VIDEO: The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is unveiling a new tool to add to their firefighting fleet.
Finding water while fighting wildfires isn't always easy, which is why the DNR’s three new pumpkin tanks will come in handy.
"This enables us to be more efficient with our time, be more able to get on the fires quickly,” said Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands.
Franz said wildfire season has already begun.
There have been at least 296 wildfires in Washington so far this year. That's nearly triple the 10-year average of 103 fires by mid-May.
Twenty-five percent of the wildfires have been west of the Cascades.
"People are staying home, they are staying safe, they have time on their hands and they're doing yardwork and, unfortunately, they're burning those debris piles and they're getting out of control,” said Franz.