Firefighters hoping for best, bracing for worst this wildfire season

You don’t normally consider wildfires a sign of spring in Washington state.

From 2010 to 2018, 12 wildfires scorched 14 acres in the first quarter of each year.

But this year, there have been 58 fires in the first three months of the year, including one in Yakima County.

And for Josh Clark, a fire scientist/meteorologist with the state Department of Natural Resources, it’s not a good sign…

Yakima Herald – Full Article Here
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