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Wildfire season officially ends in Washington – state Lands Commissioner seeks future funding

States Newsroom · November 11, 2026

The wildfire season in Washington state is officially over. In 2026, “more than 1,500 fires ignited and nearly 1 million acres burned across the state,” Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove said Tuesday. “We saw nearly a thousand homes destroyed from the Colville Reservation to Okanogan and most notably, here in…

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Wildfire season officially ends in Washington – state Lands Commissioner seeks future funding

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