The Nation : Wildfire Crews in Retreat

Fire crews in central Idaho’s tinder-dry mountains retreated from the advancing flames of two major wildfires and sought to establish new lines ahead of blazes raging over more than 30,000 acres. Firefighters continued battling blazes big and small in Montana, Oregon, Washington and Canada’s British Columbia. In the Salmon National Forest in Idaho, gusting winds disrupted containment efforts by more than 1,000 firefighters near Long Tom Mountain. In Idaho’s Payette National Forest, rugged terrain posed special problems for crews battling a 14,500-acre fire near French Creek.