It’s official. July 2009 tied the record for the warmest month on record in Seattle (69.5 degrees) and approached records in other western Washington cities. And that’s on top of a multi-week dry spell. So, let’s be careful with fire out there. Five Washington counties have fire danger ratings of ‘very high’ to ‘extreme’; most of the others are at a ‘high’ fire danger risk level. Keep up with DNR’s wild fire prevention and safety efforts online.
