Dry conditions stoke wildfire fears as Washington counties brace for potential disaster komonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from komonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Smokejumpers are ready for rough wildfire season in Washington columbian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Since the June 21st summer solstice, it has been bone dry across much of Western Washington. This summer's dry weather is even well ahead of last year's record dry summer.
WINTHROP, Okanogan County, Wash. — Somewhere deep in the North Cascades, lightning strikes a parched mountainside, igniting a wildfire. Someone spots the blaze and calls emergency services. The tip gets