We are well into wildfire season and haven’t even reached the peak yet. It is no surprise that our hot, dry conditions are the worst situation for fire risk, and it’s not just the dry brush ...

The last thing we need right now planning for wildfire season is uncertainty,” one state official told The News Tribune.

Wildfire season is months away in Washington ... of federal, state, local and tribal fire districts, said Thomas Kyle-Milward, the wildfire communications manager for the state DNR.