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Three trails, two recreation areas and one campground are closed in the Olympia National Forest by a human-caused fire.

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Ancient sediment reveals humans began systematically using fire 50,000 years ago, reshaping global climate patterns.

“Fire is always where people are,” Flannigan continues. “It goes with us wherever we go. But the genie is out of the bottle. Fire is now uncontrollable, and we're going to see more and more fire and ...