Washington burning through it wildfire budget fighting ‘large and costly fires’

Washington burning through it wildfire budget fighting ‘large and costly fires’. The development was reported by The Spokesman-Review.

Washington burning through it wildfire budget fighting: Latest Details

So far, an estimated $33 million has been spent fighting the Sinlahekin fire, which has burned more than 154,000 acres and is the largest active wildfire in the state. An additional $37.8 million has been spent fighting the Little Giant fire near Lake Chelan, which has burned 137,000 acres.

And $42.1 million has been spent fighting the Kaiser Canyon fire, which has burned 138,000 acres. “We’re seeing more large and costly fires on the landscape,” Kelly said.

“So you’ve got to have teams that are out there who can fight those, because some of these fires will burn until the snows come, but you’ve got to get containment lines built.”

Source and Timing

The latest confirmed information was attributed to The Spokesman-Review and published about 12 minutes ago.