WASHINGTON, USA — This year's wildfire season proved active across the Pacific Northwest, but a Washington state elected official says its firefighting agency is facing big budget cuts.

According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, there were over 1,100 fires on state-protected land this year, burning just over 24,000 acres, but 94% of those fires were put out before growing beyond 10 acres.

Combining state and federal land in Oregon, there were nearly 3,000 fires that burned nearly 340,000 acres, equaling around 500 square miles. One, the Cram Fire , was classified as a megafire, with another burning one of the world's tallest trees, located in Oregon.

As the fire season began, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency to further prepare for wildfire resources.

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