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He said there were about 1,000 National Guard troops helping firefighting efforts, including 200 on the fire lines.

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.