1 State Had 4,813 Wildfires This Year. Only 33 Were Natural Starts.

99% were human-caused. An epidemic of arson, or are we getting dumber?

Earlier this summer, the Northwest Wildfire Coordination Center put out a warning to the public after they saw a 150% increase in human-caused starts. Multiple fires are still under investigation, and local law enforcement is still looking for the public's help for clues that may solve some of those suspicious starts.

But the Western United States is no…