The wildfires in Washington continue to have devastating effects on people, land and wildlife. Those in Oregon and Montana are also have wildfire emergencies. Here in Colorado, the air has become filled with smoke more each day from these terrible fires. My heart goes out to all those affected by these disasters, more here.
WASHINGTON
Massive wildfires expanding across north-central Washington continued to grow on Friday. The Okanogan Complex of wildfires, where three firefighters died on Wednesday, grew by more than 100 square miles and stood at 355 square miles on Saturday morning.

A helicopter hovers in the background as a tanker airplane makes a fire-retardant run while as they battle a wildfire near Twisp, Wash., Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Massive wildfires expanding across the arid state have so overtaxed firefighters that the federal government declared an emergency and state officials took the unprecedented step of seeking volunteers to help fight the flames. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (Ted S. Warren/AP)
The federal government has declared an emergency, and state officials took the unprecedented step of seeking volunteers to help fight the flames. Volunteers were to begin training Saturday.
The Okanogan Complex has burned numerous structures, but the situation is so chaotic in the huge county that officials have no estimate on how many have burned. Winds were expected to slow on Saturday.
WASHINGTON
Massive wildfires expanding across north-central Washington continued to grow on Friday. The Okanogan Complex of wildfires, where three firefighters died on Wednesday, grew by more than 100 square miles and stood at 355 square miles on Saturday morning.

A helicopter hovers in the background as a tanker airplane makes a fire-retardant run while as they battle a wildfire near Twisp, Wash., Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Massive wildfires expanding across the arid state have so overtaxed firefighters that the federal government declared an emergency and state officials took the unprecedented step of seeking volunteers to help fight the flames. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (Ted S. Warren/AP)
The federal government has declared an emergency, and state officials took the unprecedented step of seeking volunteers to help fight the flames. Volunteers were to begin training Saturday.
The Okanogan Complex has burned numerous structures, but the situation is so chaotic in the huge county that officials have no estimate on how many have burned. Winds were expected to slow on Saturday.