A Look at Fires Blazing in the West....07/27/00

A look at wildfires burning in 10 Western states Wednesday:

ARIZONA: Six fires. The largest is 1,560 acres.

CALIFORNIA: Three fires. The largest had burned 10,100 acres in the Sequoia National Forest, 15 miles northeast of Kernville.

COLORADO: Seven fires. The largest was 23,000 acres at Mesa Verde National Park.

IDAHO: Eight fires. The largest was 51,700 acres in the Salmon-Challis National Forest.

MONTANA: Seven fires. The largest was a complex of two fires totaling 18,000 acres at Canyon Ferry Lake, 20 miles east of Helena.

NEVADA: Three fires. The largest was 7,200 acres in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Threatening a watershed, some private land and wildlife habitat.

NEW MEXICO: More than 30 fires. The largest was 2,075 acres in the heart of a series of lava flows called El Malpais National Monument and Conservation Area.

TEXAS: One fire, 300 acres 25 miles north of Houston.

UTAH: Six fires. The largest was 4,000 acres in the Wah Wah Wilderness study area.

WASHINGTON: Two fires. The largest was 9,500 acres in north-central Washington.

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