This year has seen higher numbers of lightning strikes than usual but fewer wildfires, DNR says
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week released a snapshot of the number of wildfires and acres burned on state and private lands that the department protects.
With the aid of favorable weather conditions, a strategy of fast initial attack on fires by DNR and its partners has kept wildfire damage lower than average despite a higher-than-usual number of lightning strikes this year. The number of lightning strikes in Washington State during June 2010 was the third-highest...
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