OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington wildfire crews are helping fight the record-breaking fires in Alaska.

The Department of Natural Resources sent nearly 200 firefighters to Alaska this season to provide resources and support during a hot, dry and windy summer.

So far, 683 fires have burned more than 2.5-million acres in the state.

According to the DNR, 129,000 acres have burned in Washington this year during what they say is an unexpected, mild summer.