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Major fires in the West
A guide to the fire season's destruction
(CNN) -- Twenty-nine large wildfires -- each 500 acres or more -- were burning Tuesday in eight states: Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Montana.
About 3.7 million acres have burned since the beginning of the year.
That's more than twice the number of acres than the average for the same period in the last ten years.
Some major wildfires in the Western states follow.
Washington
Deer Point fire
23,678 acres in Wenatchee National Forest
Started July 15, unattended campfire
Containment: 30 percent
Personnel: 985
Structures lost: 5 (no homes)
Cost to date: $4 million
Seventy-five homes in and around communities of Manson and Chelan are threatened with the potential for 300 more to be threatened.
Oregon
Fourteen fires, approaching 300,000 acres, are burning.
Toolbox Complex fire -- joined with Winter fire but still reported separately
95,012 acres, 63,012 in Fremont National Forest
Started July 15 by lightning
Containment: 40 percent
Personnel: 1,269
Cost to date: $3.2 million
Several ranches, a major power line threatened
Winter fire -- joined with Toolbox Saturday but still reported separately
32,000 acres, near Paisley
Started July 12 by lightning
Containment: 40 percent
Personnel: 1,001
Cost to date: $3.4 million
20 homes threatened.
Eyerly fire
23,777 acres in Metolious River Canyon
Started date July 9 by lightning
Containment: 75 percent; full containment estimated Tuesday
Personnel: 1,029
Structures lost: 37 (18 homes)
Cost to date: $9 million
280 residences threatened
Monument fire
24,700 acres near Malheur National Forest
Started July 12, lightning
Containment: 30 percent
Personnel: 811
Cost to date: $2.2 million
Seventy-five residences are threatened. Federal firefighters will conduct field training for the U.S. Army troops on the fire lines. Troops will be trained in fire line construction, tool use and safety skills.
California
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Burned trees stand inside Sequoia National Forest in California.
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Deer fire
1,800 acres in Sequoia National Forest near Bakersfield
Started July 21, believed to have been set or caused by accident
Containment: 25 percent; full containment estimated Tuesday
Personnel: 427
25 homes lost
200 homes threatened
McNally
15,000 acres in Sequoia National Forest near North Kernville
Started July 21
No containment
Personnel: 911
Giant Sequoia National Monument and 200 homes threatened
Colorado
Big Elk fire
4,100 acres in Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest
Started July 17, caused by human activity
Containment: 25 percent (full containment expected Saturday)
Personnel: 749
Cost to date: $1.9 million
Big Elk Meadows subdivision evacuated with 650 residences threatened; U.S. Highway 36 closed.
An airtanker crashed, killing two firefighters battling this fire.
Utah
Rattle Complex fire
94,260 acres, 20 miles northeast of the Green River
Started June 20 by lightning
Containment: 70 percent
Personnel: 448
Cost to date: $8.8 million
Wyoming
Broad fire
9,000 acres in Yellowstone National Park
Started June 27 by lightning
Containment: 55 percent, full containment expected September 28
Personnel: 363
Cost to date: $3 million
Helitankers, fire lines are holding fire on east side of Yellowstone River
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