Maria Cantwell actually said...

"Hopefully people will be working very quickly to put those out, but it's just a very early reminder of how challenging this season could be."

"I guarantee if you asked people in Puget Sound, would you tolerate a little bit of smoke in those months (May, June) to reduce the constant summer-wide haze that was present because of August wildfire..."

"The changing climate and environment is making fire a more challenging environment for our Forest Service, for our wildland firefighters, for our communities."

"We just need to fight that."