 and making heat preparedness information available in multiple languages. This plan aligns with existing county efforts like building more parks and saving trees in neighborhoods hit hardest by climate change. Tim Hull, Northwest News Radio. Lightning is starting new fires across the Northwest. At least 10 of those fires in Washington and Oregon are big enough for firefighters to respond. Most are under 600 acres, but others are between 1,500 and 3,000 acres. The Department of Natural Resources will be working to get these fires out over the next several days.