Wildfires continue to burn in the West

A firefighting helicopter fills a bucket of water in heavy smoke as the North Merna wildfire burns in the Bridger National Forest west of the town of Pinedale, Wyo., Sept. 16.

Ranchers and hunters make their away from the North Merna wildfire in the Bridger National Forest.

A plane flies as smoke billows from the North Merna wildfire in the Bridger National Forest west of the town of Pinedale in Sublette County, Wyo., Sept. 16.