wildfire

12th District State Senator Brad Hawkins is working on a bill that would allow a more proactive approach to forest management by utility companies. The Republican says it would require the DNR to keep a task force that provides recommendations on preventative measures ...

The United Ways of the Pacific Northwest is looking to help those who have been impacted by wildfires with the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Relief & Recovery Fund. The organization for the three-state area of Washington, Oregon and Idaho will work with local United Ways to provide access to food, shelter, childcare, health care and other critical services with the hopes of meeting emerging and

U-Haul is offering 30 days of free self-storage for any resident that has had to evacuate or otherwise has been impacted by wildfires. In a press release announcing the option, Southwestern Washington President Dan Flatten said, "Evacuation orders are creating an immediate need for secure self-storage options where people can bring their valued possessions ...

The Chelan-Douglas Health District is encouraging as many residents as possible to stay home due to smoke in the area from wildfires leading to unhealthy air quality conditions. They also suggest taking a few steps to keep the air quality inside your home as clear as possible by keep windows and doors closed; avoid bringing outdoor air inside by setting air conditioning units to recirculate; don'

Grant County firefighters are managing a host of fires, but according to the Sheriff's Office have been able to keep things in check so state resources could go other places. There are Level 3 evacuation orders along the Beverly Burke Road south of the Highway 26 junction due to a wildfire in the area with road closures as well ...

Grant County Fire District 13 and the Ephrata Fire Department say a Tuesday wildfire threatened structures and grew to two acres in size before crews were able to get it under control. The incident occurred in the 12000 block of Road C ...

Tuesday 7:20 p.m. update: The Alpenhof fire is now 100% contained. The blaze's acreage has also been revised down to 12 acres. Chelan County Fire District 3 PIO Annie Schmidt said, "Firefighters made great progress today securing the containment lines ...

Cascadia Conservation District, Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue and Washington's Department of Natural Resources are leading the 100 Acres Healthy Woods Challenge program served as an incentive for landowners to conduct fuels reduction work such as thinning small trees, limbing up large trees and reducing brush...

Almost $200,000 in wildfire education grant money has been distributed to two local efforts, Cascadia Conservation District and Wenatchee's Wildfire Project. Department of Commerce awarded the $194,000 to the two entities to promote education and outreach on wildfires...

Tuesday afternoon at approximately 1:05 dispatchers received a report for Okanogan County toning out for a field fire near Highway 20, about 4 miles west of Winthrop. The fire possibly was caused by a combine, according to lead operations dispatcher, Josh Gibbs, from Central Washington Interagency Communications Center...