Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada

There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/2048x1365!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F1a%2F25dff22e4b5abfd60761833e67dd%2Fap26219766371487.jpg' alt='This undated photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, shows the Widemouth 2 wildfire burning near Richfield, Utah.'/><p>There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.</p><p>(Image credit: U.S. Forest Service/Fishlake National Forest)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5926463' />