SPR's Doug Nadvornick reports. Washington lands officials are emphasizing prevention at the beginning of what could be a busy wildfire season. The Department of Natural Resources reports more than 250 wildfires so far this spring, most of them east of the Cascades. That’s well above normal for this time of the year. A residential community north of Spokane is among those signing on to a new state initiative aimed at minimizing damage caused by wildfires. Reflection Lake is a small, manmade lake near Elk in north Spokane County. It’s Charlie Bennett’s little piece of heaven. “Oh, don’t get me started. Reflection Lake started in 1955 as an exclusive fishing club. Bing Crosby was an original member and they called it the Pelican Club, because they’d fly their float planes up from Spokane. The Hollywood people would land right up on the lake and catch right off their planes and fly away," he said.