Last summer wildfires burned more than 700,000 acres of land across the state.
One of the worst in the Yakima Valley was the Evans Canyon fire which burned over 70,000 acres.
Local fire officials fear more of the same this year.
Even though summer is still another month from now the recent winds and dry land is troubling to local firefighters and that's why they aren't wasting any time in preparing for wildfire season. East Valley fire chief Dale Hilley says they are working with other fire departments and emergency management on plans for how to respond and who to call when there’s a wildfire.
"With the way things have been going this year so far especially this past weekend, not only we had fire but they had fires up in the Selah area and it's just been, you know, if that's an indicator of things to come it's going to be a very busy year," Hillie said.
Yakima fire chief Aaron Markham says the weather and terrain are usually the biggest factors in fighting a wildfire.