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Fires have more than doubled so far this year on state-managed public land in Washington compared to 2022, and people are mostly to blame for the blazes.

The Seattle region will start seeing cooler nights by the end of the week, but little precipitation is on the horizon, and the risk of fires remains high.

Dry, hot conditions made it easy for a brush fire to take off in Lakewood on Wednesday, forcing evacuations of several neighborhoods. Crews were able to get the upper hand, saving homes and lives in the process. 

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for all areas of the county. Wildfires in Washington and British Columbia are affecting air conditions in Grant County, according to the advisory, and air quality is expected to be in the moderate to unhealthy range into the weekend.

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Wildfire smoke is expected to roll into the region starting on Saturday.

The fire broke out near Waughop Lake and quickly advanced toward neighbouring communities in Lakewood

Fires have more than doubled so far this year on state-managed public land in Washington, and people are mostly to blame for the blazes. 

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