Air quality has improved in Puget Sound, but air quality alerts remain in play as wildfires around the state continue to spew smoke into the air. FOX13
At points this weekend, air quality in Seattle ranked among the worst in the world.
George Geissler, the Washington State Forester who is in charge of Washington Department of Natural Resources' wildfire strategy, said he’s been hearing questions about why more aircraft haven’t been put on the Bolt Creek Fire – especially after a weekend of haze, and smoke. According to Geissler, they are required to engage the fire on state and private lands – though fire on federal lands have different rules: if a wildfire is burning in an area that meets specific objectives they can treat it like a ‘prescribed burn.’
"We may have it contained, but it would take more water and more personnel than we’d ever have available to use to get it completely out," he said. "That’s where Mother Nature comes into play."
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