"Wet Spring Reduces Wildfire Risk in Most of US for June"

"DENVER — An unusually wet May reduced the likelihood of wildfires during June over much of the nation, but the danger will increase from July through September, the National Interagency Fire Center said in its latest outlook report.

The risk is below normal in a vast area of the central and Southern U.S. in June, but above normal in drought-stricken California, according to June 1 report.

Hawaii and parts of the Southwest and Alaska are also at above-normal risk.

As the summer progresses, fire danger is expected to increase across the country, especially in the Northwest, Georgia and the Carolinas. Above-normal temperatures are forecast for most of the West and the Atlantic coast."

Dan Elliott reports for the Associated Press June 9, 2015.