Firefighters work in a field near a burnt fence Sunday, July 20, near Brewster, Washington. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F07%2F20%2Fus%2Fpacific-northwest-wildfires%2Findex.html">Nearly a million acres</a> were burning Sunday as 21 wildfires raged in the Pacific Northwest, fire officials said.
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Firefighters work in a field near a burnt fence Sunday, July 20, near Brewster, Washington. Nearly a million acres were burning Sunday as 21 wildfires raged in the Pacific Northwest, fire officials said.
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A plane is dwarfed by the tip of a rising smoke cloud as it prepares to drop fire retardant over a wildfire near Carlton, Washington, on Saturday, July 19.
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A plane is dwarfed by the tip of a rising smoke cloud as it prepares to drop fire retardant over a wildfire near Carlton, Washington, on Saturday, July 19.
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As the sun sets Friday, July 18, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee looks out his airplane window and sees smoke from the Chiwaukum Creek Fire near Leavenworth, Washington. Inslee was returning from a tour of areas affected by the wildfires.
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As the sun sets Friday, July 18, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee looks out his airplane window and sees smoke from the Chiwaukum Creek Fire near Leavenworth, Washington. Inslee was returning from a tour of areas affected by the wildfires.
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Firefighter Michael Henderson cools embers in preparation for a fire line July 18 in Winthrop, Washington.
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Firefighter Michael Henderson cools embers in preparation for a fire line July 18 in Winthrop, Washington.
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Firefighters dig a fire line July 18 in Winthrop.
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Firefighters dig a fire line July 18 in Winthrop.
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The shell of a burned-out car is seen July 18 in Pateros, Washington.
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The shell of a burned-out car is seen July 18 in Pateros, Washington.
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David Burdick walks past the smoldering remains of his niece's home after sifting through the rubble July 18 in Pateros.
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David Burdick walks past the smoldering remains of his niece's home after sifting through the rubble July 18 in Pateros.
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A firefighter cools a tree in a line of fire July 18 in Winthrop.
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A firefighter cools a tree in a line of fire July 18 in Winthrop.
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A firefighter works on the still-smoldering home of Pateros Mayor Libby Harrison on July 18.
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A firefighter works on the still-smoldering home of Pateros Mayor Libby Harrison on July 18.
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A plane drops fire retardant on the Chiwaukum Creek Fire near Leavenworth on Thursday, July 17.
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A plane drops fire retardant on the Chiwaukum Creek Fire near Leavenworth on Thursday, July 17.
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