Thousands of Firefighters Battle Big Blazes Across the West

Wildland firefighters watch and take video with their cellphones as a plane drops fire retardant on Harlow Ridge above the Lick Creek Fire, southwest of Asotin, Wash., on July 12, 2021. Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP

BLY, Ore.—An army of firefighters labored in hot, dry and windy weather Tuesday to contain fires chewing through wilderness and burning homes across drought-stricken Western states.

More than 60 active large blazes are burning in the West and Alaska.