Piles of twisted metal and ashen debris line the cul-de-sacs where the tranquil suburbs of Spokane, Washington, once stood. On Friday, firefighters were battling 95 large blazes across the US, with reports of extreme fire behavior across multiple regions. A landscape primed to burnThe stage was set for an intense summer of fire long before the flames ignited. “But western Washington and western Oregon are ready to burn.” “It’s unprecedented, dangerous territory – Washington state has never been so exposed to multiple losses,” Inslee said.