#Wildfires

More than 550 Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen have completed a six-week wildfire mobilization across six major complexes, logging 474 flight hours and dropping nearly two million gallons of water.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a federal public health emergency for six Washington counties Thursday, a second major federal action in a week as wildfires burn 425,000 acres and force 60,000 evacuations.

More than 300,000 people fled wildfires across France, Spain, and Portugal. Gironde and Madrid-region fires set modern records while heat near 42C threatened hard-won lines.