#Wildfire season 2026

The National Weather Service issued Washington's first-ever Particularly Dangerous Situation wildfire alert Saturday as 110 National Guard troops mobilize against a season already ahead of any year since 2021.

Thirty-four large fires are burning across Oregon, Washington is fighting its own record fire near Nespelem, and the two states have already topped 1.3 million combined acres burned, exceeding the ten-year average for a full season with the most dangerous month still ahead.