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The remains of a home left after a wildfire spread through the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Wednesday. Officials say a wildfire burned about 150 structures, including homes, in Ruidoso.

A farmworker wears a bandana as protection against wildfire smoke in a Washington orchard. The state Department of Labor and Industries set an emergency rule July 16 for working in smoke.

A farmworker wears a bandana to protect him against wildfire smoke in a Washington orchard. Oregon regulators and legislators are considering ways to require masks for those who work outdoors …

A new study found that the use of controlled burns has waned in the West.

In this 2015 photo firefighters work near northern Wenatchee, Wash. State Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is seeking $55 million as part of a two-year wildfire plan.

Washington Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz talks about her department's two-year $55 million proposal to reduce wildfires. Backing her up are, from left, Rep. Larry Springer, D-Kirkland; Rep. …

A fire burns sagebrush in eastern Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a network of fire breaks in the West aimed at slowing the spread of wildfires. The breaks would parallel ro…

In this photo taken from video provided by Fox-12 Oregon a fast-spreading wildfire moves through Dufur, Ore., on Aug. 1. Oregon political leaders are seeking addition help for ranchers and far…

Potato harvest is underway across Oregon. Growers report the crop is in good shape despite a hot summer and smoke from wildfires.

A fast-moving fire rages across Wasco County southeast of The Dalles, Ore., on July 18. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced relief for farmers and ranchers affected by wildfires that bur…

The USDA Risk Management Agency will allow farmers in Wasco and Sherman counties to plant cover crops on land burned by wildfires without impacting their crop insurance.

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, joined at right by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., discuss ways to improve the health of the forests and how to reduce wildfire…

In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 image taken from video provided by Fox-12 Oregon, a wildfire rages near Dufur, Ore. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., wrote a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue…

A boy stands at an area damaged by the Substation Fire near Moro, Ore., on July 20.

A boy stands at an area damaged by the Substation Fire near Moro, Ore.

A fast-moving wildfire rages across Wasco County southeast of The Dalles, Ore. A 64-year-old man was killed in the fire.

A fast-moving wildfire rages across Wasco County southeast of The Dalles, Ore. A 64-year-old man was killed in the fire.

A fast-moving fire continues to rage across Wasco County southeast of The Dalles, Ore.

Vantage, Wash., with about 200 people, was evacuated late Monday. Interstate 90 between Vantage and Ellensburg was also closed by the wind-whipped wildfire.

This aerial photo taken July 6 shows the rugged terrain in which the Little Camas Fire is burning.

Firefighters watch a wildfire at the east end of Burke Lake between George and Quincy, Wash., at 5:46 p.m. July 1. They lacked roads to reach the fire until it jumped the lake and spread farth…

Anthony Leibelt, deputy chief of Grant County Fire District 3, points with firefighter Brian Evens to a wildfire across Burke Lake in the remote Quincy Lakes between Quincy and George, Wash., …

The Boxcar fire near Maupin, Ore., in 2018 charred rangeland and sent ranchers scrambling to protect their homes and livestock. The BLM Prineville district office is using aerial spraying to t…

An aircraft drops fire retardant along Bakeoven Road on June 22 to reinforce defense lines at the Boxcar fire near Maupin, Ore.

Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP Fire crews battle the Pawnee Fire on Cache Creek Road on Monday, June 25 in Spring Valley, Calif. Thousands were forced to flee their homes Monday a…

Touchet FFA students are selling T-shirts to benefit farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma who were impacted by devastating wildfires.

Touchet FFA students are selling T-shirts to benefit farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma who were impacted by devastating wildfires.

The U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service plan to harvest timber, thin trees and burn slash on national forests and adjacent private lands in Deschutes, Lake and T…

The Ten Cent Community Wildfire Protection Plan includes the tiny town of Granite, Ore.

Olive Lake is within the just-approved Ten Cent Community Wildfire Protection Plan in Eastern Oregon.

Molly Linville pets the lone steer, Sailor, in her herd of 27 cows on KV Ranch near Palisades, Wash. She reduced the herd by more than half after losing most of her grazing ground to wildfire …

The Eagle Creek fire in the Columbia Gorge burns the night of Sept. 4, 2017, in this Forest Service photo. Development officials want the Oregon Legislature to provide funding to help business…

Firefighters spray water on hot spots along burned fenceline and poplar trees on the edge of Panorama Orchard northwest of Wenatchee, Wash., on Nov. 2. A wildfire burned 1,100 acres, mostly gr…

Part of the 1,100 acres burned in a wildfire northwest of Wenatchee, Wash.

A fire truck monitors hot spots along the edge of Panorama Orchard northwest of Wenatchee, Wash., on Nov. 2.

Smoke still rises from hillsides north of Wenatchee, Wash., at 5 p.m. Nov. 1. Upwards of 1,000 acres of federal grassland burned in the latest area wildfires in recent memory. This scene is lo…

This Nov. 7, 2013, photo provided by the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project shows an unidentified worker burning a pile of collected undergrowth in the Deschutes National Forest in central…

In this Aug. 2016 file photo, a plane drops a load of fire retardant on the north side of Beacon Hill, in Spokane, Wash. The U.S. Forest Service and Idaho have forged agreements leading to mor…

A firefighter working on wildfires in Southern Oregon. Managers report that this wildfire season was the lightest in decades.

Cascade Locks, Ore., nestled in tall fir trees alongside the Columbia River, is inundated by smoke from the nearby Eagle Creek wildfire Wednesday. Smoke from wildfires in the Cascade Mountains…

A piece of cross-laminated timber, or CLT, which is made from smaller trees found in Oregon forests. Some experts believe new technology may open the door for a revitalized timber industry and…

The downtown skyline is visible through hazy smoke from wildfires in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. The dozens of fires burning across the Western United States and Canada have blanke…

This Aug. 28 photo provided by Inciweb shows the Milli Fire near Sisters, Ore. The two dozen blazes around the state have forced the evacuations of more than 4,500 people.

The Diamond Creek fire burns July 23 in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington. Northwest fire officials warned Aug. 8 that the wildfire season can be expected to worsen.

Canyon Creek Fire burns alongside State Route 153 north of Carlton, Wash., the evening of July 15. Firefighters hope to contain the fire at 1,200 acres.

Canyon Creek Fire along State Route 153 north of Carlton, Wash., July 15. About 1,200 acres burned in steep, grassy hillsides.

A plane drops retardant on the Mitchell Fire near East Wenatchee, Wash., on July 5. Fire crews have been busy in Washington state this summer.

Firefighters battle a wildfire as it threatens to jump a street near Oroville, Calif., on Saturday, July 8. Evening winds drove the fire through several neighborhoods leveling homes in its path.