Washington town burns forest to create wildfire buffer
A town in Washington state has deliberately burned more than 500 acres of forest to create protection against future wildfires. The measure follows a 2017 wildfire that advanced toward Roslyn.
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Why it matters
The scale of the fuel-reduction effort reflects ongoing wildfire risk to communities and infrastructure.
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- In 2017, a wildfire advanced toward Roslyn, Washington; nine years later the town has deliberately burned 500+ acres of forest to build a protective shield against future fires ↗timesofindia.indiatimes.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC
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