VIDEO/PHOTOS: As cooler weather begins to hint at fall in Washington, fire officials warn it “couldn’t be further from the truth as far as an end in sight for wildfire season.”

Thomas Kyle-Milward, DNR’S Wildfire Communications Manager, said the Hill Loop Fire in Stevens County “popped onto the landscape last night” at 127 acres.

He said the state now has 15 large uncontained fires on the landscape with more than 800,000 acres burned so far this year.

“Washington is comfortably in the third-worst fire season from an acres burned perspective since 2015,” said Kyle-Milward. He called this year’s wildfire season very challenging, noting that the state has had multiple fires over 100,000 acres.

He also referenced the tragedy in Spokane, the structure loss there, and said Oregon is also going through a really tough fire season, which has led to stretched resources across the region and a very challenging season on the ground for firefighters and those folks behind the scenes who support them.

KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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The Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department is retiring the engine that first responded to the Flight 93 crash site.

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Erie County Health Department delivered 297 trauma response bags to first responders.

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Cedar Falls City Council approved a $62,000 agreement with SVPA Architects to study the future of Public Safety Station No. 2.

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Orwell Fire Department welcomed a new $1.6 million ladder truck into a renovated fire hall, with village leaders saying the purchase saved nearly $500,000.

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