Wildfires are charging through the parched West and forcing people to flee. Some residents had to evacuate their homes twice in recent weeks after blazes exploded in size and changed direction. In Northern California a blaze is only 5% contained by 1,100 firefighters, and firefighters have nearly surrounded a larger nearby blaze that started two weeks ago across 109 square miles. In Southern California four separate blazes are being contained. In Montana 18 square miles of heavy timber in Glacier National Park are ablaze, prompting trail and campsite closures. Firefighting efforts could escalate with temperatures between 95 and 100 degrees expected until Thursday and strong winds on Friday. In Arizona fires are 40% contained. Elsewhere in the west a wildfire along the shore of Lake Chelan in Washington State covers 54 square miles, firefighters are keeping it away from communities. Alaska’s fire season has officially become the second biggest on record. 7,940 square miles have burned this year.