Edward H. Campbell (@EdwardHCampbell)

Federal government has declared National Preparedness Level 5, the absolute maximum level, as 104 large wildfires burn out of control across the western United States | Severe Weather USA | Every firefighting resource the United States has, has been deployed to address the emergency | 30,000 firefighters have been committed to combating the blazes | | Breaking news out of Reno, NV | Situation has changed | Bug Fire and Fred Mt fires have merged into a single fire | Combined footprint of both fires is 44,304 acres, 4% contained | | 774 structures destroyed in the Spokane, WA area | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73v33F9t4A #News #US #Nevada #Utah #Spokane #Washington #Weather #Disaster #Wildfires