Hot weather and low humidity caused the Douglas Forest Protective Association to raise the fire danger to “extreme” Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, firefighters continue making progress on the Butte Fire, which has been burning for eight days in the Umpqua and Deschutes national forests. DFPA’s assessment of extreme fire danger comes slightly later in the summer than usuals. “Late rains into the spring and early summer pushed the danger down a bit,” DFPA spokesman Kyle Reed said today. “Last week’s weather dried everything out more than what it was before.” The fuel model, which the DFPA uses to determine the fire …