Fires have scorched more than 1.2 million acres across the country so far this year.
Wildfires raced over the Southwestern United States on Tuesday, scorching pine, scrub, and grass.
According to the United States Forest Service, the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires in New Mexico had burned a total of 203,920 acres.
According to the department, the 1,759 firemen who battled flames in Red Flag circumstances were able to put out 39 percent of the blazes they encountered.
