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A statement from Tompkins County said as of 11:30 p.m. the fire had been brought under control, with some firefighting crews still addressing hotspots.

As part of a partnership with the DEC, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, students get their Wildland Firefighter Certification.

The air quality index (AQI) level in Syracuse hit hazardous levels Wednesday morning

Fires have forced residents from their homes across the state. Photographers Bradley W. Parks and Jonathan Levinson have been covering the wildfires for NPR member station Oregon Public Broadcasting.

The town of Malden lost its fire station, post office, City Hall, library and most of its homes, according to the Whitman County Sheriff's Office. Police went door to door telling residents to flee.

Two back-to-back wildfires have erupted around Los Angeles. And across the country, major wildfires are burning in a dozen states, including one of the largest in Colorado's history.

As the wildfire season is beginning, some wild land firefighters are worried their safety could be at risk since the government has been slow to adopt new COVID-19 protocols.

One of the most stubborn fires to be declared out this week was a 2,000-acre beast that had been burning since July.

This year, the European Union has had almost triple the average number of wildfires. NPR follows a special unit into the woods in Spain to see how they let them burn for prevention.