Wildfires

FILE – In this Aug. 27, 2015 file photo firefighters from the University of Alaska (Fairbanks) watch as a wildfire slowly creeps toward their fire break near Chelan, Wash. Newly released national plans for fighting wildfires during the coronavirus pandemic are hundreds of pages long but don’t offer many details on how fire managers will get access to COVID-19 tests or exactly who will decide when a crew needs to enter quarantine. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson,File) LA110 LA110

May 11, 2020 at 1:10 pm

US plans reimagine fighting wildfires amid crews’ virus risk

The wildfire season has largely begun, and states in the American West that have suffered catastrophic blazes in recent years could see higher-than-normal levels of...

September 3, 2019 at 12:43 am

Okanogan County firefighter seriously injured, burned while battling wildfire on Sunday

Christian Johnson, assistant chief with Okanogan County Fire District No. 3, is in a medically induced coma at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

As one of the hottest days of the 2019 summer simmers to an end the sun tries to burn thru the smoke of wildfires north of Spokane in this view from Southeast Spokane. At bottom left a plane heads into Spokane International on final approach. Christopher Anderson via The Spokesman-Review

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August 7, 2019 at 7:05 am

Residents flee rapidly growing wildfire on Colville Indian Reservation

Smoke from a spreading wildfire on the Colville Indian Reservation led the Environmental Protection Agency to label Spokane's air quality among the nation's worst.

August 5, 2019 at 7:01 am

Weather, steep slopes challenge firefighters battling blaze that’s scorched 15,000 acres near Colville Indian Reservation

The Williams Flats Fire started Friday when early morning thunderstorms brought lightning to the eastern portion of the Colville Indian Reservation, igniting dry brush and...

As winds kick up, the Eagle Creek fire races west down the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge on Sept. 4 in Cascade Locks, Oregon.

July 30, 2019 at 6:00 am

‘People just don’t understand’: Homeowners west of the Cascades urged to be ready for wildfires VIEW

Prevention efforts are increasingly important on the wet, west side of the North Cascades, where the recent hot dry summers have offered a view of...

July 29, 2019 at 6:03 pm

Left Hand fire in Yakima County at 2,500 acres

A total of 494 people, 10 helicopters and 21 engines are fighting the fire. It was 8% contained and burning in timber on Monday.

July 22, 2019 at 6:00 am

Goats gobble wildfire fuel around Wenatchee, where dozens of homes burned in 2015 WATCH

More than 320 goats are happily working on a steep slope to reduce the fire risk in a neighborhood that was consumed by a wildfire...

Crews were battling hot spots in the Juniper fire on Sunday. r3VEFudWDZwiZ85_c_fX

July 21, 2019 at 4:12 pm

Juniper fire in Klickitat County 80% contained, response to downgrade Tuesday

Crews battle fast-moving brush fire in southern Washington that threatens homes and a wind-turbine farm; hot winds pushed the fire Sunday.

July 20, 2019 at 2:25 pm

California town leveled by wildfire reopens its public pool

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The public swimming pool in Paradise, California, is reopening for the first time since a catastrophic wildfire destroyed much of the...

A fire on the Hanford Reach National Monument had burned an estimated 8,000 by Thursday night, according to state fire officials. (Courtesy of Franklin County Fire District 3)

July 18, 2019 at 6:41 pm

People caused the wildfire that’s burned more 40,000 acres near Hanford nuclear site; investigation continues

A fire that broke out Thursday afternoon on the Hanford Reach National Monument had burned an estimated 14,000-15,000 acres northwest of Richland by Friday morning.

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