Crews Get Upper Hand in Fighting Wildfires
Firefighters helped homeowners fireproof buildings as weakened wind slowed a 43,000-acre wildfire that burned deeply into the west side of Glacier National Park.
The wind had not pushed the fire as far or as fast as officials had expected Saturday. It slowed when it ran into areas that burned in previous years, and it seemed to be heading away from the buildings.
At least 18 major fires had burned about 150,000 acres in other Western states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The center said crews were close to containing most of the largest blazes.
California forestry officials said that arson was believed to be the cause of a 720-acre fire west of Hayfork in Trinity County.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
