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Washington's 2025 wildfire season burned 250,000 acres; funding cuts threaten future prevention efforts.
Washington state’s 2025 wildfire season saw 1,851 fires burn over 250,000 acres, including the largest fire in western Washington in a generation—the Bear Gulch fire.
Though 94% of fires were small, ongoing evacuations and poor air quality impacted communities like Mason County.
Fire officials credit House Bill 1168’s $500 million wildfire funding for improved response, but a state budget shortfall cut this year’s allocation to $60 million—half the previous amount.
Officials now seek $60 million more, proposing to use climate program revenues from the state’s cap-and-trade system to maintain prevention efforts.
They warn that reduced funding risks larger, costlier fires and increased environmental harm, stressing that proactive investment could save far more than the cost.
La temporada de incendios forestales de Washington en 2025 quemó 250,000 acres; los recortes de fondos amenazan los esfuerzos futuros de prevención.