Officials Warn Against Outdoor Burning Amid Wildfire Threat
OLYMPIA (AP) — Officials are urging people across Washington state to refrain from having any campfires or setting off fireworks as hot, breezy weather poses a severe risk of wildfires.
Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark on Wednesday expanded a statewide fire ban to prohibit all outdoor burning — including campfires in fire pits and the use of charcoal briquettes — on state forests and parks