Wildfires have burned 5.6 million acres in the U.S. this year, and concerns are growing amid a heat wave

The National Interagency Fire Center reported that a total of 5.6 million acres have been burned by wildfires so far this year, even as 84 blazes currently burning across the West continue to add to that total.

Wildfires have burned 5.6 million acres in the U.S. this year, and concerns are growing amid a heat wave

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