Photos: Best of the West
Western Wildfires
A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection air tanker works the Dale Fire Thursday, July 5, 2012, near Happy Valley, Calif. Authorities say a 1,200-acre wildfire near Redding is 30 percent contained and has destroyed two outbuildings. Officials say five homes were damaged but firefighters were able to save them all. (AP Photo/The Record Searchlight, Andreas Fuhrmann)