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TheAssociatedPress Winds in the West are helping stoke wildfires sweeping across the North- ern Rocky Mountains, Pa- cific Northwest and else- where, posing problems for firefighters trying to contain the flames fed by drought. Weather was expected to worsen fires in some areas, as the federal government said it will exhaust its fire- fighting budget next week. Here's a look at blazes in Western states: California Wildfires racing through drought-stricken Southern California have burned at least 130 acres of land and one cabin. A fire erupted shortly af- ter 1 p.m. Friday in the An- geles National Forest north- east of Los Angeles. Gusty winds quickly drove the flames through 100 acres of brushy ridges near Glendora. At least one cabin has burned. Two campgrounds containing at least 40 people have been evacuated. About 130 firefighters are battling the flames in 100-degree heat. Another fire erupted Fri- day afternoon in Simi Val- ley, just northwest of Los Angeles. It's destroyed 30 acres of land is plowing through hills next to sub- divisions containing hun- dreds of homes. In Northern California, firefighters made more gains Friday against a wild- fire 100 miles north of San Francisco that forced some mountain-town dwellers to evacuate for the second time in days. Two fires have charred dry Lower Lake, the most recent burning 38 square miles of thick brush and oak trees in Lake and Napa counties. It is more than halfway contained. Oregon Two large fires in Ore- gon have burned through buildings and forced evacu- ations as strong winds pick up, sending guests of a re- sort fleeing. A fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reserva- tion in rural central Oregon exploded to more than 50 square miles Friday, forc- ing evacuations of a rural subdivision and a resort that had 400 guests booked Thursday night. The fire was expected to keep growing as strong winds push it through dry grassland. Sparks from a passing vehicle started the flames earlier this week that destroyed three struc- tures, including a mobile home. In eastern Oregon, a lightning-caused fire south of Baker City moved west toward Black Mountain and several summer homes. Peo- ple in that area and those along a creek to the south were ordered to evacuate. The 20-square-mile fire burned an unknown num- ber of structures in a neigh- borhood Thursday. Washington Firefighters across Wash- ington state are facing ex- treme heat and high winds as they battle large blazes and numerous smaller fires across the dry state, and officials feared lightning storms Friday could make it worse. Hundreds of people were evacuating from the central Washington city of Chelan as lightning-sparked wild- fires advanced. Flames and smoke were visible from downtown. The fires were among those being battled throughout Washington, including an uncontained blaze near Cougar Creek that had burned 28 square miles near the Yakima In- dian Reservation. The state requested help Friday from the National Guard to fight that fire. A wildfire ignited by a plane crash that killed two people in a rugged area of northern Wash- ington state chased hun- dreds of people from their homes and burned 10 to 12 structures. And a blaze northeast of Colville scorched al- most 5 square miles and forced evacuations at camp- grounds in the area. Idaho A giant blaze on the Idaho-Oregon border grew to 414 square miles Friday, scorching grassland ranch- ers need to feed cattle and primary habitat for sage grouse, a bird being consid- ered for federal protection. The Owyhee County Sheriff's Office recom- mended residents evacuate several drainages on the southern edge of the fire, and some roads were closed to recreational visitors, but locals were allowed in. Dozens of smaller fires burned forested areas of the state, mainly caused by lightning storms. In central Idaho, a 600- acre fire 13 miles north of Crouch in timber is the larg- est of three fires started in that area when lightning moved through earlier this week. Northern Rockies Hot, dry weather has helped ignite dozens of new wildfires across the North- ern Rockies, and lightning and strong winds were ex- pected make things worse, officials said. Thunderstorms could start new blazes and lead existing ones to spread but would not bring enough moisture to help crews bat- tling the flames in drought conditions in Montana, Idaho and parts of North Dakota and Wyoming, said Bryan Henry of the North- ern Rockies Coordination Center. The weather helped the largest Montana fire, in Gla- cier National Park, spread from just a few acres Sun- day to more than 23 square miles Friday. It is uncon- tained in a remote area of the park, where it has forced some trail closures and is threatening two cab- ins, fire officials said. THEWEST Wind,heat,drylandfuelinglargewildfires JEFFCHIU—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Garden Valley firefighter Chris Schwegler walks past fires along Morgan Valley Road near Lower Lake on Thursday. GreenvilleRancheriawouldliketo welcome three new employees: Max HempingisanativeofRedBluff. Hehas39yearsofexperienceasa PA-C and 24 years in Tehama County. His practice is Family Practice. He cares for a large age range performing CHDP's on children to geriatric patients and with an emphasis on diabetes. He is willing to accept compli- cated patients that overlap with Internal Medicine. Stephanie McGarity was also raised locally and graduated from Red Bluff Union High School. She comes to us with over 12 years' experience in health- care such as; emergency medicine, pre and post-operative care and ICU/CCU experience. She also has had FEMA experience. She will be assigned to tri- age duty, performing diabetes education, overseeing our Community Outreach program, FEMA projects and writing and administering small grants. Dr. Dass who is certified in Pediatrics recently joined us in April. He cares for newborns to 18 years of age and performs, CHDP's, well child exams, school sports physicals and orders immunizations. GreenvilleRancheriawouldliketomentionanewserviceofallergytesting offered by Dr. Timothy Frantz, ENT which will begin August 14, 2015. We have 11 sub-specialties: Cardiology, Pulmonolgy, Physical Therapy, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Native American Mental Health Services for Psychiatry and Therapy, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Pediatrics, Women's Health and Gynecology. We are open 7:30am to 5:00pm Monday – Saturday, offer transport and accept Medicare, Medi-Cal, Managed Care insurances, and Partnership with a referral for sub-specialties. As a courtesy we will bill private insurances. MaxHemping,PA-C Stephanie McGarity, BSN, PHN RE GRAND REOPENING SATURDAY AUGUST 15 th through 22 nd AT OUR NEW LOCATION 8064 Highway 99E across from the Mill Stream Shopping Center in Los Molinos 11 AM - 6 PM Monday - Saturday!!! EXPANDED HOURS We have a FULL STOCK of Traeger Wood Pellet Smoker Grills & Accessories aswellasclearoutpricingonallourBrinkman,Charbroil,Little Cheif, Modular, Bradley, CharGriller, Weber, Red Stone, Backyard Grill. River Grille, Nexgrill, Aussie, Oaklahoma Joe, Dyna Glow, Meco, Master Forge, Coby, Cadac, King Griller, Camp Chef and George Forman smokers and grills. We also carry the widest selection of BBQ fuels, utensils, accessories, sauces, spices, and cookbooks in the North State. 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