Props to the men and women fighting fires on the front lines

We’ve got one more month of summer, which means it’s we’re still in a long fire season.

Currently fire crews are battling more than 20 fires in the state.

The Chelan Complex Fire has burned over 100,000 acres. In Stevens County there are three major fires that have burned over 13,700 acres. On the Colville Indian Reservation, the North Star Fire has burned over 30,000 acres.

In the last month, the West Plains has experienced several brush and structure fires, including two within Airway Heights and one that consumed 270 acres in the area north of the city.

With more than 2,600 firefighters and...