National Fire Officials Predict Another Risky Wildfire Season in the Northwest This Summer

The Carlton Complex wildfire in 2014 was the biggest wildfire in Washington's history.Tom Reichner/Shutterstock
In April, Mother Jones' Tom Philpott wrote about why Washington state is screwed (the answer being, "Drought, dammit"). But a new map shows why Washington may be double-screwed: wildfire season.
The National Interagency Fire Center, which combines the powers of nine federal agencies to fight wildfires, put out a report last week anticipating wildfire conditions from May through July. M