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West wildfire outlook worsens amid drought and heat
Washington and other Western states brace for an extreme fire season as drought, heat, and reduced air tanker capacity raise risk. Forecasters across the Pacific Northwest, Northern Rockies, and Southwest warn conditions will drive larger fires, with Washington reporting 70 small blazes this year and California already seeing active fires.
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Yakima
Wash
National Fire Managers
Rick Ochoa
National Fire Weather Program
Bureau of Land Management
West
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Montana
Southwest
California
Northwest
Cascades
Washington
State Department of Natural Resources
Oregon
Paul Werth
Jim Court
Court
Arizona
New Mexico
Chuck Maxwell
Southwest Coordination Center
Texas