Over 200 fires burning in Eastern Washington

[pscot]

It hasn't rained in a couple months, and the outlook is for warm and dry. Most of the fires are small. Hopefully they'll stay that way.

....Emergency officials say there are more than 240 wildfires burning in Washington state, covering more than 137,000 acres – and more fires are starting every day.

More than 100 firefighters and support crew from Canada are expected to arrive in Washington by Monday. They'll join about 3,500 Washington and Oregon crews already fighting five large fires.

The entire town of Liberty in Kittitas County was ordered evacuated Saturday because of the Table Mountain fire,(more)


http://www.king5.com/news/Kittitas-County-town-near-fire-ordered-evacuated-169957556.html

[KT2000]

1. they have really taken a hit this year

we are having haze in NW Washington so I am wondering if Canada is having fires too.

[OnlinePoker]

2. Right now 49 active fires over 10 Hectares in BC

Only 15 are in the Southern forest districts. B.C. has had less fires than average this year and less acreage burned. A lot of that can be attributed to the heavy snowpack from last winter and the slow melt season. I don't know what the situation is in Alberta.

http://bcwildfire.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/Fires.asp?Mode=normal&AllFires=0&FC=0

[KT2000]

3. Thanks for the info

I look across the Strait to Victoria so it is likely we are getting some of it.