Washington prepares for more fires as dry season peaks

As the state enters what is historically its toughest month of the year for wildfires, large blazes continue to burn in central and eastern Washington and smoke could be on the horizon on the west side of the state.

But state officials aren’t too worried – yet.

Washington’s wildfires have burned more acres than the last two fire seasons, but the number of overall ignitions remains low, resources aren’t severely stretched, and large fires are being contained.

“We’ve made it through July, we’ve made it through the first week of August. Getting through the rest of the month will determine what sort of season this ends up being,” said Thomas Kyle-Milward, a Department of Natural Resources spokesperson.

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