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Western fires burn across six states in heavy season
Fire lines remain hot as California shelves out-of-state crews while Rat Creek fires near Big Sur scorch 29 180 acres and another 6 800 acre blaze is contained. Blazes burn in Idaho Montana Arizona New Mexico South Dakota and Canada. One 22 year old firefighter is killed in Canada. About 4 000 firefighters fight 692 blazes in British Columbia and 18 500 acres burned in South Dakota.
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California
Big Sur
U.S. Forest Service
Marvin Jensen
Rat Creek
Idaho
Montana
Arizona
New Mexico
South Dakota
Canada
David Alfred Smith
British Columbia
Canal Flats
Bill Janklow
Black Hills
Pauline McGinty
Interagency Fire Center
Boise
Gorda
California Division of Forestry
Selby Mohr
San Luis Obispo County
Jensen