That's what's likely to happen in Washington at some point as summers here get longer and hotter. There has not been any significant rainfall in the mountains for months, and last winter saw record-low snowfall. A fire chief believes, "We're seeing significant amounts of fires in places where we've never seen fires before."
Washington has been a growth state and the forests are cluttered with subdivisions, shopping centers and golf courses. And the weather is changing.
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