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

Firefighters look out over a burning hillside as they fight the Blue Ridge Fire in Yorba Linda, California, on Monday, October 26.
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Firefighters look out over a burning hillside as they fight the Blue Ridge Fire in Yorba Linda, California, on Monday, October 26.
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A man evacuates his home as flames from the Blue Ridge Fire approach in Chino Hills, California, on Tuesday, October 27.
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A man evacuates his home as flames from the Blue Ridge Fire approach in Chino Hills, California, on Tuesday, October 27.
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Firefighters conduct a backfire operation in Chino Hills on October 27.
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Firefighters conduct a backfire operation in Chino Hills on October 27.
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A firefighter uses a hose as the Silverado Fire approaches near Irvine, California.
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A firefighter uses a hose as the Silverado Fire approaches near Irvine, California.
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Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire in Irvine on Monday, October 26.
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Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire in Irvine on Monday, October 26.
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Flames rise from mountain ridges near a farmstead as a wildfire burns near Granby, Colorado, on Thursday, October 22.
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Flames rise from mountain ridges near a farmstead as a wildfire burns near Granby, Colorado, on Thursday, October 22.
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Evacuees drive through a traffic jam exiting Big Thompson Canyon as the East Troublesome Fire forced residents out of Estes Park, Colorado, on October 22.
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Evacuees drive through a traffic jam exiting Big Thompson Canyon as the East Troublesome Fire forced residents out of Estes Park, Colorado, on October 22.
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Structures burned by the Cal-Wood Fire are seen in Boulder County, Colorado, on October 18.
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Structures burned by the Cal-Wood Fire are seen in Boulder County, Colorado, on October 18.
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Flames from the Cameron Peak Fire, the largest wildfire in Colorado history, work their way along a ridge outside Estes Park on October 16.
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Flames from the Cameron Peak Fire, the largest wildfire in Colorado history, work their way along a ridge outside Estes Park on October 16.
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An airplane drops fire retardant on the Bruder Fire in Redlands, California, on October 15.
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An airplane drops fire retardant on the Bruder Fire in Redlands, California, on October 15.
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Dr. Alex Herman, right, and veterinary technician Linden West examine <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/us/mountain-lion-cub-rescued-california-zogg-fire/index.html" target="_blank">Captain Cal,</a> a 6-week-old mountain lion cub recovering from severe burn injuries at the Oakland Zoo Hospital in Oakland, California. The zoo later took in <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/us/oakland-zoo-mountain-lion-rescued-from-wildfire-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">two more cubs rescued</a> from the same fire.
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Dr. Alex Herman, right, and veterinary technician Linden West examine Captain Cal, a 6-week-old mountain lion cub recovering from severe burn injuries at the Oakland Zoo Hospital in Oakland, California. The zoo later took in two more cubs rescued from the same fire.
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Burned bottles of wine sit in a pile at the Castello di Amorosa winery, which was destroyed by the Glass Fire in Calistoga, California, on October 1. Wildfires have damaged and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/us/california-wildfires-wineries/index.html" target="_blank">destroyed dozens of the region's famed wineries,</a> many of them family-owned businesses.
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Burned bottles of wine sit in a pile at the Castello di Amorosa winery, which was destroyed by the Glass Fire in Calistoga, California, on October 1. Wildfires have damaged and destroyed dozens of the region's famed wineries, many of them family-owned businesses.
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A firefighter walks along a path as the Glass Fire burns in Calistoga, California, on October 1.
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A firefighter walks along a path as the Glass Fire burns in Calistoga, California, on October 1.
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Vehicles burned in the Glass Fire sit outside of a home that survived in Calistoga on September 30.
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Vehicles burned in the Glass Fire sit outside of a home that survived in Calistoga on September 30.
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The remains of guest houses smolder at Calistoga Ranch after the Glass Fire passed through on September 30.
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The remains of guest houses smolder at Calistoga Ranch after the Glass Fire passed through on September 30.
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Firefighter Abraham Garcia signals a water truck in Angwin, California, on September 29.
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Firefighter Abraham Garcia signals a water truck in Angwin, California, on September 29.
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Firefighters watch the Glass Fire slowly creep across a clearing near Calistoga on September 29.
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Firefighters watch the Glass Fire slowly creep across a clearing near Calistoga on September 29.
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