About this recording
Published 2026-06-30. The U.S. wildfire response has been raised to National Preparedness Level 4 as large fires stretch crews, aircraft, engines, and incident teams across multiple regions. The latest wildfire reports show dozens of large active fires burning across the country, with hundreds of thousands of acres involved. This archived recording reflects reporting at publication; conditions may have changed.
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