In America, the fires are already fighting the military and aircraft

US Army regular troops were mobilized to help combat raging forest fires in the western United States, the agency reports Rider.

According to the agency, forest fires have spread to more than 405 thousand hectares in several western states.

It is reported that such a mobilization has not been carried out by the US Department of Defense since 2006. It is expected that during the week 200 military personnel will undergo special accelerated training and will start extinguishing fires from Sunday, breaking up into ten groups of twenty people.

According to media reports, among the states that are most affected by the fires, is Idaho. In Idaho, one person died, at least 50 homes were destroyed.

According to the National Interdepartmental Center for Fire Fighting, a total of elements are opposed by more than 25 thousand people, including units of the National Guard, in ten states - California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Four C-130 firefighters are involved in the extinguishing.