The Week in Pictures: Aug. 15 - 21, 2015
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A tanker begins to pull up after dropping a load of fire retardant along a smoldering hillside, Aug. 20, 2015, in Twisp, Wash., a day after three firefighters were killed fighting a wildfire near the town. Firefighters on several fronts are fighting against raging wildfires advancing on towns in the north-central part of the state.