Montebello, California (CNN)You know the infernos are out of control when 25,000 firefighters aren't enough to stop them. Soldiers will join the ranks of firefighters as almost 100 raging wildfires continue torching 10 Western states. About 200 active duty military personnel will help battle blazes in Western states, the National Interagency Fire Center said. It's the first time soldiers have fought wildfires since 2006. About 95 fires have destroyed hundreds of homes and scorched 1.1 million acres in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada and Colorado, the NIFC said. The soldiers will handle "quiet parts of the fire," NIFC spokesman Ken Frederick said "That's important...
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