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All volunteers, Lt. Mike McAneny serves as engine boss for Sequim’s Engine 38 with fellow firefighters Becca Yucha, Danielle Hebert and Dave Walker of Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue.

Staging these additional resources in place before any escalation of response allows crews to familiarize themselves with the area and allows more time for situational awareness and safety planning.

Thousands of firefighters are battling more than 60 large wildfires, and 13 have been killed so far this year.

They also must own heavy equipment, DNR’s fire twitter account said. People who are seeing the signs of bad air are asked to remain inside as well as check and see if there are any further warnings in their area, according to OPB.

The biggest fire burning Monday was in Okanogan County on the border with British Columbia: A group of five fires raging out of control became the largest in state history, fire spokesman Rick Isaacson said.

Qualified citizens – not just professional firefighters – are now invited to join the battle against the blazes, the state Department of Natural Resources said on its webpage.

Unfortunately, the people and firefighters have to wait until the weekend when rainfall will help in putting off the wildfires.

Local officials reported that the smoke that plagued the area has started to subside, but the people’s fear of unhealthy air and surroundings, as well as the perception that new fires could spread, took the attention of the officials.

Sixteen large wildfires are burning across central and eastern Washington, covering more than 920 square miles.

The biggest fire burning Monday was in Okanogan County on the Canadian border, where a group of five fires raging out of control became the largest in state history, scorching more than 400 square miles, fire spokesman Rick Isaacson said.

The Jerusalem Fire, which broke out Sunday afternoon in the Jerusalem Valley area in Lake County, has consumed 5,000 acres so far this morning, according to Cal Fire.

Massive wildfires expanding across north-central Washington continued to grow on Friday.

Wildfires across the drought-plagued western US states have led residents to flee their homes as authorities scramble for resources to beat back the flames.

The excellent news is that much less smoke means restrictions on air journey might be lifted and extra hearth tankers can drop water and chemical retardant, Flory stated.

A weeks-old wildfire that has now burned across 60 square miles was bearing down Friday on a popular recreational lake near Kings Canyon National Park in California, officials said.