"Firefighters are taking advantage of current favorable weather conditions to establish fireline on the Dragon Bravo Fire as part of a full suppression strategy," said a July 17 update on Inciweb, a ...

U.S. land managers are racing the clock as hotter, drier weather raises the risk of wildfires in the nation’s overgrown forests with each passing year.

"As stewards of some of our country's most beloved national treasures, we are devastated by the loss of the Grand Canyon Lodge," Aramark, the company that operated the lodge, said in a statement.