chelan county emergency management

Chelan and Douglas Counties are making the switch to a new emergency alert system. The Everbridge Emergency Alert System will replace the two-county area's current system, AlertSense, starting April 1. Sgt. Jason Reinfeld of Chelan County Emergency Management says the move will bring the two counties in sync with the region's other counties who all use the Everbridge system...

Fire spokesperson Kay McKellar said four airplanes and three helicopters were brought in to assist with ground efforts to battle fire.

New forecasting from the National Interagency Fire Center shows North Central Washington will be especially at risk for wildfires this summer.

Summer is still six weeks away but traffic is already heating up on the icy waters of the Wenatchee River. In recent weeks, scores of recreationists have been inner tubing, rafting, and paddle boarding the river - which is running fast and cold - and that's leading to a spike in calls for emergency assistance...

Three people were killed in a snow slide near Leavenworth over the weekend. Rich Magnussen with Chelan County Emergency Management says the victims were part of a group of six who were climbing the northeast couloir of Colchuck Peak in The Enchantments at around 1 p...

Crews are currently snow plowing the roads throughout Wednesday, providing access for school buses for the ride home this afternoon.

ABC's Good Morning America did a story on the rescue which involved more than a dozen personnel from multiple agencies being flown by helicopter to a hiker who was trapped under a massive boulder.

Sgt. Jason Reinfeld of Chelan County Emergency Management says a 28-year-old Seattle man fell about 10 to 12 feet, possibly breaking his arm and couldn't climb back down Sunday morning.

On Aug. 31, evacuation levels were dropped one level down and then on Sep. 2, all evacuation notices were dropped and roads were reopened.

Two incidents with two very different outcomes