Washington Off To Slowest Wildfire Season in Six Years
Numbers from the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center show large fires have burned about 6,700 acres so far, which is a tiny fraction (about 5 percent) of last year's acreage to this point.
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First Fire Restrictions Issued for Public Lands in Eastern Washington
The first fire restrictions this summer on federal Public Lands in Eastern Washington are now in place.
The Bureau of Land Management issued the order at midnight this morning, which includes a ban on the building or maintaining of a fire, except when contained inside metal rings...
Wildfire Updates: Twentyfive Mile Fire 50 Percent Contained, All Evacuations Lifted
The Twentyfive Mile Fire at Lake Chelan continues to generate large clouds of smoke, but firefighters say it's not burning out of control.
The smoke is mostly coming from large-sized fuels such as dead logs that are extremely dry, and will continue to burn despite recent rains
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Hikers, Campers Still Visiting Washington Forests, Despite Heavy Presence of Wildfires
Washington State is on pace to match or surpass its record of more than 630 wildfires set in 2015.
But there's still a massive amount of forest land campers and hikers can visit which is not affected by the fires.
Robin DeMario with the U
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Colville Tribe Suing U.S. for Forest Failures in Large 2015 Fires
The Colville Tribes are suing the U.S. over large wildfires in 2015.
The tribes claim massive fires were the result of the federal government's failure to protect forests with operations such as prescribed burning.
The lawsuit says the North Star and Tunk Block fires burned more than 240,000 acres on the Colville Reservation and destroyed 800 million feet of their commercial timber
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Lightning Strikes Bring Scattered Fires Tuesday Night, Winds Help Clear Air
A specific weather pattern known as a "short wave" is responsible for the chaotic weather that led to numerous reports of fires in Chelan and Douglas counties Tuesday evening.
Jennifer Simmons with the National Weather Service says the quick change brought intense activity
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Fire Season Setting Records in Washington
The Washington State fire season has been record setting this year according to the Department of Natural Resources.
Commissioner for Public Lands Hilary Franz says there have been more than 1,000 fires already, a record and double the 10-year average and that's something she'll talk to the Federal Government about
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More Evacuation Notices for Cedar Creek Fire in Okanogan County
There's an increase of evacuation notices in the Cedar Creek Fire which continues to grow near Mazama in Okanogan County.
It includes several Level 2 (GET READY) and one Level 3 (Evacuate NOW ) alerts. A Red Cross shelter is available at Methow Valley Elementary School
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Bill Sponsored by 12th Dist. Senator Brad Hawkins Passes Key Committee
A key state Senate committee passed a bill sponsored by 12th District Senator Brad Hawkins designed to help prevent wildfires.
It would implement recommendations by a task force regarding removing dangerous trees, investigation recommendations and communications protocols among other things
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L&I Warning of Scammers Taking Advantage of Wildfires
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries says that homeowners who have had property damaged by wildfires should be on the lookout for scammers who might take advantage of the situation.
They might offer to repair a building or home, or even rebuild it
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