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1 Central Washington had a hot, dry summer in 2014. Heat dries out grass and trees. Dry grass and trees can burn easily, so no one was surprised when fires broke out.
2 Winds caused the fires to spread fast. As they spread, they got bigger and stronger, and they even jumped over rivers. Soon, 50 fires were burning. The fires were so big and strong that people called this event a firestorm.
3 With fires all over, firefighters went to work in huge numbers. They fought the fires with water. They also fought them by digging firelines. These lines made a kind of ring around the fires. At the edge of the ring, firefighters dug out every plant that could burn. That stopped the fires.
4 But it takes time to dig firelines, and the fires kept moving toward towns. Towns had to get ready for the worst. They had to work hard and smart. They had to decide which roads to close and what to protect. Most of all, they had to keep people out of harm’s way.
5 Mayors met with other officials to plan what to do. Soon people had orders to leave their homes. But town leaders couldn’t just tell people to leave. The people needed someplace to go, so shelters had to be set up. The shelters had to have food and beds. There had to be water, too. Towns also had to get ready to rescue trapped people.
6 The fires burned many homes and businesses. When the firestorm finally ended, towns had to make plans to rebuild. They had to get help from others. They wanted to return to the way life was before the firestorm.
Washington’s Firestorm
1 Central Washington had a hot, dry summer in 2014. Heat dries out grass and trees. Dry grass and trees can burn easily, so no one was surprised when fires broke out.
2 Winds caused the fires to spread fast. As they spread, they got bigger and stronger, and they even jumped over rivers. Soon, 50 fires were burning. The fires were so big and strong that people called this event a firestorm.
3 With fires all over, firefighters went to work in huge numbers. They fought the fires with water. They also fought them by digging firelines. These lines made a kind of ring around the fires. At the edge of the ring, firefighters dug out every plant that could burn. That stopped the fires.
4 But it takes time to dig firelines, and the fires kept moving toward towns. Towns had to get ready fo
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