Above-average wildfire season predicted for parts of Washington
As a major wildfire burns in the Laguna Hills area of Southern California, officials have released information on the wildfire season outlook in Washington.
The National Interagency Fire Center said the central and southern parts of Washington are already at above-normal risk for wildfires. The agency said it expects the risk to stay at that level until July and August, when most of the state is expected to see above normal potential for wildfires. Western Washington is spared in that forecast, but that’s not the case for Eastern Washington.
KIRO 7 spoke with officials with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources about the months ahead. They pointed out that Eastern Washington is still in a drought, and at the same time, some spring rain has helped invasive cheatgrass grow. The grass is troublesome because it grows quickly and fuels wildfires.
Those factors led experts to predict an above-average fire season for Eastern Washington.
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