The Pioneer Fire grows to 29,995 acres; state resources have been marshaled. Level 1 evacuations still in place for Stehekin, according to fire officials.
Brace for impact as groundbreaking research from Oregon State University reveals a dire future for the Pacific Northwest. Extensive simulations predict a significant increase in wildfire intensity, affecting vast areas from Oregon's western Cascades to Washington's northern Cascades, the Puget Lowlands, and the Olympic Mountains, starting in 2035.
It's felt like spring for the better part of the last week in the Tri-Cities, and a number of other places around Washington State for that matter. Last Friday it hit 67 degrees for the high and it just kept climbing.