Wildfires

Wildfires - USA

Washington Wildfires

The largest wildfires burning in central Washington are over four times larger than the size of Seattle and they're 16 percent contained.

The Carlton Complex Fires in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest are 379 square miles. They have destroyed at least 200 homes and one person has died while trying to protect his home from the flames.

Another fire, the Mills Canyon Fire, also in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, is 22,571 acres. The Chiwaukum Complex is 11,051 acres and is slowly making its way down the Tumwater Canyon toward Icicle Ridge and Leavenworth.

Oregon Wildfires

Crews have made good progress against the wildfire that's been raging in southeast Oregon, spreading across 396,000 acres and leaving dead cattle on the blackened rangeland.

Firefighters joined with local ranchers in a battle against the Buzzard complex, which is now 75 percent contained thanks to cooler temperatures over the weekend.