Yes, it’s been cool and damp across much of Western Washington for the last 24 hours, but it’s still fire season out there. Some of 150-plus lightning strikes recorded across the state last night started fires. The largest is a complex of four fires that has grown to an estimated 2,000 acres north of the Coulee Dam on the Colville Indian Reservation. Crews from DNR, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other agencies are working on the blaze today. Another disturbance, possibly with lightning, is due to move across the state late Friday and into Saturday, followed by a warming and drying trend. DNR urges anyone going out hunting, fishing, or for other outdoor activities on Washington’s wildlands to be safe with fire — check fire danger and outdoor burning restrictions by county.
