Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz toured the site of the Black Canyon Fire Friday and gave a briefing on the state of the fire season so far. According to Franz, the state has more resources to fight fires and hasn't necessarily seen an unusual number of fires so far this year, but other factors have put a strain on the people and tools available to fight them. National crews that would normally be available to assist in Washington are working on historic fires in Oregon, and the fires being fought locally require significant air resources because of hard to reach terrain. Those air resources must be used safely. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/wildfire/officials-urge-caution-as-fires-strain-air-resources-in-washington-oregon/281-19099f3b-705c-4ff3-b7cf-fd293acd7c15