51.   Dmitry Odintsov, deputy head of the Federal Forestry Service, said firefighters have had trouble extinguishing the blazes because they lack enough fuel for trucks and airplanes.

52.   Elsewhere in the West, the National Interagency Fire Center said firefighters had the upper hand and were close to containing most of the largest wildfires.

53.   Firefighters are having to deal with hundreds of small blazes and are on alert for risk of fires in the parched countryside.

54.   Firefighters had the blaze nearly contained.

55.   Firefighters had the blaze under control but not fully extinguished about four hours after it broke out, fire spokesman Jim Wells said.

56.   Firefighters had the blaze under control by late afternoon, although it had not been completely extinguished.

57.   Firefighters may have full beards.

58.   Firefighters might instead have to rely on roads and natural breaks such as rivers and creeks to contain blazes that would burn themselves out.

59.   Firefighters had the blaze contained by Saturday night, meaning a defensible fire line had been constructed around its perimeter.

60.   Firefighters had to cut through the wreckage to get Smith out of the car.