SEATTLE — Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency Saturday in response to drought conditions, unusually high temperatures, high winds and record-setting wildfires, while issuing a statewide prohibition on most outdoor and agricultural burning through Sept. 30.
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The emergency proclamation comes ahead of what the National Weather Service described as an unprecedented “particularly dangerous situation” Red Flag Alert, with an “extreme” wildfire weather risk forecast across Eastern Washington…