takes a break while working to contain the Bear Fire in Oroville, California, on Thursday, September 24.
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An inmate firefighter takes a break while working to contain the Bear Fire in Oroville, California, on Thursday, September 24.
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Inmate firefighters extinguish hot spots while working to contain the Bear Fire in Oroville, California, on September 24. California's worst fire season on record is about to ramp up as a hot, dry autumn promises the possibility of even more destruction, blackouts and evacuations.
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Inmate firefighters extinguish hot spots while working to contain the Bear Fire in Oroville, California, on September 24. California's worst fire season on record is about to ramp up as a hot, dry autumn promises the possibility of even more destruction, blackouts and evacuations.
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Smoke from wildfires rises in Medicine Bow National Forest in southeastern Wyoming on Monday, September 21.
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Smoke from wildfires rises in Medicine Bow National Forest in southeastern Wyoming on Monday, September 21.
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A deer looks for food Sunday, September 20, in an area burned by the Bobcat Fire in Pearblossom, California, located in the Antelope Valley of the Mojave Desert. According to the US Forest Service, the Bobcat fire has burned more than 99,000 acres of land.
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A deer looks for food Sunday, September 20, in an area burned by the Bobcat Fire in Pearblossom, California, located in the Antelope Valley of the Mojave Desert. According to the US Forest Service, the Bobcat fire has burned more than 99,000 acres of land.
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A woman takes photos as the Bobcat Fire burns in Juniper Hills, California, on Friday, September 18.
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A woman takes photos as the Bobcat Fire burns in Juniper Hills, California, on Friday, September 18.
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Wind whips embers from Joshua trees burned by the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills on September 18
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Wind whips embers from Joshua trees burned by the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills on September 18
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Firefighter Kirk McDusky walks past smoke rising from the Brattain Fire in Paisley, Oregon, on September 18.
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Firefighter Kirk McDusky walks past smoke rising from the Brattain Fire in Paisley, Oregon, on September 18.
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A Juniper Hills home burns during the Bobcat Fire on September 18.
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A Juniper Hills home burns during the Bobcat Fire on September 18.
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