1.0Northwest Public Broadcastinghttps://www.staging.nwpb.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jdm3LydDPI"><a href="https://www.staging.nwpb.org/2018/03/20/spring-is-in-the-air-and-with-it-the-2018-northwest-wildfire-season/">Spring Is In The Air, And With It The 2018 Northwest Wildfire Season</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.staging.nwpb.org/2018/03/20/spring-is-in-the-air-and-with-it-the-2018-northwest-wildfire-season/embed/#?secret=jdm3LydDPI" width="600" height="338" title="“Spring Is In The Air, And With It The 2018 Northwest Wildfire Season” — Northwest Public Broadcasting" data-secret="jdm3LydDPI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.staging.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Fire-danger-sign-file-photo-CREDIT-Emily-Schwing.jpg800762It may still be wet and muddy out there, but it’s also the time of year when wildland firefighters start to gear up for hot, dry weather and wildfires. This year, the Washington Legislature approved $1.7 million in preventative fire management money (different from fire fighting) for the upcoming season. Fire managers are also waiting to see how much, if any, federal dollars might come their way.