Wildfire Emergency Strikes with Nearly 100 Fires Out West, 3 Firefighters Dead

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Wildfires continue to burn out of control in the West, where firefighters are working to contain nearly 100 large fires. Hundreds of thousands of acres have been scorched in Utah, where two pilots were killed fighting a 174-square-mile wildfire that's still burning. Their helicopter, flying in an area of steep terrain, crashed, igniting another fire. Burk Minor with the Wildland Firefighter Foundation said, "Unfortunately, the fire does not stop to let our boots on the ground mourn their fallen comrades. So it's very heavy out there." Read the full story from CBN's Dale Hurd: https://cbn.com/news/us/wildfire-emergency-strikes-nearly-100-fires-out-west-3-firefighters-dead Give to CBN: https://go.cbn.com/un2xC Want more news from a Christian Perspective? Choose to support CBN: https://go.cbn.com/ugWBn CBN News. Because Truth Matters™ Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?sub_conf

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